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The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
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Better Than News

Eyes Wide Clockwork is a erotic dystopian crime film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and Malcolm McDowell.
Banging Miss Daisy is a 1989 American erotic comedy film starring Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman.
The Ten Axioms is a 1956 epic set theory revisionist historical film about a Jewish set theorist (Charlton Heston) who discovers a paradox in the Ten Commandments which threatens to undermine all monotheism.
Superman if by Day, Batman if by Night: The Ben Affleck Story is a 2023 autobiographical film by Ben Affleck.
Alien: First Commandment is a 1979 religious science fiction horror film written and directed by Ridley Scott.
Miracle Whip is a 1981 action-cooking film about an archaeologist (Indiana Jones) seeking a legendary jar of miraculous mayonnaise.

Beyond Plausible

Briefs and the City is a British-American romantic comedy-drama film about four friends, one of whom has an affair with a stranger.

In Other Words

"Static Mat" is a song by Yup from their album Obdurate.
A Pocket Guide to Cholera is a handbook for cholera cosplay.

Are You Sure ...

... that astronomer and academic Geminiano Montanari made the the observation that Algol in the constellation of Perseus varies in brightness?

... that the 1956 epic set theory revisionist historical film The Ten Axioms remains controversial to this day due to its treatment of the axiom of choice?

Selected Anniversaries

1633: Astronomer and academic Geminiano Montanari born. He will make the observation that Algol in the constellation of Perseus varies in brightness.
1849: Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
1867: Mathematician Karl Georg Christian von Staudt dies. He used synthetic geometry to provide a foundation for arithmetic.
1895: Havelock and Herman Hollerith announce plan to collaborate on new data exchange protocol.
1890: The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns.
1944: First successful run of the improved Colossus Mark 2 computer], just in time for the Normandy landings on D-Day. Colossus Mark 2 used shift registers to quintuple the processing speed.

Topic of the Day

Star Trek

"And The Petroleum Shall Leak" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.
"Walnut in the Fold": Scottie must brief a charming alien on recent advances in warp core technology before an immortal malefic spirit takes possession of his flesh and stabs her to death. (Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes)
"And the Corleones Shall Lead" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

Interview

INTERVIEW: "Gnomon Chronicles: An Interview With The Man Who Makes Up Movies - Meet the satirist blurring the line between entertainment and reality…" by Aaron Cowell for Tr!ll online magazine.

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+'''''The Gnomon Chronicles''''' is a work of fiction and nonfiction by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]. Fresh content daily.<br>
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-== On This Day in History: {{#time:F j|now - 6 hours}} ==
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+== Better Than News ==
-{{Selected anniversaries/{{#time:F j|now - 6 hours}}}}
+{{Better Than News/{{#time:F j|now -4 hours}}}}
-== Dramatis Personae ==
+== Beyond Plausible ==
-<gallery>
+{{Beyond Plausible/{{#time:F j|now -4 hours}}}}
-File:Gnomon Chronicles FB banner.jpg|Gnomon Chronicles
-File:Humpty Dumpty At Bat.jpg|link=Humpty Dumpty At Bat|''[[Humpty Dumpty At Bat]]''
-File:Worcester Lunch Car Company (Research Division).jpg|link=Worcester Lunch Car Company (Research Division)|[[Worcester Lunch Car Company (Research Division)]]
-File:Flying Diner.jpg|link=Flying Diner|The [[Flying Diner]]
-File:Alice and Niles Dancing.jpg|link=Alice and Niles Dancing|''Alice and Niles Dancing''
-File:Neptune Slaughter Believe It Or Whaat.jpg|Neptune Slaughter
-File:Clock Head 2.jpg|link=Clock Head 2|[[Clock Head 2]]
-File:Clock Head (da Vinci version).jpg|link=Clock Head|[[Clock Head]]
-File:Fightin' Bert Russell.jpg|link=Bertrand Russell|[[Bertrand Russell|"Fightin'" Bert Russell]].
-File:Red Eyes Fighting.jpg|link=Red Eyes Fighting|''[[Red Eyes Fighting]]''
-File:The Shovel.jpg|link=The Shovel|''[[The Shovel]]''
-File:Six Seconds to Hell.jpg|link=Six Seconds to Hell|''[[Six Seconds to Hell]]''
-File:Judge Havelock With Glass.jpg|link=Judge Havelock With Glass|''[[Judge Havelock With Glass]]''
-File:Havelock.jpg|link=Judge Havelock|[[Judge Havelock]]
-File:Janet Beta Accepts Commission.jpg|link=Janet Beta|''[[Janet Beta Accepts Commission]]''
-File:Janet Beta at ENIAC.jpg|link=Janet Beta at ENIAC|''[[Janet Beta at ENIAC]]''
-File:Leonardo_Draws_Clock_Head.jpg|link=Leonardo Draws Clock Head|''[[Leonardo Draws Clock Head]]''
-File:Pin Man number 1 cover art.jpg|link=Pin Man (nonfiction)|[[Pin Man (nonfiction)|Pin Man #1]]
-File:Pin Man.jpg|link=Pin Man|[[Pin Man]]
-File:Henrietta Bolt.jpg|link=Henrietta Bolt|[[Henrietta Bolt]]
-File:Dard Hunter, Glyph Warden detail.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian (1900s)|[[Niles Cartouchian (1900s)]]
-File:Dard Hunter, Glyph Warden.jpg|link=Dard Hunter, Glyph Warden|''[[Dard Hunter, Glyph Warden]]''
-File:Culvert Origenes and The Governess.jpg|link=Culvert Origenes and The Governess|''Culvert Origenes and The Governess''
-File:The_Custodian_2.jpg|link=The Custodian|2017: [[The Custodian|The Custodian 2]]
-File:The Custodian.jpg|link=The Custodian|[[The Custodian]]
-File:Skip Digits, Conductor.jpg|''Skip Digits, Conductor''
-File:Dennis Paulson of Mars illustration.jpg|link=Dennis Paulson of Mars (illustration)|''[[Dennis Paulson of Mars (illustration)|Dennis Paulson of Mars]]''
-File:Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess.jpg|link=Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess|''[[Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess]]''
-File:The Eel Discovers Time Travel.jpg|link=The Eel Discovers Time Travel|''[[The Eel Discovers Time Travel]]''
-File:The Safe-Cracker.jpg|link=The Safe-Cracker|''The Safe-Cracker''
-File:The Eel Time-Surfing.jpg|link=The Eel Time-Surfing|''[[The Eel Time-Surfing]]''
-File:The Eel Time-Surfing 2.jpg|link=The Eel Time-Surfing 2|''[[The Eel Time-Surfing 2]]''
-File:The Eel Escapes Hydrolab.jpg|link=The Eel Escapes Hydrolab|''[[The Eel Escapes Hydrolab]]''
-File:Alice Beta.jpg|link=Alice Beta|[[Alice Beta]]
-File:Alice Beta Paragliding.jpg|link=Alice Beta Paragliding|''[[Alice Beta Paragliding]]''
-File:Culvert Origenes.jpg|link=Culvert Origenes|[[Culvert Origenes]].
-File:Dave the Gamer.jpg|link=Dave the Gamer|[[Dave the Gamer]]
-File:Asclepius Myrmidon Spear Charge.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon Spear Charge|''[[Asclepius Myrmidon Spear Charge]]''
-File:Asclepius Myrmidon in Advanced Test Reactor.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon|[[Asclepius Myrmidon]]
-File:Asclepius Myrmidon Prepares for Emergency Field Surgery.jpg|link=Asclepius Myrmidon Prepares for Emergency Field Surgery|''[[Asclepius Myrmidon Prepares for Emergency Field Surgery]]''
-File:Baron Zersetzung.jpg|link=Baron Zersetzung|[[Baron Zersetzung]]
-File:Egon Rhodomunde.jpg|link=Egon Rhodomunde|[[Egon Rhodomunde]]
-File:Skip Digits.jpg|link=Skip Digits|[[Skip Digits]]
-File:Cantor Parabola.jpg|link=Cantor Parabola|[[Cantor Parabola]]
-File:Niles Cartouchian.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian (1800s)|[[Niles Cartouchian (1800s)]]
-File:Wallace War-Heels.jpg|link=Wallace War-Heels|[[Wallace War-Heels]]
-File:Radium Jane.jpg|link=Radium Jane|[[Radium Jane]]
-File:Malady.jpg|link=Malady|[[Malady]]
-File:Ultravore.jpg|link=Ultravore|[[Ultravore]]
-File:Mark Twain Interviews Wallace War-Heels.jpg|link=Mark Twain Interviews Wallace War-Heels|''[[Mark Twain Interviews Wallace War-Heels]]''
-File:Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus|''[[Niles Cartouchian and Anton Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus]]''
-File:Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research.jpg|link=Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|Albert Einstein and Alice Beta [[Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|develop new technology for predicting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants]]
-File:Havelock_and_Tesla_telecommunications_research.jpg|link=Havelock and Tesla Research Telecommunication|Havelock and Nikola Tesla conduct [[Havelock and Tesla Research Telecommunication|research into electrical field modulation and data transmission]]
-File:Gambling Den Fight.jpg|link=Gambling Den Fight|[[Baron Zersetzung]] and [[The Eel]] fight in a gambling den
-File:The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling.jpg|link=The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling|The Eel and Radium Jane [[The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling|engage in epic arm-wrestling match]] to determine outcome of wager
-File:Facebook_header_Red_Eyes.jpg|link=Red Eyes Fighting|''[[Red Eyes Fighting]]''
-File:Facebook header Red Eyes Gnomon Chronicles.jpg|link=Red Eyes Fighting|Gnomon Chronicles: ''[[Red Eyes Fighting]]''
-</gallery>
+== In Other Words ==
-For DC comics:
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-<gallery>
+== Are You Sure ... ==
-File:Rafael Volante.jpg|link=Rafael Volante|[[Rafael Volante]] (original character for the DC Comics universe)
-</gallery>
+{{Are You Sure/{{#time:F j|now -4 hours}}}}
-See also:
+== Selected Anniversaries ==
-* [[News archive]]
+{{Selected anniversaries/{{#time:F j|now -4 hours}}}}
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-* [[Special:AllPages|All pages]]
-* [[Special:Search|Search]]
-Those parts of ''Fiction'' which are copyrightable are copyright by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)]]. Where not copyrightable, I have made some effort to say why, and give credit where credit is due.
+== Topic of the Day ==
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+== Interview ==
+'''INTERVIEW''': "[https://www.trillmag.com/entertainment/gnomon-chronicles-an-interview-with-the-man-who-makes-up-movies/ Gnomon Chronicles: An Interview With The Man Who Makes Up Movies - Meet the satirist blurring the line between entertainment and reality…]" by Aaron Cowell for Tr!ll online magazine.
+== Favorites ==
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