Relative
Encyclopedia
General use
- KinshipKinshipKinship is a relationship between any entities that share a genealogical origin, through either biological, cultural, or historical descent. And descent groups, lineages, etc. are treated in their own subsections....
, the principle binding the most basic social units society. If two people are connected by circumstances of birth, they are said to be relatives
Philosophy
- RelativismRelativismRelativism is the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration....
, the concept that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration
Film and television
- Relatively Speaking (play)Relatively Speaking (play)Relatively Speaking is a 1965 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, originally titled Meet My Father. The London production of Relatively Speaking in 1967 at the Duke of York's Theatre helped to launch Richard Briers' career, and it also featured Michael Hordern and Celia Johnson.-Setting:The...
, 1965 British play - Relatively SpeakingRelatively SpeakingRelatively Speaking was a game show that aired in syndication from September 5, 1988 to June 23, 1989. The series was hosted by comedian John Byner, with John Harlan announcing....
, late 1980s television game show - Everything's Relative (episode)#Yu-Gi-Oh! (Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters), 2000 Japanese anime Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters episode
- Relative ValuesRelative ValuesRelative Values is a 2000 British comedy film adaptation of the 1950s play of the same name by Noel Coward. It stars Julie Andrews, Colin Firth, William Baldwin, Stephen Fry and Jeanne Tripplehorn, and was directed by Eric Styles....
, 2000 film - It's All RelativeIt's All RelativeIt's All Relative is an ABC sitcom about a man who dates the adoptive daughter of a gay couple, which forces their very different families to learn to coexist.- Overview :...
, 2003-4 comedy television series - Intelligence is Relative, tag line for the 2008 film Burn After ReadingBurn After ReadingBurn After Reading is a 2008 black comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film stars George Clooney, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Brad Pitt. It was released in the United States on September 12, 2008, and it was released on October 17, 2008...
Literature
- The Relativity of WrongThe Relativity of WrongThe Relativity of Wrong is a 1988 essay collection by Isaac Asimov, which takes its title from the most ambitious essay it contains. Like most of the essays Asimov wrote for F&SF Magazine, each one in The Relativity of Wrong begins with an autobiographical anecdote which serves to set the mood...
, 1988 Isaac Asimov essay - Relative HeroesRelative HeroesRelative Heroes was a limited comic book series published by DC Comics in six issues, from March 2000 through October 2000. It revolved around a family of orphaned children who become superheroes. The team first appears in Relative Heroes #1 , by Devin K. Grayson and Yvel Guichet.- History :After...
, 2000 DC comic book series - Time and RelativeTime and RelativeTime and Relative is an original novella written by Kim Newman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
, 2001 Doctor Who book - Relative DementiasRelative DementiasRelative Dementias is a BBC Books original novel written by Mark Michalowski and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace.-External links:*...
, 2002 Doctor Who book series
Music
- Friends & RelativesFriends & RelativesFriends & Relatives is a compilation album released by Eagle Records in 1999.Featuring various artists that have a common linkage or former members of Brumbeat bands notably Electric Light Orchestra, The Move and Wizzard.-Track listing:...
, 1999 compilation album - Dead RelativesDead RelativesDead Relatives is the fifth full-length album by Canadian singer-songwriter Emm Gryner, released in 2000 on her independent label Dead Daisy Records.-Track listing:# "Parting Song" # "Mary Jill" # "Summerlong" # "Half Sorry"...
, 2000 music album by Canadian Emm Gryner - Relative WaysRelative WaysRelative Ways is an EP released by the band ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead for Interscope Records. The 4-song EP was released in late 2001, setting the stage for the early 2002 release of their first major-label full-length Source Tags & Codes.-Track listings:-External links:* *...
, 2001 music album by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
See also
- Rel (disambiguation)REL (disambiguation)REL may refer to:*Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport, in Trelew, Argentina .*Reaction Engines Limited, British Aerospace company*REL, v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog...
- Relation (disambiguation)
- Relativity (disambiguation)Relativity (disambiguation)-Physics:* Special relativity, a theory of physics formulated by Albert Einstein, Henri Poincaré, and Hendrik Lorentz* General relativity, Einstein's theory of gravitation...