# Alternative

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**Alternative** or **alternate** may refer to:

## Arts, entertainment and media

- [Alternative (*Kamen Rider*)](/source/Alternative_(Kamen_Rider)), a character in the Japanese TV series *Kamen Rider Ryuki*
- [Alternative comics](/source/Alternative_comics), or independent comics are an alternative to mainstream superhero comics
- [Alternative fashion](/source/Alternative_fashion), fashion that stands apart from mainstream, commercial fashion.
- [Alternative manga](/source/Alternative_manga), manga published outside the more commercial market, or which have different art styles, themes, and narratives to those found in the more popular manga magazines.
- ***AlterNative***, academic journal
- [*The Alternative* (film)](/source/The_Alternative_(film)), a 1978 Australian television film
- *The Alternative*, a radio show hosted by [Tony Evans](/source/Tony_Evans_(radio))
- [*120 Minutes* (2004 TV program)](/source/120_Minutes_(2004_TV_program)), an alternative rock music video program formerly known as *The Alternative*
- *[The American Spectator](/source/The_American_Spectator)*, an American magazine formerly known as *The Alternative: An American Spectator*

### Music

- [Alternative dance](/source/Alternative_dance), a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music
- [Alternative hip hop](/source/Alternative_hip_hop), subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream
- [Alternative pop](/source/Alternative_pop), pop music with broad commercial appeal that is made by figures outside the mainstream, or which is considered more original, challenging, or eclectic than traditional pop music
- [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock), also known as "alternative music" or simply "alternative"
- [Alternative metal](/source/Alternative_metal), genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal
- [*Alternative* (album)](/source/Alternative_(album)), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys
- [*The Alternative* (album)](/source/The_Alternative_(album)), an album by IAMX
- [The Alternative (online magazine)](/source/The_Alternative_(online_magazine)), a music and culture site founded in 2014.
- "Altern-ate", a song by [H-el-ical//](/source/H-el-ical//), 2020

## Sports

- [Alternate (sports)](/source/Alternate_(sports)), a replacement or backup for a regular or starting team player

## Mathematics and science

- [Alternativity](/source/Alternativity), a weaker property than associativity
- Alternate leaves, a classification in botanical [phyllotaxis](/source/Phyllotaxis)

## Politics

- [The Alternative (Denmark)](/source/The_Alternative_(Denmark)), a green political party in Denmark
- [The Alternative (France)](/source/The_Alternative_(France)), electoral coalition
- [The Alternative (Palestine)](/source/The_Alternative_(Palestine)), a former electoral alliance of several socialist Palestinian groups
- [Alternativa (Kosovo)](/source/Alternativa_(Kosovo)), a liberal political party in Kosovo
- [Alternativa (Italian political party)](/source/Alternativa_(Italian_political_party)), a populist political party in Italy
- [Alternativa (North Macedonia)](/source/Alternativa_(North_Macedonia)), a political party in North Macedonia
- [Alternative (political bloc)](/source/Alternative_(political_bloc)), in the Republic of Moldova

## See also

- [Alt-right](/source/Alt-right) (abbreviated from alternative right) is a far-right, white nationalist movement.
- [Alt porn](/source/Alt_porn), a shortening of "alternative pornography," is a subgenre of pornography that is centered around alternative subcultures, such as goths, hipsters, emos, scenes, skaters or ravers, and is often produced by small and independent websites or filmmakers
- [Alternate (theatre)](/source/Alternate_(theatre))
- [Alternative fuel](/source/Alternative_fuel)
- [Alternative fuel locomotive](/source/Alternative_fuel_locomotive)
- [Alternative fuel vehicle](/source/Alternative_fuel_vehicle)
- [Alternative housing](/source/Alternative_housing)
- [Alternative lifestyle](/source/Alternative_lifestyle)
- [Alternative natural materials](/source/Alternative_natural_materials)
- [Alternate reality (disambiguation)](/source/Alternate_reality_(disambiguation))
- [Alternatives](/source/Alternatives), a Canadian non-governmental organization
- [Alternating (disambiguation)](/source/Alternating_(disambiguation))
- [Alternative culture](/source/Alternative_culture), a variety of subcultures existing along the fringes of mainstream culture
- [Alternative education](/source/Alternative_education), non-traditional education
- [Alternative facts](/source/Alternative_facts), expression associated with political misinformation coined in 2017
- [Alternative media](/source/Alternative_media), media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication
- [Alternative music (disambiguation)](/source/Alternative_music_(disambiguation))
- [Alternative press (disambiguation)](/source/Alternative_press_(disambiguation))
- [The Alternate (disambiguation)](/source/The_Alternate_(disambiguation))
- [Alternative science (disambiguation)](/source/Alternative_science_(disambiguation))

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