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Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot is a long-running platform game franchise starring a cartoonish bandicoot hero, noted for crate-breaking mechanics, spin attacks, colorful level design, and PlaySta…

Crash Bandicoot (video game character) Crash Bandicoot (character) Crash Bandicoot is an anthropomorphic bandicoot and the main playable hero of a long-running platform game series, noted for his spinning attack, energetic design, and the protecti…

Crash Bandicoot (series) Crash Bandicoot is a long-running series of platform video games featuring a mischievous marsupial hero, tropical island locales, varied developers, and numerous remasters and spin…

Crash Bandicoot (1996 video game) Crash Bandicoot (video game) Crash Bandicoot is a 1996 platform game developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation, featuring linear 3D platforming, crate-breaking mechanics, iconic characters, and a long-runni…

Crash Bash (Crash Bandicoot Carnival) — party-style spin-off Crash Bash Crash Bash is a 2000 party-style spin-off of the Crash Bandicoot series for PlayStation, centered on competitive mini-games, local multiplayer, and hub-based warp rooms with tourna…

Crash Boom Bang! — Crash Bandicoot party game for Nintendo DS Crash Boom Bang! A 2006 party-style spinoff in the Crash Bandicoot franchise for the Nintendo DS, developed by Dimps and published by Sierra/Vivendi Universal in Japan; noted for board-game structu…

Crash Nitro Kart Crash Nitro Kart is a 2003 kart-racing video game in the Crash Bandicoot series. Developed by Vicarious Visions, it was released on multiple consoles and offers arcade-style racing…

Crash of the Titans (2007 video game) Crash of the Titans Action-oriented entry in the Crash Bandicoot series (2007). Introduced the 'jacking' mechanic and Titans, developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Sierra on multiple pla…

Crash Tag Team Racing A 2005 kart-style racing and action game in the Crash Bandicoot series, developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Sierra for sixth-generation consoles and PSP.

Crash Team Racing Crash Team Racing (1999) is a kart-racing game developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation. It features characters from the Crash Bandicoot series, item-based combat, single-playe…

Crash Twinsanity (2004 video game) Crash Twinsanity Crash Twinsanity is a 2004 platform-adventure game by Traveller's Tales for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, remembered for its comic tone, Crash/Cortex partnership, and mixed critical rece…

Crayon Shin-chan Crayon Shin-chan is a long-running Japanese manga and anime franchise by Yoshito Usui, following the mischievous five-year-old Shinnosuke Nohara and noted for broad, satirical humo…

Crazy Nights (Kiss album) Crazy Nights Crazy Nights is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released Sept 18, 1987. It emphasizes a radio-friendly, AOR/pop-metal sound and produced the hit single “Cra…

CrazySexyCool — TLC's 1994 breakthrough album CrazySexyCool CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by American group TLC, released in 1994. It combined R&B, soul and hip hop, produced several hit singles and became a diamond-certified mil…

Cream Lemon (Japanese anime anthology) Cream Lemon Cream Lemon is a Japanese OVA anthology that began in 1984. Its short-story episodes span comedy, fantasy, horror and adult themes; it is notable in the history of early direct-to-…

Creative Commons: Licenses, History, Uses, and Key Features Creative Commons Creative Commons provides free, standardized copyright licenses and public-domain tools to let creators permit reuse of their works under clear, selectable terms.

Creative Commons licenses A family of standardized copyright licenses that let creators grant public permission to use, share, adapt, or restrict commercial use of their works under clear conditions.

Creative destruction An economic concept describing how innovation and competition continuously replace old industries and structures with new ones, reshaping wealth, firms, and jobs over time.

Creatures of the Night (Kiss album) Creatures of the Night Creatures of the Night is a 1982 studio album by American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss, noted for its heavier sound, the title track, and the single "I Love It Loud".

Crewe Works: history and significance of the Crewe railway engineering works Crewe Works A comprehensive overview of Crewe Works, the historic British railway engineering complex in Crewe, Cheshire, its development, output, decline and legacy.

Crimean Tatar Wikipedia The Crimean Tatar edition of Wikipedia (Qırımtatarca Vikipediya) — a community-maintained online encyclopedia in the Crimean Tatar language, created for knowledge access and langua…

Criminal (Britney Spears song) Criminal (song) A midtempo pop single from Britney Spears' seventh album Femme Fatale, released in 2011; noted for its cinematic production, narrative lyrics about forbidden attraction, and a prov…

Crimson Thunder (HammerFall album) Crimson Thunder Crimson Thunder is the fourth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall, released October 28, 2002. It features anthem-style metal songs and the single “Hearts on Fire.”

Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985–86 DC Comics crossover) Crisis on Infinite Earths A 12-issue DC Comics limited series by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez that collapsed the company’s multiverse, reshaped many characters and origins, and influenced later crossovers…

Crito (Plato) — Dialogue on Law, Duty, and Civil Disobedience Crito (Plato) Plato's Crito records a conversation between Socrates and Crito about justice, obedience to law, and whether it is ever right to escape an unjust sentence.

