The Good Times
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The Good Times is a memoir by American writer and humorist Russell Baker that recounts his experiences as a journalist and columnist during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Good Times canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5138707 — 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: The Good Times Context triple: [Russell Baker, notableWork, The Good Times]
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A.
For the Good Times
For the Good Times is a classic country song written by Kris Kristofferson that became widely popular through Ray Price’s hit 1970 recording.
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B.
Here's to the Good Times
"Here's to the Good Times" is the breakthrough debut studio album by country duo Florida Georgia Line, known for popularizing the bro-country sound with hits like "Cruise."
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C.
A Good Time
A Good Time is a 2019 Afrobeats studio album by Nigerian singer Davido, featuring hit singles and collaborations with several international artists.
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D.
Good Times Roll
"Good Times Roll" is a song by the American rock band The Cars, known as the opening track on their 1978 debut album.
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E.
Good Times
Good Times is a hip hop track by producer and rapper Swizz Beatz, recognized for its energetic beat and club-oriented sound.
- 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: The Good Times Target entity description: The Good Times is a memoir by American writer and humorist Russell Baker that recounts his experiences as a journalist and columnist during the mid-20th century.
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A.
For the Good Times
For the Good Times is a classic country song written by Kris Kristofferson that became widely popular through Ray Price’s hit 1970 recording.
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B.
Here's to the Good Times
"Here's to the Good Times" is the breakthrough debut studio album by country duo Florida Georgia Line, known for popularizing the bro-country sound with hits like "Cruise."
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C.
A Good Time
A Good Time is a 2019 Afrobeats studio album by Nigerian singer Davido, featuring hit singles and collaborations with several international artists.
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D.
Good Times Roll
"Good Times Roll" is a song by the American rock band The Cars, known as the opening track on their 1978 debut album.
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E.
Good Times
Good Times is a hip hop track by producer and rapper Swizz Beatz, recognized for its energetic beat and club-oriented sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author | Russell Baker ⓘ |
| awardContext | Follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir Growing Up ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
American journalism
ⓘ
life of a newspaper columnist ⓘ newsroom culture ⓘ political reporting ⓘ |
| follows | Growing Up ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
humor ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupationAsSubject |
columnist
ⓘ
journalist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Russell Baker
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ newspaper column writing ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| sequelTo | Growing Up ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Good Times Description of subject: The Good Times is a memoir by American writer and humorist Russell Baker that recounts his experiences as a journalist and columnist during the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.