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The Wilderness (company)
The Wilderness may refer to: Film and television * ''Badland Hunters'', also known as ''The Wilderness'', a 2024 film Places * The Wilderness (Virginia), a dense forest in Virginia, site of American Civil War battles **Battle of the Wilderness, a major 1864 battle occurring there * The Wilderness (Ohio), and The Wilderness Trail, part of the Edge of Appalachia Preserve in southern Ohio * The Wilderness (Trappe, Maryland), a historic home at Matthews in Maryland * The Wilderness (Catonsville, Maryland), a historic home near Catonsville in Maryland * The Wilderness SSSI, Isle of Wight, a site of special scientific interest on the Isle of Wight Novels * ''The Wilderness'' (McHenry novel), an historical novel by James McHenry * ''The Wilderness'' (Harvey novel), a 2008 novel by Samantha Harvey * "The Wilderness" (short story), by Ray Bradbury (1952) Music * ''The Wilderness'' (Cowboy Junkies album), 2012 * ''The Wilderness'' (Explosions in the Sky album), 2016 Games * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badland Hunters
''Badland Hunters'' () is a 2024 South Korean post-apocalyptic action film directed by Heo Myung-haeng in his directorial debut. A Sequel#Classifications, standalone sequel to ''Concrete Utopia'' (2023), it follows characters trying to survive in post-earthquake Seoul, now an orderless wasteland, three years after the original film's events. Producer Byun Seung-min is the only key crew member to return from the original film. Starring Ma Dong-seok, Lee Hee-joon, Lee Jun-young (entertainer), Lee Jun-young, and Roh Jeong-eui, the film is an original Netflix production and was released on January 26, 2024. Plot In a post-apocalyptic Seoul, Nam-san, a relentless wasteland hunter, along with his friend Choi Ji-wan and other survivors, are living a hard life in their village. Nam-san and Ji-wan navigate the desolate wastelands and scavenge for resources to sustain their community. Trouble ensues when Su-na, who is from their village, is kidnapped by a rogue scientist, Dr. Yang Gi-su, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness (short Story)
"The Wilderness" is a science fiction short story by Ray Bradbury first published in the November 1952 issue of ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', and included in Bradbury's 1953 collection ''The Golden Apples of the Sun''. The year is 2003, and Janice and Leonora are spending their last days on Earth before leaving for Mars to join Janice's husband Will. While having mixed feelings at first, Janice slowly reveals throughout the story that she is more and more willing to join her husband on Mars while still lamenting about leaving behind all that is on Earth. Janice and Leonora also lament on the second-hand role played by women in exploration and similar situations (i.e. conquest of Western America). Reception In ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (1953), Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas described the story as one Bradbury's best works, a "heartwarming picture of the girls we can never leave behind us, whatever far boundaries we reach"."Recommended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilderness
Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plurale tantum, plural) are Earth, Earth's natural environments that have not been significantly modified by human impact on the environment, human activity, or any urbanization, nonurbanized land not under extensive agriculture, agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally referred to terrestrial environments, though human impact on marine life, growing attention is being placed on marine ecosystem, marine wilderness. Recent maps of wilderness suggest it covers roughly one-quarter of Earth's terrestrial surface, but is being rapidly degraded by human activity. Even less wilderness remains in the ocean, with only 13.2% free from intense human activity. Some governments establish protection for wilderness areas by law to not only protected area, preserve what already exists, but also to promote and advance a natural expression and development. These can be set up in preserves, conservation preserves, national forests, national par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willesden Junction Station
Willesden Junction () is an interchange station located in Harlesden, north-west London. It is situated on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground and the Lioness and Mildmay lines of the London Overground. The station is located close to the Old Oak Lane conservation area in the East Acton ward. History The station developed on three contiguous sites: the West Coast Main Line (WCML) station was opened by the London & North Western Railway on 1 September 1866 to replace the London and Birmingham Railway's Willesden station of 1841 which was to the northwest. Passenger services ended in 1962 when the platforms were removed during the electrification of the WCML to allow the curvature of the tracks to be eased. Later the bridges for the North London line (NLL) were rebuilt. The High-Level station on the NLL was opened by the North London Railway in 1869 for two Richmond tracks and later for two Shepherds Bush tracks, both crossing the WCML roughly at right angles. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness (wargame)
''The Wilderness'', subtitled "Lee Meets Grant: An Operational Study", is a board wargame published by Simulations Canada in 1983 that simulates the Battle of the Wilderness The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5–7, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the first battle of Lieutenant general (United States), Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General (C ... during the American Civil War. Background After a series of defeats and retreats in the Eastern Theater by a string of Union generals, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant, victor of several notable battles in the Western Theater, to command of the Union armies. Grant decided that the way to end the war was to engage with Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of North Virginia while driving towards the Confederate capital of Richmond. As Grant told George Meade, Major General George Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac, "Lee's army will be you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaining The Initiative, May 5-6, 1864
