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'''''Fiction''''' is a work of [[fiction (nonfiction)|fiction]] and [[nonfiction (nonfiction)|nonfiction]] by [[Karl Jones (nonfiction)|Karl Jones]].
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== Better Than News ==   
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== Beyond Plausible ==


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== Dramatis Personae ==
== In Other Words ==


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File:The Eel Escapes Hydrolab.jpg|link=The Eel Escapes Hydrolab|[[The Eel Escapes Hydrolab|The Eel]]
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File:Lud assistant number one.jpg|link=Lud assistant number one|[[Lud assistant number one]]
File:Rafael Volante.jpg|link=Rafael Volante|[[Rafael Volante]]
File:Pin Man.jpg|link=Pin Man|[[Pin Man]]
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== Scenes ==
== Are You Sure ... ==


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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.
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== About Fiction ==
== Selected Anniversaries ==


''Fiction'' is, in fact, a mosaic of non-fiction and fiction.
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Sections of text marked "(nonfiction)" are nonfiction, and can be trusted as nonfiction.
== Topic of the Day ==


All other sections are my fictions, where I assert fictional facts, often interlaced with nonfictional facts.
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See also:
== Interview ==


* [[News archive]]
'''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.
* [[Special:Random|Random page]]
* [[Special:Categories|Categories]]
* [[Special:AllPages|All pages]]
* [[Special:Search|Search]]


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== Favorites ==
 
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Revision as of 07:33, 26 June 2024

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
June 29

Better Than News

  • Assault on Birdcage 13 is an action comedy thriller film directed by John Carpenter and Mike Nichols, and starring Robin Williams, Austin Stoker, Gene Hackman, and Darwin Joston.

    Assault on Birdcage 13 is an action comedy thriller film directed by John Carpenter and Mike Nichols, and starring Robin Williams, Austin Stoker, Gene Hackman, and Darwin Joston.

  • Bierced is a 1999 American supernatural horror-lexicography film starring Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce. It is loosely based on the life of writer Ambrose Bierce.

    Bierced is a 1999 American supernatural horror-lexicography film starring Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce. It is loosely based on the life of writer Ambrose Bierce.

  • The Witches of Hairspray is a comedy supernatural thriller film written and directed by John Water and George Miller.

    The Witches of Hairspray is a comedy supernatural thriller film written and directed by John Water and George Miller.

  • From Russia With Laughs is a spy comedy television series starring Bob Newhart.

    From Russia With Laughs is a spy comedy television series starring Bob Newhart.

  • Night Courtship is an American television sitcom set in the night shift of a Manhattan couples counselling clinic presided over by a young, unorthodox psychologist, Harold "Harry" T. Stone (portrayed by Harry Anderson).

    Night Courtship is an American television sitcom set in the night shift of a Manhattan couples counselling clinic presided over by a young, unorthodox psychologist, Harold "Harry" T. Stone (portrayed by Harry Anderson).

  • Cretaceous Twitter is a time travel research project which extends Twitter into the Cretaceous period.

    Cretaceous Twitter is a time travel research project which extends Twitter into the Cretaceous period.

  • The Crack in Babel is a 1966 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. It was adapted for film by Alejandro Iñárritu in 2006.

    The Crack in Babel is a 1966 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. It was adapted for film by Alejandro Iñárritu in 2006.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

  • "Someone Took My Meds Tonight" is a song by Elton John.

    "Someone Took My Meds Tonight" is a song by Elton John.

  • Glumly Guy is an American animated drama television series about Peter Griffin, a man who is sad because he has to take the court-ordered medication to control his "remember that one time" fantasies.

    Glumly Guy is an American animated drama television series about Peter Griffin, a man who is sad because he has to take the court-ordered medication to control his "remember that one time" fantasies.

  • 2001: A Goose Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction nursery rhyme film.

    2001: A Goose Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction nursery rhyme film.

Are You Sure ...

... that physicist Boris Yakovlevich Podolsky worked with Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen on entangled wave functions and the EPR paradox?

... that Intercontinental Ballistic Pizza is a transdimensional pizza delivery service based in the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1818: Astronomer, academic, and Jesuit Angelo Secchi born. Secchi will be a pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy, and one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star.

    1818: Astronomer, academic, and Jesuit Angelo Secchi born. Secchi will be a pioneer of astronomical spectroscopy, and one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star.

  • 1868: Astronomer and journalist George Ellery Hale born. He will discover magnetic fields in sunspots, and be leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes.

    1868: Astronomer and journalist George Ellery Hale born. He will discover magnetic fields in sunspots, and be leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes.

  • 1895: Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley dies. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

    1895: Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley dies. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

  • 1896: Physicist Boris Yakovlevich Podolsky born. He will work with Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen on entangled wave functions and the EPR paradox.

    1896: Physicist Boris Yakovlevich Podolsky born. He will work with Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen on entangled wave functions and the EPR paradox.

  • 2010: Chemist Marc Julia dies. Julia (along with his colleague Jean-Marc Paris) discovered the Julia olefination reaction in 1973.

    2010: Chemist Marc Julia dies. Julia (along with his colleague Jean-Marc Paris) discovered the Julia olefination reaction in 1973.

Topic of the Day

Electricity

  • Twisted Pair Sister was an American heavy metal band and network technology company originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York.

    Twisted Pair Sister was an American heavy metal band and network technology company originally from Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, and later based on Long Island, New York.

  • Ionic Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, famed for its chemical bonding, both the bonding of oppositely charged ions, and the bonding of two atoms with sharply different electronegativities.

    Ionic Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, famed for its chemical bonding, both the bonding of oppositely charged ions, and the bonding of two atoms with sharply different electronegativities.

  • "Static Mat" is a song by Yup from their album Obdurate.

    "Static Mat" is a song by Yup from their album Obdurate.

  • Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

    Liquid Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (LCCBB) is a downloadable, user-reprogrammable cologne. The bottle's distinctive automobile design has an unusual feature — two decorative spare tires which conceal a Fleming valve. When activated, the valve emits "putt-putts" of ionized cologne.

  • NiCaddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film about Nickel–cadmium battery technology.

    NiCaddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film about Nickel–cadmium battery technology.

  • Dynamo Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; March 1, 1917 – February 24, 1994) was an American electrical engineer, singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to prominence as an engineer artist during the Bell Telephone era.

    Dynamo Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; March 1, 1917 – February 24, 1994) was an American electrical engineer, singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to prominence as an engineer artist during the Bell Telephone era.

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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