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'''''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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== Better Than News == 


File:The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Raspberries.jpg|link=The City on the Edge of Raspberries|Screenshot from [[The City on the Edge of Raspberries]], one of the so-called "[[Star Trek: Forbidden Episodes|Forbidden Episodes]]" of the television program Star Trek.
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File:Oort Cloud Follies.jpg|link=Oort Cloud Follies|Oort Cloud Follies - August 1 - 3, 2020. All participants must agree to survey a sector of the Cloud. Media relations provided by the ''Journal of Irresponsible Astronomy''.
== Beyond Plausible ==


File:The Terroir.jpg|link=The Terroir|''[[The Terroir]]'' is a 2007 novel by Canadian-American author Mason S. Minds which tells a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition of HMS ''Erebus'' and HMS ''Terror'' to the Arctic, in 1845–1848, to locate the fabled Northwest Vineyards. While Franklin and his crew are plagued by starvation and illness, and forced to contend with cheap merlot and cannibalism, they are stalked across the bleak Arctic landscape by the Phylloxerum, a supernaturally cold-resistant swarm of vine-eating parasites.
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File:SS MINNOW pitch.jpg|link=SS Minnow (TV series)|''[[SS Minnow (TV series)|SS Minnow]]'' is a dramatic television program set on a purported "uncharted desert island" during the Second World War. The plot is loosely based on actual military-industrial-criminal efforts to develop the [[Fictional yet illegal|fictional yet illegal]] drug [[Clandestiphrine]].
== In Other Words ==


File:GILLIGAN'S ISLAND - page from script stamped SS MINNOW.png|link=SS Minnow (TV series)|Page from ''[[SS Minnow (TV series)|SS Minnow]]'' script showing the "SS MINNOW" stamp.
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File:Custodian_cleaning_up_Brusts_LotR.jpg|Aftermath of the "[[The Lord of the Rings (Steven Brust novel)|Lord of the Rings]]" disaster, physicist and raconteur Steven Brust's unauthorized (and now preliminated) experiment in [[high-energy literature]].
== Are You Sure ... ==


File:Frank and Dave discuss Sil.jpg|link=2001: A Species Odyssey|''[[2001: A Species Odyssey]]'' is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover an alien-human hybrid child stowed away on their spaceship.
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File:CSI_Reptile_Gastrointestinal_Unit.jpg|link=CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit|[[CSI: Reptile Gastrointestinal Unit]] is a television crime drama show featuring a team of herpetological gastroenterologists who solve crimes related to reptile ingestion, digestion, and excretion.
== Selected Anniversaries ==


File:Cthulhu reviews the Exploding Head sequence from Scanners.jpg|link=Cthulhu at the Movies|In tonight's episode of [[Cthulhu at the Movies]], malevolent supernatural entity and renowned cineaste Cthulhu reviews the exploding head sequence from David Cronenberg's documentary film ''Scanners''.
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File:The Super-Hungry Parasite.jpg|link=The Super-Hungry Parasite|''[[The Super-Hungry Parasite]]'' is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by parasitologist Rice Clear, first published by the Gnomon Chronicles on July 10, 2020. The book features a polymorphic alien organism which demonstrates a wide range of parasitic behaviors, eating its way through a variety of hosts before pupating and emerging as [REDACTED]. The winner of many children's literature awards and an ongoing series of emergency xenoparasitology research grants, it has infected almost 50 million hosts worldwide.
== Topic of the Day ==


File:They_Live,_We_Eat.jpg|link=They Live, We Eat|Promotional art for ''[[They Live, We Eat]]'', a short documentary film about how restaurants specializing in alien cuisine are coping with business and xenobiological issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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File:Alien Gourmand.jpg|link=Alien Gourmand|Title card for ''[[Alien Gourmand]]'' (Season One).
== Interview ==


File:Phoenix 1.jpg|link=Phoenix 1 (nonfiction)|July 23, 2020: Signed first edition of ''[[Phoenix 1 (nonfiction)|Phoenix 1]]'' stolen from the Walker Art Center in [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] in a daring daylight robbery by agents of the criminal mathematical function [[Gnotilus]].
'''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.


File:Evil begets evil, Mister President.jpg|link=Evil begets evil, Mister President|[[Evil begets evil, Mister President]].
== Favorites ==


File:Think_Clearly_But_Don't_Let_It_Cloud_Your_Judgement.jpg|link=Think Clearly But Don't Let It Cloud Your Judgement|[[Think Clearly But Don't Let It Cloud Your Judgement]].
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Revision as of 08:04, 18 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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