The Pain and the Itch
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The Pain and the Itch is a darkly comic play by Bruce Norris that skewers liberal hypocrisy and family dysfunction during a Thanksgiving gathering.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Pain and the Itch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12671250 — 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: The Pain and the Itch Context triple: [Steppenwolf Theatre Company, hasProduction, The Pain and the Itch]
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A.
Exquisite Pain
Exquisite Pain is a conceptual art project and book by Sophie Calle that chronicles personal heartbreak through a structured, repetitive narrative blending text and photography.
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B.
The Pleasure and the Pain
"The Pleasure and the Pain" is a song by the Australian rock band Strut, known for its energetic guitar-driven sound and emotive lyrics.
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C.
The Pains of Sleep
The Pains of Sleep is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that vividly explores themes of guilt, terror, and psychological torment experienced in dreams.
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D.
Capitale de la douleur
Capitale de la douleur is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by French surrealist poet Paul Éluard, known for its lyrical exploration of love, anguish, and the subconscious.
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E.
The Maddening
The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
- 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: The Pain and the Itch Target entity description: The Pain and the Itch is a darkly comic play by Bruce Norris that skewers liberal hypocrisy and family dysfunction during a Thanksgiving gathering.
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A.
Exquisite Pain
Exquisite Pain is a conceptual art project and book by Sophie Calle that chronicles personal heartbreak through a structured, repetitive narrative blending text and photography.
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B.
The Pleasure and the Pain
"The Pleasure and the Pain" is a song by the Australian rock band Strut, known for its energetic guitar-driven sound and emotive lyrics.
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C.
The Pains of Sleep
The Pains of Sleep is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge that vividly explores themes of guilt, terror, and psychological torment experienced in dreams.
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D.
Capitale de la douleur
Capitale de la douleur is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by French surrealist poet Paul Éluard, known for its lyrical exploration of love, anguish, and the subconscious.
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E.
The Maddening
The Maddening is a 1995 psychological thriller film starring Burt Reynolds as a deranged patriarch who imprisons a young woman and her family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.