Black swan (disambiguation)
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Black swan is the common name for Cygnus atratus, an Australasian waterfowl.
Black Swan may also refer to
Arts, literature, TV, and film[edit]
Books and stories[edit]
- The Black Swan (1932), a pirate adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini
- The Black Swan (Mann novel), a short book by Thomas Mann
- "The Black Swan" (1994), a work of short fiction by Grace Andreacchi
- "Black Swans" (1997), an essay by psychologist Lauren Slater
- The Black Swan (Lackey novel), a fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey
- Black Swan Green (2006), a novel by David Mitchell
- The Black Swan (Taleb book), book about uncertainty by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Films[edit]
- The Black Swan (film), 1942 swashbuckler film adapted from the novel by Rafael Sabatini starring Tyrone Power
- Black Swans (film), 2005 Dutch drama film
- Black Swan, a 2006 noir thriller by Italian rock band Belladonna
- Black Swan (film), 2010 psychological thriller/horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman
TV[edit]
- "Black Swan", an episode from the American TV series FlashForward
- "The Black Swan", a seventh-season episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm
Theatre[edit]
- Black Swan State Theatre Company, state theatre company of Western Australia
- Black Swan Theatre, a performance venue for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Fictional characters[edit]
- The Black Swan, another name for the character Odile in the ballet Swan Lake by Peter Tchaikovsky
- Black Swan (comics), a German Marvel Comics mercenary and enemy to Deadpool and Agent X
- The Black Swan, a mysterious Russian-born air pirate and femme fatale in the 2000 PC game Crimson Skies
- The Black Swan (pub), a fictional pub in the UK soap opera Family Affairs
Music[edit]
- Albums:
- Black Swan (album) by English rock band Athlete
- The Black Swan (Bert Jansch album)
- The Black Swan (Story of the Year album), or the title track
- The Black Swan (The Triffids album)
- Songs:
- "Black Swan", aria sung by Monica, from Gian Carlo Menotti's opera The Medium
- "Black Swan", a song on Greg Dulli's 2005 album Amber Headlights
- "Black Swan", a bonus track on some versions of Megadeth's 2007 album United Abominations
- "Black Swan" (song), a song by Thom Yorke from the 2006 album The Eraser
- "Black Swan", b-side from several Tori Amos singles including Past the Mission
- Other:
- Black Swan Records, 1920s US record label
- Black Swan Records (UK), 1960s UK record label
- "The Black Swan", nickname of 19th century singer Elizabeth Greenfield
- The Black Swans, indie rock band
Maritime[edit]
- Black Swan-class sloop, class of sloops built by the United Kingdom during World War II, including:
- Future Black Swan-class sloop-of-war, proposed future British Royal Navy configurable multi-mission warship class
- Black Swan Project, code name of a shipwreck recovery project
- Black Swan (dredge), a bucket dredge used in Perth, Western Australia, 1872–1911
Other uses[edit]
- Black swan fallacy, or "one black swan", an often cited example of falsifiability or refutability
- Black swan theory, term developed by Nassim Taleb to label unexpected, rare events
- Black Swan Hotel, Devizes
- Black Swans (special forces), special forces unit in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Publishing and printing[edit]
- Black Swan (imprint), of Transworld Publishers, UK.
- Inverted Swan, famous stamp featuring a printing error
See also[edit]
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