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Swallows and Amazons series A classic series of children's adventure novels by Arthur Ransome, centred on camping, sailing and imaginative play in inter‑war Britain, and celebrated for its outdoor detail and…

Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky ballet) Swan Lake An accessible overview of the ballet Swan Lake: its music by Tchaikovsky, plot, development, performance history and its lasting place in the classical repertoire.

Sweat (album) — Nelly's energetic 2004 release Sweat (album) Sweat is the third studio album by American rapper Nelly, released September 14, 2004. A companion to Suit, it emphasizes uptempo rap and club tracks and produced three singles.

Sweet Children (EP) An early EP by American punk band Green Day, titled after the group's original name. Overview of its context, musical character, legacy and notable points from the band's pre-major…

Sweetener (album) Sweetener is Ariana Grande’s fourth studio album, released August 17, 2018. It blends pop, R&B and trap influences, features collaborators including Pharrell and Max Martin, and wo…

Swim Good — Frank Ocean song Swim Good A melancholic single from Frank Ocean's 2011 mixtape Nostalgia, Ultra. 'Swim Good' uses water and driving imagery to explore heartbreak, escape and mortality and helped define Ocea…

Sword Art Online — Japanese light novel and multimedia franchise Sword Art Online Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series by Reki Kawahara that spawned anime, manga, games and global popularity through stories about virtual-reality worlds and their soc…

Sylvester the Cat (Looney Tunes character) Sylvester the Cat Sylvester is a black-and-white tuxedo cat from Warner Bros. cartoons, best known for chasing Tweety and for his lisping voice. Created by Friz Freleng in 1945, he appears across sh…

Sylvia (ballet) — Delibes' mythological dance drama Sylvia (ballet) Sylvia is a mythological ballet with music by Léo Delibes and original choreography by Louis Mérante, premiered in Paris in 1876. Its score is celebrated for melody, orchestration…

Sylvie and Bruno (novel by Lewis Carroll) Sylvie and Bruno Two-volume late Victorian novel by Lewis Carroll combining a realistic social narrative with fairyland episodes. Published 1889 and 1893; met mixed reviews and remains of scholarly…

T-ara albums and recorded output T-ara albums Overview of the South Korean girl group T-ara's albums, releases and formats, including studio albums, re-releases, EPs, compilations, remixes and singles.

T-ara videography Overview of T-ara's videography, covering music videos, alternate versions, concert releases, and collecting formats for the South Korean girl group's visual output since 2009.

T.N.T. (album) T.N.T. is AC/DC's 1975 Australia-only studio album that helped define the band's raw hard rock sound under Bon Scott and was partly repurposed for the international High Voltage re…

Taco Grande (song by 'Weird Al' Yankovic) Taco Grande A comic parody by 'Weird Al' Yankovic from the 1992 album Off the Deep End, lampooning Gerardo's 'Rico Suave' with a hungry narrator visiting a faux Mexican restaurant.

Take a Shine To... — Ella Koon (2011 album) Take a Shine To... Take a Shine To... is a 2011 Cantopop album by Hong Kong singer-actress Ella Koon, featuring the self-composed ballad "Reluctant to Part (依依)" and songs used in commercial tie-ins.

Take Care (Drake album) Take Care Take Care is Drake's second studio album, released November 15, 2011. Known for moody production, introspective lyrics and hit singles, it debuted at No.1 and won the Grammy for Be…

Tales of a Wayside Inn Overview of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s 1863 narrative-poem collection set at a New England tavern, its frame-tale design, notable pieces including "Paul Revere’s Ride", and its h…

Tales of Symphonia Tales of Symphonia is a fantasy action role-playing game in the Tales series, first released for Nintendo GameCube. It is noted for real-time combat, a multiworld story, and memora…

Talk That Talk (Rihanna album) Talk That Talk Talk That Talk is Rihanna's sixth studio album, released November 18, 2011. It blended dance, pop and R&B, produced several international hits and featured collaborators such as Ja…

Talmud: central texts of Rabbinic Judaism Talmud The Talmud is a multilayered corpus of Jewish legal and narrative discussions — Mishnah and Gemara — that records rabbinic debate, ethics, customs, and legal reasoning across centu…

Talons (song) “Talons” is a single by British indie rock band Bloc Party. The song blends angular guitar work and electronic textures and became a noted track from the band’s late-2000s era.

