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Coffin Moon

Coffin Moon, Keith Rosson's 2025 vampire horror novel (Random House US; Black Crow Books UK), set in 1975 Portland, follows Duane Minor and niece Julia hunting the vampire John Varley; "True Grit with vampires," not a Tor Nightfire title.

Coffy

Coffy (1973) is a Jack Hill blaxploitation revenge film starring Pam Grier as Nurse Coffy Coffin, a nurse avenging her sister against drug dealers; her first starring role, made for about $500,000 and grossing over $2 million, followed by Foxy Brown.

Cogewea, the Half-Blood

Cogewea, the Half-Blood is a 1927 Western romance novel by Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket), one of the first novels published by a Native American woman.

Cognac

Cognac: French AOC wine eau-de-vie from Charente and Charente-Maritime, double-distilled in Charentais pot stills, oak-aged at least two years, BNIC-enforced, over 95% exported.

Coheed and Cambria

Coheed and Cambria: American progressive rock/metal band from Nyack, New York, formed 1995 as Shabutie. Nearly all albums tell Claudio Sanchez's sci-fi saga The Amory Wars; 2005's Good Apollo Vol. 1 hit Billboard number seven.

Coherence (film)

Coherence (2013) is a micro-budget American sci-fi thriller, James Ward Byrkit's directorial debut, about eight friends at a dinner party whose reality fractures during a comet's passage; shot improvised over five nights for about $50,000.

Coi Leray

Coi Leray (Coi Leray Collins, born 1997) is an American rapper and singer from Boston, daughter of Benzino, known for "No More Parties," "Players," and the albums Trendsetter (2022) and COI (2023), with two 2024 Grammy nominations.

Coil (band)

Coil was an English experimental band formed in London in 1982 by John Balance and Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle, active until Balance's 2004 death; known for Scatology, Horse Rotorvator, Love's Secret Domain, and Threshold House.

Coin collecting

Coin collecting, part of numismatics (from Greek nomisma), is the hobby of gathering coins, tokens, and medals. Spans Augustus and Petrarch to the Sheldon 1-70 scale, PCGS/NGC grading, and today's auction market.

Coin grading

Coin grading: assessing a coin's condition on the 1-70 Sheldon scale, proposed by William Sheldon in 1948 and used by third-party services PCGS (1986), NGC (1987), ANACS, ICG, and CACG.

Coin Locker Babies

Coin Locker Babies (コインロッカー・ベイビーズ) is a 1980 novel by Ryu Murakami about two abandoned boys who survive coin lockers and grow into destructive adults, influencing Japanese literature.

Coin Locker Girl (중국인의 고민)

Coin Locker Girl (차이나타운, Chinatown) is a 2015 South Korean noir thriller and Han Jun-hee's debut feature, starring Kim Hye-soo and Kim Go-eun, screened at Cannes Critics' Week 2015.

Coins of the Canadian dollar

Coins of the Canadian dollar: seven circulation denominations (1 cent to $2 toonie) minted by the Royal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg; first Canadian coins 1858; Voyageur dollar 1935; penny withdrawn 2013.

Coins of the Swiss franc

Coins of the Swiss franc: Switzerland's circulation coins in 5, 10, 20, 50 centimes and 1, 2, 5 francs, minted by Swissmint since the 1850 coinage reform, cupronickel since 1968.

Coke Studio

Coke Studio, also known as Coke Studio Pakistan (کوک اسٹوڈیو), is a Pakistani televised music franchise, first broadcast in 2008, fusing pop, rock, Sufi, and folk traditions.

Coke Studio Bharat

Coke Studio Bharat is Coca-Cola India's 2023 revival of the Coke Studio music franchise as a web series of music videos, following Coke Studio India (2011-2015), with seasons pairing Indian folk and regional traditions with contemporary artists.

Coki & Joker

Coki & Joker, also known as Coki b2b Joker, is a back-to-back DJ billing of UK dubstep artists Coki and Joker, billed at Dekmantel Festival 2025 in Amsterdam.

Coko

Coko (Cheryl Gamble, later Clemons) is the American lead singer of 1990s R&B trio SWV; her solo albums include Hot Coko (1999) and the Grammy-nominated gospel album Grateful (2006).

Coky Giedroyc

Coky Giedroyc, full name Mary Rose Helen Giedroyc, Lady Bowyer-Smyth, is an English film and television director born in Hong Kong. Known for Stella Does Tricks, The Virgin Queen, The Hour, Harlots, How to Build a Girl, and BAFTA-winning Save Me Too; elder sister of Mel Giedroyc.

Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit

Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit was an American jam band formed in Atlanta in the late 1980s around Hampton, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and guitarist Jimmy Herring.

Cola

Cola: a caffeinated, caramel-colored carbonated soft drink named for coca leaves and kola nuts. Created with Coca-Cola (1886, Pemberton); rivals include Pepsi; typical caffeine about 35 mg per 12-oz can.

Cola Debrot

Cola Debrot (1902–1981) was a Dutch Antillean writer, poet, physician, and diplomat who served as the first Antillean-born governor of the Netherlands Antilles from 1962 to 1970.

Cola wars

Cola wars: the century-long Coca-Cola versus Pepsi rivalry of advertising, Pepsi Challenge blind taste tests, and the 1985 New Coke debacle; Coke led the market while Pepsi won blind tastings, and Pepsi fell to fourth in US sales by 2024.

Colbie Caillat

Colbie Caillat (born 1985, Newbury Park, California) is an American pop and country singer-songwriter, MySpace-era breakout star behind "Bubbly" and Coco, two-time Grammy winner, and Gone West co-founder.

Colby cheese

Colby cheese: American semi-firm washed-curd cow's-milk cheese created in 1885 by Joseph Steinwand in Colby, Wisconsin; orange from annatto, under 40% moisture, aged 1–3 months, milder than cheddar, base of Colby-Jack.

Colby Donaldson

Colby Donaldson (born 1974, Christoval, Texas) is the record-breaking runner-up of Survivor: The Australian Outback (2001) and host of History's Top Shot, The Butcher, Alone, and Mountain Men: Ultimate Marksman; he later played All-Stars, Heroes vs. Villains, and Survivor 50.

Colby Keller

Colby Keller (Richard John Sawka II, born 1980) is an American gay adult performer, model, artist and writer. Debut 2004 with Sean Cody; known for the Colby Does America project, Vivienne Westwood campaign, and 2018 XBIZ Gay Performer of the Year award.

Colby O'Donis

Colby O'Donis (born 1989, Queens, NY) is an American R&B/pop singer signed to Akon's Konvict Muzic; featured on Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance' and Akon's 'Beautiful', debut album Colby O (2008), 2025 return 'Locked Up With You'.

Colcannon

Colcannon (cál ceannann, "white-headed cabbage") is the traditional Irish dish of mashed potatoes with kale or cabbage, butter and milk, served at Halloween with hidden ring, coin or thimble tokens for fortune-telling, distinct from scallion-based champ.

Colcha embroidery

Colcha embroidery is a Hispanic folk embroidery of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado using a self-couching colcha stitch on sabanilla wool or cotton, with 1700s examples and twentieth-century revivals.