The Cross of Gold Speech (1896) by William Jennings Bryan Cross of Gold speech William Jennings Bryan's 1896 'Cross of Gold' address argued for bimetallism over the gold standard, energizing the Democratic Party and shaping US political debate about currency,…

Crossed — a 2011 dystopian novel by Ally Condie Crossed Crossed is the second book in Ally Condie's Matched trilogy (2011). A young-adult dystopia told in alternating voices, it continues Cassia's story alongside Ky and expands the seri…

Crossword (Crossword Puzzle): overview, structure, history and uses Crossword A crossword is a word puzzle with a grid of squares and clues for words placed across and down. This article covers its structure, history, major varieties, solving strategies and…

Cryme Tyme: Overview of the WWE Tag Team and Cultural Impact Cryme Tyme Cryme Tyme was a popular professional wrestling tag team in WWE known for a streetwise gimmick, energetic fan interaction, and the partnership of Shad Gaspard and JTG. This article…

Cryptic Writings (Megadeth album) Cryptic Writings Cryptic Writings is Megadeth's seventh studio album, released in 1997. It marked a stylistic shift toward more melodic, radio-ready songs and was the final studio record to feature…

Crysis (video game series) Crysis Crysis is a science-fiction first-person shooter series by Crytek, noted for its CryEngine technology, the player-operated nanosuit, sandbox design, and influence on PC graphics an…

Crystal Castles (debut album) Crystal Castles (album) Debut studio album by Toronto electronic duo Crystal Castles, known for abrasive chiptune textures, lo‑fi production and Alice Glass's distorted vocals; a critically influential re…

Crystal Castles II Crystal Castles II is the second studio album by Canadian electronic duo Crystal Castles, released 24 May 2010 on Fiction Records. It refines their abrasive synth-pop with darker,…

Cuckoo clock: design, mechanism, history and cultural significance Cuckoo clock A cuckoo clock is a mechanical or electric timepiece that announces the hour with a small bird call and often moving figures; famous for carved wooden cases and origins in the Blac…

Cuentos del Sil An anthology of nine Leonese-language writers from the Sil Valley, sponsored by local cultural bodies to promote regional language, identity and storytelling traditions.

Cupid's Chokehold (Gym Class Heroes song) Cupid's Chokehold A 2005 single reissued in 2007 by Gym Class Heroes that samples Supertramp’s “Breakfast in America,” features Patrick Stump on the chorus, and became an international pop-rap hit.

Curious George — the children's book monkey and cultural icon Curious George Overview of Curious George, the mischievous monkey created by Margret and H. A. Rey: character traits, origins, development, adaptations, educational aspects and lasting cultural i…

Curtis (50 Cent album) Curtis is 50 Cent's third studio album, released on September 11, 2007. It features major producers and guest artists and is remembered for its commercial debut and its sales rival…

Cut the Rope (video game) Cut the Rope is a physics-based mobile puzzle by ZeptoLab. Players cut ropes to deliver candy to Om Nom. Known for accessible mechanics, playful art and over 100 million downloads.

Cuts Both Ways (Gloria Estefan album) Cuts Both Ways Cuts Both Ways is Gloria Estefan's 1989 solo debut, blending pop, Latin rhythms and balladry. It marked a transition from Miami Sound Machine to solo billing and produced the hit s…

Cuts Like a Knife (Bryan Adams album) Cuts Like a Knife Cuts Like a Knife is Bryan Adams's third studio album, released January 1983 on A&M Records. It was a North American breakthrough and produced several hit singles that raised his i…

Cyborg (DC Comics) Cyborg is Victor Stone, a DC Comics superhero who is part human and part machine. A longtime Teen Titans member, he explores themes of identity, technology and heroism across comic…

D.Gray-man: Gothic Adventure Manga by Katsura Hoshino D.Gray-man D.Gray-man is a dark fantasy manga by Katsura Hoshino combining Gothic aesthetics with action and horror. It follows exorcists who wield 'Innocence' against mechanical demons calle…

D'eux (Céline Dion album) D'eux D'eux is Céline Dion's landmark 1995 French-language studio album, produced and largely written by Jean-Jacques Goldman; it became the best-selling French-language album ever and a…

Da Real World (Missy Elliott album) Da Real World Da Real World is Missy Elliott's second studio album, notable for darker, harder hip-hop production largely shaped by Timbaland and for high-profile guest appearances that broadene…

Daemonologie: King James VI’s Dialogue on Witchcraft and the Supernatural Daemonologie Daemonologie (1597) is a three-book dialogue by King James VI examining witchcraft, necromancy, demons and related beliefs; it shaped early modern witchcraft debates and influenced…

Dance Remixes (Lil' Kim album) Dance Remixes Dance Remixes is Lil' Kim's first remix album, released June 6, 2006 by Atlantic Records. It gathers club-oriented reworks of singles from The Naked Truth and selections from earli…

Dancing Beijing — emblem of the 2008 Summer Olympics Dancing Beijing Dancing Beijing is the official emblem of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics: a red, seal-like calligraphic mark that evokes the character for 'Beijing', a dancing figure, and nation…