Talossan language Talossan is a constructed, naturalistic language developed within the micronation Kingdom of Talossa; it has a Romance‑influenced grammar, a dedicated community, and written litera…

Tangled Up (2007 album by Girls Aloud) Tangled Up Tangled Up is a 2007 studio album by British pop group Girls Aloud, produced with Xenomania. It blends pop, dance and experimental electronic production and spawned several singles…

Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing) Tao Te Ching An introductory overview of the Tao Te Ching: its themes, structure, authorship questions, transmission, key teachings like wu wei, and its influence on Chinese thought and world s…

Tarzan: fictional jungle hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan Tarzan is a fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, known for his upbringing in the African jungle, first appearing in magazine serials and the 1914 novel Tarzan of th…

Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes) Taz, the Tasmanian Devil, is a fictional Looney Tunes character known for his whirlwind motion, voracious appetite and growling voice. He appears across cartoons, comics, merchandi…

Tatsu (roller coaster) — flying steel coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain Tatsu (roller coaster) Tatsu is a flying steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Opened May 13, 2006, it is known for its prone riding position, a record-breaking pretze…

Team Fortress 2: overview, gameplay, history and community Team Fortress 2 Team Fortress 2 is a class-based multiplayer first-person shooter by Valve. Known for its stylized art, nine distinct classes, rotating game modes and a long-running item economy a…

Team Fortress Classic Team Fortress Classic is a team-based multiplayer first-person shooter by Valve, derived from the original Team Fortress mod. It emphasizes nine distinct classes, objective maps, a…

Teen Titans — DC Comics' teenage superhero team and its legacy Teen Titans Overview of the Teen Titans: origins, core members, evolution into the Titans, key themes, and major media adaptations from comics to animation and live action.

Teenage Dream (Katy Perry album) Teenage Dream Teenage Dream is Katy Perry’s third studio album (2010). It launched multiple hit singles, earned Grammy nominations, and was reissued as The Complete Confection with additional so…

Teenage Dream (song) Pop single by Katy Perry from her album of the same name, released July 23, 2010. Praised for its catchy chorus and nostalgic themes, it topped charts including the United States a…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fictional quartet of anthropomorphic turtles trained as ninjas, created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Originated in comics and expanded into TV, film, toys and global p…

Tehanu — Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea revisited Tehanu Tehanu (1990) is the fourth Earthsea novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. It returns to Tenar and a wounded child to explore gender, power, healing, and the moral cost of mythic heroism.

Tekken (video game series) Tekken (series) Tekken is a long-running 3D fighting game series developed by Namco (now Bandai Namco). Known for its deep mechanics, iconic characters and competitive scene, it spans multiple mai…

Tekken 4 Tekken 4 is the fourth main entry in Namco's 3D fighting series. Released in arcades and on PlayStation 2, it introduced new stage design, changes to movement and a refreshed roste…

Tekken 5 Tekken 5 is a 3D fighting game by Namco for arcades and PlayStation systems. It refreshed series gameplay, introduced an updated roster and boss encounters, and later received the…

Tekken 6 Tekken 6 is a 3D fighting game by Namco that debuted in arcades in 2007 and later appeared on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PSP with expanded modes and roster changes.

Tekken Tag Tournament Tekken Tag Tournament is a 2000 non‑canonical tag‑team fighting game by Namco for PlayStation 2. It reunites characters from earlier Tekken entries in dream‑match battles and popul…

Temple Run Temple Run is a 2011 endless-runner mobile game by Imangi Studios. Players swipe, jump, slide and tilt to avoid obstacles, collect coins and use power-ups in procedurally generated…

Temple Run 2 Temple Run 2 is a 2013 endless-runner mobile game from Imangi Studios. A sequel to Temple Run, it features swipe-and-tilt controls, varied environments, power-ups, and helped the s…

Tengwar: Tolkien’s Elvish Script and Its Uses Tengwar Tengwar is a writing system devised by J. R. R. Tolkien for his invented languages and other tongues. It combines alphabetic letters and diacritics and has multiple modes for diffe…

Tenshinhan (Tien) — martial artist from Dragon Ball Tenshinhan Tenshinhan (commonly Tien) is a fictional martial artist from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball. Once an antagonist, he becomes a disciplined ally known for his third eye and powerful t…

Terraria: a 2D sandbox action-adventure game Terraria Terraria is a 2D sandbox action-adventure game by Re-Logic (2011). Players explore, mine, craft, build and battle in procedurally generated worlds across many platforms; notable fo…

Tetris: the falling-block puzzle that shaped video games Tetris Tetris is a tile-matching puzzle game created in the Soviet Union in 1984. Players rotate and place tetrominoes to clear lines; its gameplay, history, and cultural impact have made…

Tetris Attack Tetris Attack is a 1996 tile-matching puzzle game for SNES and Game Boy, developed by Intelligent Systems. It introduced the Puzzle League mechanics and was localized from Japan's…

Tetris DS Tetris DS is Nintendo's 2006 reinterpretation of Tetris for the Nintendo DS, noted for its themed modes, dual-screen play, and strong sales and reception.

Tha Carter II Tha Carter II is the fifth studio album by rapper Lil Wayne, released in 2005. It marked a creative leap, earned Platinum certification in the U.S., and helped establish Wayne as a…