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Master Of The Universe (other)
Master of the Universe may refer to: * "Master of the Universe", a song by the British band Pulp from their album ''Freaks (Pulp album), Freaks'' (1987) * "Master of the Universe", a song by Hawkwind from the album ''In Search of Space'' (1971) * "Master of the Universe", a song by Sick Puppies from the album ''Tri-Polar (album), Tri-Polar'' (2009) * ''Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe'', a documentary series about theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking (2008) * ''Master of the Universe'', a fanfiction by E. L. James that was reworked into ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' (2011) * "Master of the Universe", high-flyers on Wall Street, a usage found in the Tom Wolfe novel ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' and its film adaptation (1987) *Aidan Walsh: Master of the Universe, 2000 Irish documentary See also

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Freaks (Pulp Album)
''Freaks'' (released with the subtitle ''Ten Stories About Power, Claustrophobia, Suffocation and Holding Hands'') is the second studio album by English rock music, rock band Pulp (band), Pulp, released on 11 May 1987 by Fire Records (UK), Fire Records. Release and aftermath ''Freaks'' was released in 1987 to little commercial success and features a much darker sound than its predecessor, ''It (Pulp album), It''. Russell Senior sings lead vocals on "Fairground" and "Anorexic Beauty". "Master of the Universe" was released as a single in an alternative version called the "sanitised version"; it replaces the word "masturbates" with "vegetates". "I Want You" is the only song from the album to have been performed live regularly, most notably during the UK Forest Tour in the Summer of 2002. The album was reissued and remastered by Fire Records in 2012 along with 1983's ''It'' and 1992's ''Separations (album), Separations''. This re-release took several delays as the first stated rele ...
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In Search Of Space
''In Search of Space'' (also known as ''X in Search of Space'' or ''Xin Search of Space'') is the second studio album from Hawkwind, released in 1971. It reached No. 18 on the UK Albums Chart. Background Bass player John A Harrison left just after recording the first album, replaced by Thomas Crimble who in turn was replaced by Dave Anderson from Amon Düül II for this album, and who in turn would be gone before its release. Electronics player Dik Mik Davies had also temporarily left so the band's live sound engineer Del Dettmar was pulled in as a replacement, whilst Huw Lloyd-Langton had departed after a bad LSD experience at the Isle of Wight Festival. Songs "You Shouldn't Do That" is an extended piece they had been playing live from Crimble's time in the band and he asserts he should have received a writer's credit for the central bass line on which this is based.The Saga of Hawkwind – Carol Clerk (pp 85) It was recorded for a BBC Maida Vale session on 19 May 1971 ...
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Tri-Polar (album)
''Tri-Polar'' is the third studio album by Australian rock band Sick Puppies, released on 14 July 2009. The album debuted at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart, selling around 16,500 copies. ''Tri-Polar'' has sold over 379,000 copies as of 2013. The band's first single titled " You're Going Down", was used by the WWE as the official theme song for their PPV event WWE Extreme Rules 2009, and the video game ''WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010''. The song was also used in the 2010 live-action film adaptation of ''Tekken'' and the trailer for '' My Soul to Take''. The song "War" was written for Capcom's video game ''Street Fighter IV'' and has been used in their respective advertisements for the game. The second single from the album, titled " Odd One", was released to rock radio on 10 November 2009. The third single, " Maybe", was released to rock radio on 22 June 2010. This is the band's most successful single to date. The fourth single from the album, " Riptide", wa ...
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Master Of The Universe
Master of the Universe may refer to: * "Master of the Universe", a song by the British band Pulp from their album '' Freaks'' (1987) * "Master of the Universe", a song by Hawkwind from the album ''In Search of Space'' (1971) * "Master of the Universe", a song by Sick Puppies from the album '' Tri-Polar'' (2009) * '' Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe'', a documentary series about theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking (2008) * ''Master of the Universe'', a fanfiction by E. L. James that was reworked into ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' (2011) * "Master of the Universe", high-flyers on Wall Street, a usage found in the Tom Wolfe novel ''The Bonfire of the Vanities ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish a ...'' and its film adaptation (1987) * Aidan Walsh: Master of th ...
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Fifty Shades Of Grey
''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. L. James. It became the first instalment in the ''Fifty Shades'' novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. It contains explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving BDSM ( bondage/discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism). Originally self-published as an ebook and print-on-demand in June 2011, the publishing rights to ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012, topping best-seller lists around the world. It has been translated into 52 languages and set a record as the fastest-selling paperback of all time in the United Kingdom. Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor, while its portrayal of BDSM has been a target for criticism from a variet ...
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The Bonfire Of The Vanities
''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish assistant district attorney Larry Kramer, and British expatriate journalist Peter Fallow. The novel was originally conceived as a serial in the style of Charles Dickens' writings: it ran in 27 installments in ''Rolling Stone'' starting in 1984. Wolfe heavily revised it before it was published in book form. The novel was a bestseller and a commercial success, even in comparison with Wolfe's other books. It has often been called the quintessential novel of the 1980s, and in 1990 was adapted into the critically and commercially unsuccessful film of the same name by Brian De Palma. Title The book is named for the historical bonfire of the vanities, which happened in 1497 in Florence, Italy, when the city was under the sway of the Dominican ...
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