Sex and the City (newspaper column)
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Sex and the City (newspaper column) is Candace Bushnell’s mid-1990s New York Observer column chronicling the romantic and social lives of single women in New York City, which later inspired the hit HBO television series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sex and the City (newspaper column) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6457044 — 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)
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Target entity: Sex and the City (newspaper column) Context triple: [Sex and the City, basedOn, Sex and the City (newspaper column)]
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Sex and the City (TV series)
Sex and the City is a popular American television series that follows the romantic and professional lives of four women navigating love, friendship, and careers in New York City.
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B.
Sex & the City (stand-up show)
Sex & the City is a solo stand-up comedy show by Julia Sweeney in which she humorously reflects on relationships, sexuality, and modern womanhood.
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C.
Sex and the City (film)
Sex and the City is a 2008 romantic comedy film continuation of the popular HBO television series, following Carrie Bradshaw and her friends as they navigate love, friendship, and life in New York City.
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D.
Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 romantic comedy film that continues the story of Carrie Bradshaw and her friends as they navigate love, friendship, and luxury escapism, including an extravagant trip to Abu Dhabi.
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E.
Spin City
Spin City is an American television sitcom that follows the hectic professional and personal lives of staffers in the New York City mayor’s office.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Sex and the City (newspaper column) Target entity description: Sex and the City (newspaper column) is Candace Bushnell’s mid-1990s New York Observer column chronicling the romantic and social lives of single women in New York City, which later inspired the hit HBO television series.
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A.
Sex and the City (TV series)
Sex and the City is a popular American television series that follows the romantic and professional lives of four women navigating love, friendship, and careers in New York City.
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B.
Sex & the City (stand-up show)
Sex & the City is a solo stand-up comedy show by Julia Sweeney in which she humorously reflects on relationships, sexuality, and modern womanhood.
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C.
Sex and the City (film)
Sex and the City is a 2008 romantic comedy film continuation of the popular HBO television series, following Carrie Bradshaw and her friends as they navigate love, friendship, and life in New York City.
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D.
Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2 is a 2010 romantic comedy film that continues the story of Carrie Bradshaw and her friends as they navigate love, friendship, and luxury escapism, including an extravagant trip to Abu Dhabi.
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E.
Spin City
Spin City is an American television sitcom that follows the hectic professional and personal lives of staffers in the New York City mayor’s office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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newspaper column ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Sex and the City (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Candace Bushnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
column
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creative nonfiction ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | female ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contemporary New York society
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sex and relationships ⓘ urban single life ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Sex and the City (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPublisher | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
romantic relationships
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single women in New York City ⓘ social life ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting dating culture in New York City
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inspiring a popular HBO television series ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfAdaptation | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The New York Observer features section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The New York Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | The New York Observer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sex and the City (newspaper column) Description of subject: Sex and the City (newspaper column) is Candace Bushnell’s mid-1990s New York Observer column chronicling the romantic and social lives of single women in New York City, which later inspired the hit HBO television series.
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subject surface form:
Sex and the City