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December 29

One author using two names on same book

The book Remember_When_(novel) is written by Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb which are both psuedunyms of the same person. That is, the book is written by one person under two different names. I've never seen that done before. Are there other examples of this? Is it a common practice? RudolfRed (talk) 00:10, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lester del Rey's Police Your Planet was first published as by Erik Van Lhin, but the paperback that I read was "by Lester del Rey and Erik Van Lhin". (His original name was not generally known during his lifetime.) —Tamfang (talk) 01:54, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Outward Urge (1959) has always been published as by "John Wyndham and Lucas Parkes": the former name is well known, and the latter was another much less used pseudonym of the writer whose full name was John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris.

There are quite a few instances of books initially published under a pseudonym, say Xx Xx, of a writer better known as Yy Yy being reprinted as "Xx Xx now known to be Yy Yy", or "Yy Yy writing as Xx Xx." This is presumably to exploit the greater recognition value of Yy Yy, perhaps not so marked when the book first appeared, and/or because the reason for keeping the two ouvres distinct has diminished.

For example, I have just reshelved a copy of The Stalking (1987) (an omnibus of The Stalking (1983) and The Talisman (1983)) which is bylined "Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon"; and I have a 1962 reprint of Don't Let Him Kill (1960, U.S. title The Man Who Laughed at Murder) bylined "John Creasey writing as Gordon Ashe" (it's a late volume in the long-running 'Patrick Dawlish' series originally published from 1939 as by Ashe). {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.122.56.237 (talk) 09:14, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed McBain and Evan Hunter were billed as the two authors of Candyland (2000), but both were the same man. The Inheritance & Other Stories is credited to Megan Lindholm and Robin Hobb, both pseudonyms of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden. But I think it's safe to say this isn't a common practice except in the "writing as" sense noted above. --Antiquary (talk) 11:40, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, everyone, for the replies and information. RudolfRed (talk) 18:42, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Some of Stephen King's books written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman were dually credited, IIRC. --Jayron 32 12:32, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hulu Original/exclusive content that is not legally available for watching anywhere outside the US

Last month, I asked a question about Hulu Original content that is unavailable on any non-US streaming service. I did not realize that it was possible for a show that is a "Hulu Original" otherwise be exclusive to Hulu nevertheless be available on legal non-Hulu services outside the US. So now my question is simply: are there any Hulu Original or Hulu-exclusive content that currently cannot be legally viewed anywhere outside the United States? By legally viewed, this includes streaming, digital stores, FTA or cable television, physical releases (for the purposes of this question, I'm only referring to Hulu Originals that have yet to receive a physical home release), etc. Meaning, right now, the only place you can watch the content legally is on Hulu (which right now is US-exclusive). Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 00:54, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Voulez-Vous bass

Do we know who played bass on Voulez-Vous? Thanks, DuncanHill (talk) 00:58, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

According to AllMusic:^[1] Arnold Paseiro & Mike Watson ...[edit:01:09, 30 December 2020 (UTC)] and Rutger Gunnarsson

Details: "Bass Transcription: ABBA – Voulez Vous". Free Bass Transcriptions. --2603:6081:1C00:1187:DDE3:6CAA:B88F:3DD (talk) 02:17, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jam session: Voulez-Vous bass-er avec moi? --Lambiam 14:45, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

NBA scoring drought in a single game

Hi everyone. I have 3 questions: What's the longest time both teams failed to score in an NBA match (scoreless run in a single game)? What's the latest point in a match that the score was 0:0? What's the earliest point in a match that the result was settled without further changes?

Cheers, Splićanin (talk) 02:40, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For both records, it is likely from before the advent of the shot clock in 1954. Prior to that, basketball was a slow, plodding game with a lot less scoring. The NBA record for the lowest scoring game is 37 total points set in 1950 by the Fort Wayne Pistons and the Minneapolis Lakers. I would imagine some interminable stretches of no scoring in a game like that. --Jayron 32 12:30, 4 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]