"Big Beautiful Woman" (commonly abbreviated as BBW) is a positive (non-pejorative) term for an overweight woman. Meaning and usage The terms "Big Beautiful Women" and "BBW" were coined by Carole Shaw in 1979, when she launched ''BBW Magazine'', a fashion and lifestyle magazine for " plus-size" women. ''BBW Magazine'' trademarked the term "Big Beautiful Woman", which was later transferred to ''Dimensions Magazine''. The term is also commonly used as a positive euphemism by those involved with the fat acceptance movement. The term has several near-synonyms with varying shades of meaning, such as "full-figured", "voluptuous", "zaftig", and "Rubenesque", the latter term referring to the art of Peter Paul Rubens, best known for portraying full-bodied women. Variants The acronym BBBW stands for Big Beautiful Black Woman. Another variant is SSBBW: Supersized Big Beautiful Woman. There is no formal definition which explains the exact difference between BBW and SSBBW. Some BBW ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness Campaign (wargame)
''The Wilderness Campaign'', subtitled "Lee vs. Grant, 1864", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1972 that simulates a series of battles in Virginia during the American Civil War in May and June of 1864. Background In March 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant was appointed as supreme commander of all Union armies in the Eastern and Western theaters of war. Grant immediately made plans to invade the south and make for the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. In short order, the Union Army of the Potomac crossed into Virginia in May 1864. Confederate General Robert E. Lee had beaten a series of lesser Union generals and was confident that his Army of Northern Virginia could turn back this latest threat. But in Grant, Lee was faced by a different sort of opponent, one with dogged determination who was prepared to bring Lee to battle again and again despite any battlefield setbacks the Union army might experience. The quick and almost c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness (Explosions In The Sky Album)
''The Wilderness'' is the seventh studio album by American post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, released on April 1, 2016, through Temporary Residence Limited. Critical reception The album has received positive reviews from critics, and Metacritic has assigned it an average score of 80/100 based on 26 critics. Dave Simpson for ''The Guardian'' called it a "beautifully understated epic" and rewarded the album 4 out of 5 stars. Johnathan K. Dick, writing for ''Consequence of Sound'' stated that, "The Wilderness proves that Explosions in the Sky aren't stuck in any creative rut." and gave the album a B+. Paul Simpson for AllMusic said, "On ''The Wilderness'', Explosions in the Sky deconstruct and rebuild their sound from the ground up, giving it a revitalized sense of urgency and resulting in some of their most dynamic work yet." Pitchfork gave the album 8/10 and said it is "their best since The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place." ''Mojo Mojo may refer to: * Mojo (African-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness (Cowboy Junkies Album)
''The Wilderness'' is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2012. It is Volume Four of the Nomad Series. This volume is the introspection of winter after '' Sing in My Meadows joyful visitation of spring. Background The album is a return to the folk vibe the band played with in the late 80s and early 90s. The songwriter, Michael Timmins, "started to think in terms of an album of songs reflecting on the lives of characters I'd written about early in the band’s career and bringing those characters 20 years into the future to see where their lives were at now. Some of those songs have little touch points where, if you're a real freak and analyze the music, you can see how they connect to earlier songs -- even character's names and stuff pops into them, and that's intentional. It was fun to sit and go over those older songs and some of the ideas I was thinking about and exploring and believed in and seeing 20 years later where I sit with some of tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness (Harvey Novel)
''The Wilderness'' is a novel by British author Samantha Harvey, published in 2009 by Jonathan Cape. It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Overview The story follows an ageing architect, Jake, who is suffering from Alzheimer's. Jake attempts to deal with his condition as his life deteriorates. Reception ''The Wilderness'' received mostly positive reviews from critics. In a review for ''The Observer'', Olivia Laing said the book's "lyrical power" was matched by its "absolute emotional realism". The ''Evening Standard'' said ''The Wilderness'' "touches a resounding chord of melancholy". Awards In 2009, ''The Wilderness'' was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, making Harvey the only British author to be shortlisted that year. The novel was also longlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness (Virginia)
The Wilderness is a densely forested region of Virginia that covers some of Orange County and Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Chancellorsville, Virginia is located here. Location and description The Wilderness is located south of the Rapidan River and along the Rappahannock River for 14 miles, and then about 8 or 10 miles to the south. Its southern border is Spotsylvania Court House, and the western border is usually considered the Rapidan River tributary Mine Run. Its eastern border is less definite, causing estimates of the size of the Wilderness to vary. While the maximum area for the Wilderness is to , historians discussing the battles fought there typically use . The area's original forest had been cleared of its trees at first for tobacco cultivation, which was abandoned once the soil was exhausted. Small trees and shrubs then reclaimed the land. Next, smaller portions of the forest were again cut down as fuel for mining industries, and then again abandoned. In 1732, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wilderness (McHenry Novel)
''The Wilderness; or, Braddock's Times: A Tale of the West'' is an historical novel by the Irish-American writer James McHenry (1784–1845) first published by Bliss & White in New York in 1823. It was republished in London that same year with the title ''The Wilderness, or The Youthful Days of Washington''. The novel is set in 1750s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The novel tells the story of an Irish family from Ulster on the frontier of the American West at colonial Pittsburgh. In a subplot, George Washington, who is passing through on his historic mission, falls in love with a pioneer maiden named Maria, who refuses him, and therefore he dedicates himself thereafter to the service of his country. ''The Wilderness'' is the first American novel set entirely in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania is a region in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
