Spinning into Butter
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Spinning into Butter is a stage play by Rebecca Gilman that explores racism and political correctness on a liberal arts college campus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spinning into Butter canonical | 2 |
| Spinning into Butter (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5617434 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spinning into Butter Context triple: [Hope Davis, theaterWork, Spinning into Butter]
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A.
Spoonful
"Spoonful" is a classic blues song, written by Willie Dixon and popularized by Howlin' Wolf, that has become a standard in the Chicago blues repertoire.
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B.
Bitter with the Sweet
"Bitter with the Sweet" is a song featured on the 1969 folk-rock album *Rhymes & Reasons* by John Denver.
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C.
Pretty on the Inside
Pretty on the Inside is the 1991 debut studio album by American alternative rock band Hole, noted for its raw, abrasive sound and feminist themes.
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D.
Oil and Honey
"Oil and Honey" is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that intertwines his personal beekeeping experiences with the story of building a grassroots climate movement.
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E.
The Wallflower
"The Wallflower" is a 1955 R&B song by Etta James, also known as "Roll with Me, Henry," that became one of her early breakout hits and a classic of the genre.
- 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: Spinning into Butter Target entity description: Spinning into Butter is a stage play by Rebecca Gilman that explores racism and political correctness on a liberal arts college campus.
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A.
Spoonful
"Spoonful" is a classic blues song, written by Willie Dixon and popularized by Howlin' Wolf, that has become a standard in the Chicago blues repertoire.
-
B.
Bitter with the Sweet
"Bitter with the Sweet" is a song featured on the 1969 folk-rock album *Rhymes & Reasons* by John Denver.
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C.
Pretty on the Inside
Pretty on the Inside is the 1991 debut studio album by American alternative rock band Hole, noted for its raw, abrasive sound and feminist themes.
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D.
Oil and Honey
"Oil and Honey" is a nonfiction book by environmentalist Bill McKibben that intertwines his personal beekeeping experiences with the story of building a grassroots climate movement.
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E.
The Wallflower
"The Wallflower" is a 1955 R&B song by Etta James, also known as "Roll with Me, Henry," that became one of her early breakout hits and a classic of the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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stage play ⓘ |
| actCount | two acts ⓘ |
| author | Rebecca Gilman ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spinning into Butter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
controversial
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provocative ⓘ widely discussed in debates about race and theatre ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiere | Les Waters ⓘ |
| explores |
complexity of personal bias
ⓘ
institutional responses to racist incidents ⓘ tensions between public rhetoric and private prejudice ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Burton Strauss
ⓘ
Dean Catherine Kenney ⓘ Greg Sullivan ⓘ Mr. Meyers ⓘ Patrick Chibas ⓘ Ross Collins ⓘ Sarah Daniels ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
social problem play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Spinning into Butter (film)
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linked to:
Spinning into Butter
|
| hasPublisher | Dramatists Play Service ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
liberal racism
ⓘ
political correctness ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Lincoln Center Theater production ⓘ |
| notableProductionCity | New York City ⓘ |
| notableProductionLocation | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| playwrightNationality | American ⓘ |
| premieredInCity | Chicago ⓘ |
| premieredInState | Illinois ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Goodman Theatre ⓘ |
| producerOfPremiere | Goodman Theatre ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional Belmont College
ⓘ
liberal arts college campus ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
contemporary American drama courses
ⓘ
theatre and performance studies courses ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative responses to racism
ⓘ
campus race relations ⓘ free speech on campus ⓘ identity politics ⓘ white liberal guilt ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Rebecca Gilman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Spinning into Butter Description of subject: Spinning into Butter is a stage play by Rebecca Gilman that explores racism and political correctness on a liberal arts college campus.
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