Shouts & Murmurs
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Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shouts & Murmurs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3054641 — 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: Shouts & Murmurs Context triple: [The New Yorker, hasSection, Shouts & Murmurs]
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A.
Murmurs of Earth
Murmurs of Earth is a book co-authored and edited by Carl Sagan that documents the creation, contents, and purpose of the Voyager Golden Record sent into space aboard the Voyager spacecraft.
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B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
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D.
Shed Your Head
"Shed Your Head" is a song featured on the album "Heigh Ho."
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E.
This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil was a 1980s British musical collective formed by the 4AD label, known for its ethereal, atmospheric reinterpretations of songs and rotating lineup of alternative and dream pop artists.
- 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: Shouts & Murmurs Target entity description: Shouts & Murmurs is a long-running humor and satire column in The New Yorker known for its witty, often absurd short pieces by various writers.
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A.
Murmurs of Earth
Murmurs of Earth is a book co-authored and edited by Carl Sagan that documents the creation, contents, and purpose of the Voyager Golden Record sent into space aboard the Voyager spacecraft.
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B.
The Blessed Unrest
The Blessed Unrest is a 2013 pop and singer-songwriter album by Sara Bareilles that features introspective lyrics and piano-driven melodies, including the hit single "Brave."
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C.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
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D.
Shed Your Head
"Shed Your Head" is a song featured on the album "Heigh Ho."
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E.
This Mortal Coil
This Mortal Coil was a 1980s British musical collective formed by the 4AD label, known for its ethereal, atmospheric reinterpretations of songs and rotating lineup of alternative and dream pop artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
humor column
ⓘ
magazine column ⓘ satire column ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The New Yorker print edition
ⓘ
linked to:
The New Yorker
The New Yorker website ⓘ
linked to:
The New Yorker
|
| associatedWith | American humor writing ⓘ |
| contributorsType | various writers ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| editorialFocus | literary humor ⓘ |
| frequency | regular column ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAudiencePerception | prestigious humor venue ⓘ |
| hasFormat | bylined pieces ⓘ |
| hasReputation | long-running feature of The New Yorker ⓘ |
| hasTheme | social commentary through humor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
humorous short pieces
ⓘ
literary satire ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| partOf | The New Yorker humor offerings ⓘ |
| publicationOf | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| publisher | Condé Nast ⓘ |
| sectionOf |
The New Yorker magazine
ⓘ
linked to:
The New Yorker
|
| style |
comic monologue
ⓘ
fictional vignettes ⓘ parodic essay ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contemporary culture
ⓘ
everyday life ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| typicalForm | short prose pieces ⓘ |
| typicalTone |
absurdist
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
absurd scenarios
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exaggeration ⓘ irony ⓘ |
| workType | periodical column ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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