Eastern Standard Tribe
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Eastern Standard Tribe is a near-future science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that explores themes of loyalty, digital tribes, and the psychological costs of life in a hyper-connected world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eastern Standard Tribe canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eastern Standard Tribe Context triple: [Cory Doctorow, notableWork, Eastern Standard Tribe]
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Rochester Royals
The Rochester Royals were a professional basketball team that played in the Basketball Association of America and early NBA, later becoming the franchise now known as the Sacramento Kings.
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Dynamo sports society
Dynamo sports society is a historic Soviet and Russian multi-sport organization traditionally associated with law enforcement and security agencies, encompassing clubs like Dynamo Moscow across numerous sports.
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Baltimore Patriot
Baltimore Patriot was a historic Baltimore newspaper known for its political coverage and local reporting in the 19th century.
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Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States that sponsors competition in multiple sports among member universities, including football at the NCAA Division I FCS level.
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Durham Bulls
The Durham Bulls are a Minor League Baseball team best known for their Triple-A affiliation with the Tampa Bay Rays and for inspiring the popular baseball film "Bull Durham."
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Standard Tribe Target entity description: Eastern Standard Tribe is a near-future science fiction novel by Cory Doctorow that explores themes of loyalty, digital tribes, and the psychological costs of life in a hyper-connected world.
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A.
Rochester Royals
The Rochester Royals were a professional basketball team that played in the Basketball Association of America and early NBA, later becoming the franchise now known as the Sacramento Kings.
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B.
Dynamo sports society
Dynamo sports society is a historic Soviet and Russian multi-sport organization traditionally associated with law enforcement and security agencies, encompassing clubs like Dynamo Moscow across numerous sports.
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C.
Baltimore Patriot
Baltimore Patriot was a historic Baltimore newspaper known for its political coverage and local reporting in the 19th century.
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D.
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States that sponsors competition in multiple sports among member universities, including football at the NCAA Division I FCS level.
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E.
Durham Bulls
The Durham Bulls are a Minor League Baseball team best known for their Triple-A affiliation with the Tampa Bay Rays and for inspiring the popular baseball film "Bull Durham."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Cory Doctorow ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
digital tribes
ⓘ
hyper-connected world ⓘ loyalty ⓘ psychological costs of connectivity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Shane Rebenschied ⓘ |
| freeDownloadAvailable | true ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-765-30947-6 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| license | Creative Commons ⓘ |
| mediaType |
e-book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | non-linear ⓘ |
| notableElement |
critique of ubiquitous networking
ⓘ
exploration of online tribal affiliations ⓘ use of mental health institution framing ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Tor Books ⓘ |
| partOfCreativeCommonsReleaseSeries | Cory Doctorow free novels ⓘ |
| pointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| protagonist | Art Berry ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Tor Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Boston
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
near future ⓘ |
| subgenre | near-future science fiction ⓘ |
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Instruction
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