Running with Scissors
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Running with Scissors is a darkly comic memoir by Augusten Burroughs, later adapted into a film, that chronicles his chaotic and unconventional childhood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Running with Scissors canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10983064 — 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: Running with Scissors Context triple: [Jill Clayburgh, notableWork, Running with Scissors]
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A.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors is a 1999 comedy album by "Weird Al" Yankovic featuring parodies of popular songs and humorous original tracks.
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B.
The Cut
The Cut is a digital publication and vertical of New York Magazine that focuses on fashion, culture, politics, and women’s issues.
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C.
The Cut
The Cut is a street in the Waterloo area of London known for its theatres, restaurants, and proximity to major transport links.
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D.
The Cut
The Cut is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Fatih Akin that follows an Armenian man's search for his daughters in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide.
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E.
In the Cut
In the Cut is a 2003 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Jane Campion, known for its gritty exploration of female sexuality and urban violence in contemporary New York City.
- 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: Running with Scissors Target entity description: Running with Scissors is a darkly comic memoir by Augusten Burroughs, later adapted into a film, that chronicles his chaotic and unconventional childhood.
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A.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors is a 1999 comedy album by "Weird Al" Yankovic featuring parodies of popular songs and humorous original tracks.
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B.
The Cut
The Cut is a digital publication and vertical of New York Magazine that focuses on fashion, culture, politics, and women’s issues.
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C.
The Cut
The Cut is a street in the Waterloo area of London known for its theatres, restaurants, and proximity to major transport links.
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D.
The Cut
The Cut is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Fatih Akin that follows an Armenian man's search for his daughters in the aftermath of the Armenian genocide.
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E.
In the Cut
In the Cut is a 2003 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Jane Campion, known for its gritty exploration of female sexuality and urban violence in contemporary New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
film ⓘ literary work ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| author | Augusten Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Lambda Literary Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Running with Scissors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alec Baldwin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annette Bening NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ Gwyneth Paltrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Clayburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | lawsuit by the Turcotte family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Ryan Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
black comedy ⓘ comedy-drama ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Running with Scissors (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Joseph Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Augusten Burroughs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augusten Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| producer |
Brad Pitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dede Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | St. Martin's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ryan Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
addiction
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childhood ⓘ coming of age ⓘ dysfunctional family ⓘ mental illness ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Running with Scissors Description of subject: Running with Scissors is a darkly comic memoir by Augusten Burroughs, later adapted into a film, that chronicles his chaotic and unconventional childhood.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.