Death and Taxes
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"Death and Taxes" is a 1931 poetry collection by American writer Dorothy Parker, showcasing her characteristic wit, cynicism, and sharp social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Death and Taxes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9406804 — 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: Death and Taxes Context triple: [Dorothy Parker, notableWork, Death and Taxes]
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A.
The Tax Collector
The Tax Collector is a 2020 crime thriller film written and directed by David Ayer that follows a Los Angeles gangland “taxman” whose life is upended when a rival crime lord arrives.
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B.
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday is a 1934 romantic fantasy film in which Death assumes human form to understand why people fear him, directed by Mitchell Leisen.
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C.
The Taxpayer
"The Taxpayer" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that follows a frustrated man desperate to escape Earth’s troubles by securing a place on a rocket to Mars.
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D.
The Debt
The Debt is a film associated with John Madden, best known as a director of character-driven dramas and thrillers.
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E.
Afterlife
"Afterlife" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known for its anthemic sound and emotionally resonant lyrics, featured on their 2013 album "Reflektor."
- 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: Death and Taxes Target entity description: "Death and Taxes" is a 1931 poetry collection by American writer Dorothy Parker, showcasing her characteristic wit, cynicism, and sharp social commentary.
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A.
The Tax Collector
The Tax Collector is a 2020 crime thriller film written and directed by David Ayer that follows a Los Angeles gangland “taxman” whose life is upended when a rival crime lord arrives.
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B.
Death Takes a Holiday
Death Takes a Holiday is a 1934 romantic fantasy film in which Death assumes human form to understand why people fear him, directed by Mitchell Leisen.
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C.
The Taxpayer
"The Taxpayer" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that follows a frustrated man desperate to escape Earth’s troubles by securing a place on a rocket to Mars.
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D.
The Debt
The Debt is a film associated with John Madden, best known as a director of character-driven dramas and thrillers.
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E.
Afterlife
Afterlife is a contemporary novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of grief, identity, and immigration through the story of a recently widowed Dominican-American professor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Dorothy Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| form |
light verse
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cynicism
ⓘ
humor ⓘ irony ⓘ satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ wit ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | reputation of Dorothy Parker as a poet ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death
ⓘ
divorce ⓘ loneliness ⓘ love ⓘ marriage ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ taxes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
class and society
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ gender roles ⓘ mortality ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ social norms ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isFollowedByInCareer | later collections and selected poems by Dorothy Parker ⓘ |
| isRelatedWorkOf |
Enough Rope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunset Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
biting one-liners
ⓘ
sharp epigrams ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Dorothy Parker bibliography ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | interwar period ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic humor
ⓘ
skeptical ⓘ wry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Death and Taxes Description of subject: "Death and Taxes" is a 1931 poetry collection by American writer Dorothy Parker, showcasing her characteristic wit, cynicism, and sharp social commentary.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.