Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes
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Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes is a collection of satirical and darkly comic short stories by American writer Terry Southern, showcasing his sharp, irreverent take on mid-20th-century American culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes canonical | 2 |
| short story "Red-Dirt Marijuana" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes Context triple: [Terry Southern, wrote, Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes]
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- 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: Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes Target entity description: Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes is a collection of satirical and darkly comic short stories by American writer Terry Southern, showcasing his sharp, irreverent take on mid-20th-century American culture.
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A.
Ganja
Ganja is one of Azerbaijan’s largest and oldest cities, known as a historic cultural and economic center in the South Caucasus.
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B.
High Times
High Times is an early chillwave EP by American musician Washed Out, showcasing his lo-fi, dreamy electronic sound.
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C.
King of the Weeds
King of the Weeds is a hardboiled crime novel in the Mike Hammer detective series, co-authored by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins and published posthumously from Spillane’s unfinished manuscript.
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D.
Cannabis
Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants best known for producing psychoactive and medicinal compounds such as THC and CBD, widely used for recreational, therapeutic, and industrial (hemp) purposes.
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E.
Lavender Haze
"Lavender Haze" is a dreamy, synth-pop track by Taylor Swift that opens her 2022 album *Midnights* and explores themes of romantic escapism and media scrutiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Terry Southern ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Terry Southern ⓘ |
| culturalContext | mid-20th-century American culture ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
multiple short stories
ⓘ
short story "Red-Dirt Marijuana" ⓘ
linked to:
Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes
|
| hasSubject |
American culture
ⓘ
class ⓘ counterculture ⓘ drugs ⓘ mid-20th-century United States ⓘ politics ⓘ popular culture ⓘ race relations ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of modern life
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consumer culture ⓘ hypocrisy in American society ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ rebellion against social norms ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | American short story collection ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short stories ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainTitle | Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark humor
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satirical depiction of American life ⓘ |
| period | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| style |
colloquial
ⓘ
dialogue-driven ⓘ experimental ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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irreverent ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | Terry Southern ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes Description of subject: Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes is a collection of satirical and darkly comic short stories by American writer Terry Southern, showcasing his sharp, irreverent take on mid-20th-century American culture.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes