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[[File:Mpls riots umbrella man 2.jpg|thumb|[[Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)]].]]'''''Gnomon Chronicles''''' is a work of [[fiction (nonfiction)|fiction]] and [[nonfiction (nonfiction)|nonfiction]] by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].
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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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Be aware that '''[[Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)]]''' is real.
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== Better Than News == 


He is a masked operative of unknown identity and motive who carefully committed a planned act of property damage during a riot, with at least one accomplice.
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I have a documentary mind.  I document, I chronicle. I do it compulsively every day, always have, it makes me happy. That's why I have a wiki. 
== Beyond Plausible ==


I also write fiction. I do it compulsively every day, always have, it makes me happy. Specifically, little fictions which distort reality ... Alice in Wonderland skits.
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The Gnomon Chronicles wiki combines fiction and nonfiction — it is a deconstructed historical novel, a collection of definitional fabulisms, a half-finished graphic novel. 
== In Other Words ==


In fact I have gone out of my way to conflate the nonfiction with the fiction, that's rather the point of fiction. Sly mashups of incongruous concepts, Spoonerisms or Swifties disguised as restaurants or technologies, downloadable alien liquor computer virus as metaphor for parasitic consumer capitalism, weird ideas fused onto normal ideas ... science fiction and fantasy.  Comic book stuff. Superheroes, time travel. Unforgivable puns.
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But I have always, from the beginning, rigorously labelled all of the nonfictional page titles (nonfiction), and elsewhere noted "nonfiction", and carefully marked "Fictional cross-references". On the fictional pages, I have similarly rigorously provided nonfictional links.
== Are You Sure ... ==


So no matter how unsure you are whether I am wearing my Apollonian hat or my Dionysian garter belt, the clues are always readily available, the answer is no further than one click away.
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Every nonfictional page which has (nonfiction) in the title is a truly nonfictional page written in Wikipedia style.  I mimic Wikipedia in most things (apart from choice of subject matter, and personal opinion or research which I mark as such).
== Selected Anniversaries ==


So I want to make clear that '''[[Minneapolis riots umbrella man (nonfiction)]]''' is no fiction, no flight of fantasy. This is real.
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== 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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Revision as of 09:05, 17 May 2024

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
June 1


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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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

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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    "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)

    "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.

    "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.

Favorites

Hamlet is a 1979 science fiction horror film written and directed by Ridley Scott and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Adam and Eve in Candyland is a 1531 painting by Cranach the Elder.

Lend a Hand voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

Spectrum is a 2015 action-physics film about the scientific organization Spectrum and its enigmatic leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Isaac Newton), who intends to overthrow the dominant paradigm. Co-starring Daniel Craig as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Euglena Junction is a reality television program about the life of Euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists. It is loosely based on the television program Petticoat Junction, with different species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

Spiral Rings 2.
Art is long, life is brave.
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