Thing

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Thing or The Thing may refer to:

Philosophy

• An object
• Broadly, an entity
• Thing-in-itself (or noumenon), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
• Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuses on human–object interactions in literature and culture

History

• Thing (assembly), also spelled as ting or þing, a historical Germanic governing assembly
• The Thing (listening device), a Soviet bug used during the Cold War for eavesdropping on the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union
• The Thing (art project), a 1990s community-based in New York City

Film and television

• The Thing (character), the titular antagonist of the science fiction horror franchise
• The Thing from Another World, often referred to as The Thing, 1951 science fiction film based on the novella Who Goes There?
• The Thing (1982 film), a remake of the 1951 film, directed by John Carpenter, more closely following the original novella Who Goes There?
• The Thing (2011 film), a prequel to the 1982 film
• Thing (The Addams Family), television series character that resembles a hand
• "The Thing", a season 4 episode of SpongeBob SquarePants

Comics

• Thing (comics), a superhero in the Marvel Universe and member of the Fantastic Four
• The Thing!, a 1950s comic book series from Charlton Comics

Music

• The Thing (jazz band), a Norwegian/Swedish jazz trio formed in 2000
• The Thing (Jazz Crusaders album), a 1965 album, or the title song
• The Thing (The Thing album), a 2000 album

Songs

• "The Thing" (song), a 1950 song, recorded by Phil Harris and others
• "The Thing", a B-side song on the single release of "Velouria" by Pixies

Video games

• The Thing (video game), a 2002 gaming sequel to the 1982 film
• Thing, term for entities in the Doom engine

Other uses

• The Thing (roadside attraction), an attraction in the U.S. state of Arizona
• Volkswagen 181, an automobile, known as the "Thing" in the U.S. and sold there 1973–1974

See also

• Our Thing (disambiguation)
• Thang (disambiguation)
• Things (disambiguation)

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