May 19
Better Than News
Napoleon: Rise of the Machines is an epic science fiction historical thriller film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Linda Hamilton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Matrix of Dreams is a 1989 science fiction sports fantasy film starring Kevin Costner.
Quantum of Sawdust is a 2008 British spy film about an MI6 quartermaster (Daniel Craig) who must stop a document shredding corporation from stealing the Strategic Pulp Reserve at Fort Knox.
"The Trouble With Triffids" wins the Caldecott Medal for Children's literature.
The Fleeing Nun is an American animated religion-comedy television series about Sister Bertrille (Sally Field), a Catholic nun who is relentless wooed by an atheist coyote.
Beyond Plausible
Goodfellas: Origins is a children's crime drama comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino.
Hot Pockets Fusion is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from microwaveable turnovers generally containing one or more types of cheese, meat, or vegetables. Shown here: Tokamak Snacks.
In Other Words
"Wanton Ethic, Enemies Pout" is an anagram of Once Upon a Time in the West.
2001: A Tweet Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction social media film about a mysterious black monolith which tweets messages from beyond time and spaces.
Are You Sure
• ... that the Soviet Union's Mars 2 unmanned space probe reached Mars and entered its atmosphere on November 27, 1971, but the module crashed on the surface of Mars and all contact was lost after its parachute failed to deploy?
• ... that Napoleon Bonaparte actually played chess against the Mechanical Turk, a chess-playing machine, as depicted in the historical drama film Napoleon: Rise of the Machines?
Topic of the Day
Books
A Game of Hustlers is a 1959 novel by Walter Tevis and George R.R. Martin about Daenerys Targaryen, a young pool hustler who challenges Baratheon Fats for the Westeros Championship Tournament.
Charlotte's Animal Farm is an allegorical novel by George Orwell and E.B. White.