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Latest revision as of 12:29, 21 August 2024
Better Than News
Modern dance geology company Rhizolith Group debuts a new work, "Coriolis Force and Particulate Deposit Patterns in Paleoglacial Sedimentary Deposits".
"Walk On By Under the Boardwalk" is a song first recorded by Dionne Warwick and the Drifters.
Thomas Crown 2: Curse of the Diamond Skull is an American drama film about a wealthy art thief (Pierce Brosnan) who makes promises to Damien Hirst which he has no intention of fulfilling. Co-starring Damien Hirst's lawyer as Comic Relief Guy (uncredited).
Nikki 9: Lost in the Upside-Down is a science fiction rock video television series about a small ragdoll-like rock star who awakens shortly after the end of mankind, and must find several other band members figure out the mystery behind humanity's destruction while tangling with the vicious creations of a massive soul-stealing machine (Universal Music Group).
Nimrod Ichneumon, Parasite Hunter is a superhero entomology television series about a team of entomologists who hunt down and curb the vigor of the world's most prolific and troublesome parasite populations.
Thumper King is an international chain of spiced hamburger fast food restaurants.
Beyond Plausible
The Fortress of Soul Train is a recording studio and sound stage owned and operated by Superman.
In Other Words
"Nightgowns in White Satin" is a song by the Doubly Some, written and composed by Nudity Wash Jar.
Are You Sure
... that Caesar and the Pirates is an action-Empire comic strip created by Julius Caesar, which originally ran from his birth to his death?
Selected Anniversaries
413 BC: A lunar eclipse caused panic among the sailors of the Athens fleet and thus affected the outcome of a crucial battle in the Peloponnesian War.
1789: With the first use of his new 1.2 m (3.9 ft) telescope, then the largest in the world, William Herschel discovered a new moon of Saturn, which was later named Enceladus.
1801: Mathematician and philosopher Antoine Augustin Cournot born. He will introduce the ideas of functions and probability into economic analysis.
1916: Sociologist and author C. Wright Mills born. He will be published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.
Topic of the Day
Batman
The Wordler is a 2022 American superhero film about about a word puzzle author who targets Gotham's elite.
The Dark Lights is a 2008 product placement superhero film about a crusading District Attorney (Aaron Eckhart) who must stop the Smoker (Heath Ledger) from flooding Gotham City with cheap off-brand light cigarettes.