Art Berry
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Art Berry is the main character of Cory Doctorow's science fiction novel "Eastern Standard Tribe," navigating themes of loyalty, time zones, and global digital tribes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Art Berry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1491034 — 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: Art Berry Context triple: [Eastern Standard Tribe, protagonist, Art Berry]
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A.
Art Eggleton
Art Eggleton is a Canadian politician who served as a long-time mayor of Toronto before later holding federal cabinet and Senate roles.
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B.
Francis Cherry
Francis Cherry was an American politician who served as governor of Arkansas in the early 1950s and was later defeated by Orval Faubus.
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C.
David Farrar
David Farrar is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University.
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D.
Joe Yule
Joe Yule was a Scottish-born American vaudeville and film comedian best known as the father of actor Mickey Rooney.
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E.
Brian Barry
Brian Barry was a prominent British political philosopher known for his influential work on justice, equality, and democratic theory.
- 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: Art Berry Target entity description: Art Berry is the main character of Cory Doctorow's science fiction novel "Eastern Standard Tribe," navigating themes of loyalty, time zones, and global digital tribes.
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A.
Art Eggleton
Art Eggleton is a Canadian politician who served as a long-time mayor of Toronto before later holding federal cabinet and Senate roles.
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B.
Francis Cherry
Francis Cherry was an American politician who served as governor of Arkansas in the early 1950s and was later defeated by Orval Faubus.
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C.
David Farrar
David Farrar is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University.
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D.
Joe Yule
Joe Yule was a Scottish-born American vaudeville and film comedian best known as the father of actor Mickey Rooney.
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E.
Brian Barry
Brian Barry was a prominent British political philosopher known for his influential work on justice, equality, and democratic theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Eastern Standard Tribe ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkByAuthorNationality | Canadian-British author ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastern Standard Tribe (tribe)
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Tribe ⓘ |
| conflictType |
internal conflict
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interpersonal conflict ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Fede ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States (fictional setting)
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surface form:
United States (fictional American character)
|
| createdBy | Cory Doctorow ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| involvement |
corporate espionage
ⓘ
design of in-car entertainment systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
clash between online allegiance and real-world consequences
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impact of ubiquitous connectivity ⓘ trust and betrayal in digital communities ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mentalState | institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital (framing narrative) ⓘ |
| motivation |
loyalty to Eastern Standard Tribe
ⓘ
professional integrity ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| occupation | user-experience consultant ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 2004 ⓘ |
| relationship | romantic relationship with Linda ⓘ |
| setting |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
near-future London ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
betrayal
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global digital tribes ⓘ loyalty ⓘ mental health ⓘ time zones ⓘ |
| universe | Eastern Standard Tribe universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Art Berry Description of subject: Art Berry is the main character of Cory Doctorow's science fiction novel "Eastern Standard Tribe," navigating themes of loyalty, time zones, and global digital tribes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.