Talk of the Town
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Talk of the Town is a long-running, signature front-of-the-book section of The New Yorker known for its short, witty, and observational pieces on New York City life and culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Talk of the Town canonical | 1 |
| The Talk of the Town | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3054640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talk of the Town Context triple: [The New Yorker, hasSection, Talk of the Town]
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A.
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking is a humorous and heartwarming novel by Fannie Flagg that follows the intertwined lives and afterlives of residents in a small Missouri town across generations.
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B.
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking is a 1935 screwball comedy film directed by John Ford, best known for its dual-role performance by Edward G. Robinson as both a meek clerk and a notorious gangster.
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C.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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D.
My Kind of Town
"My Kind of Town" is a popular American song, famously performed by Frank Sinatra, that celebrates the city of Chicago and has become a classic of the Great American Songbook.
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E.
All Over the Town
All Over the Town is a British film featuring actress Sarah Churchill in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Talk of the Town Target entity description: Talk of the Town is a long-running, signature front-of-the-book section of The New Yorker known for its short, witty, and observational pieces on New York City life and culture.
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A.
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking is a humorous and heartwarming novel by Fannie Flagg that follows the intertwined lives and afterlives of residents in a small Missouri town across generations.
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B.
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Whole Town’s Talking is a 1935 screwball comedy film directed by John Ford, best known for its dual-role performance by Edward G. Robinson as both a meek clerk and a notorious gangster.
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C.
The Great American Broadcast
The Great American Broadcast is a 1941 musical comedy film about the early days of radio, featuring Gary Merrill among its cast.
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D.
My Kind of Town
"My Kind of Town" is a popular American song, famously performed by Frank Sinatra, that celebrates the city of Chicago and has become a classic of the Great American Songbook.
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E.
All Over the Town
All Over the Town is a British film featuring actress Sarah Churchill in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
column
ⓘ
front-of-the-book section ⓘ magazine section ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American magazine culture
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New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editorialFocus |
arts and culture in New York City
ⓘ
contemporary urban life ⓘ politics and public life in New York City ⓘ |
| frequency | appears in each issue of The New Yorker ⓘ |
| genre |
city reportage
ⓘ
cultural commentary ⓘ journalism ⓘ literary journalism ⓘ |
| hasSectionType | columns and short pieces ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
New York City
ⓘ
New York City culture ⓘ New York City life ⓘ |
| medium |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-running presence in The New Yorker
ⓘ
signature role in The New Yorker’s identity ⓘ |
| partOf | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| positionInMagazine |
front section
ⓘ
opening section ⓘ |
| publicationType | periodical section ⓘ |
| publisher | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of The New Yorker ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
informal ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
commentary on cultural happenings
ⓘ
short reports on city events ⓘ vignettes about New Yorkers ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
observational
ⓘ
short pieces ⓘ witty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talk of the Town Description of subject: Talk of the Town is a long-running, signature front-of-the-book section of The New Yorker known for its short, witty, and observational pieces on New York City life and culture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Talk of the Town