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September 20

Better Than News

Amityville Farm is an allegorical political horror film directed by John Halas, Joy Batchelor, and Stuart Rosenberg. It is loosely based on the novella of the same name by George Orwell and Jay Anson.
John Wick 2049 is a science fiction crime film directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Keanu Reeves.
There Will Be Blood is a video game based on the 2007 film There Will Be Blood.
Pacino-Man is a biographical maze video game based on the life of American actor Al Pacino.
NFT Cowboy is a 1969 American buddy drama film about the unlikely friendship between two NFT hustlers: naïve sex worker Joe Buck (Voight), and ailing con man Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo (Hoffman).
Pete and Spidey Face the Mutant is a personal drama self-help film starring Peter Parker and Spider-Man.
King of the Ants in the Pants is a royal insect coronation assembly and melting game designed by royalty-themed game designer Impish Cartwheel Barrel.

Beyond Plausible

Attack of the Dodecahedrons (full title: War of the Worlds 2: Attack of the Dodecahedrons) is a 2023 science fiction antiquities war film.
Clickbait of the Gods is a 2023 American science fiction drama film loosely based on the life of Swiss fantasist Erich von Däniken.
Shai-Hulud Juice is a 2023 science fiction comedy-adventure film directed by Tim Burton and Denis Villeneuve.

In Other Words

The Postman 2: Empire of Coffee is a science fiction dystopian comedy film starring Tom Petty and Kevin Costner.

Are You Sure ...

1977: A series of celestial events occurs, with sightings reported over a vast territory, from Copenhagen and Helsinki in the west to Vladivostok in the east. It is commonly known as the The Petrozavodsk phenomenon after the city of Petrozavodsk in Russia (then in the Soviet Union), where a glowing object which showered the city with numerous rays was widely reported. The nature of the phenomenon is disputed.

• ... that mathematician and crime-fighter Gerolamo Cardano discovered a previously unknown class of Gnomon algorithm functions which detect and prevent crimes against Hypocycloids?

• ... that chemist and physicist James Dewar born. He will invent the vacuum flask, which he will use in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases?

• ... that mathematician and academic Paul Erdős firmly believed mathematics to be a social activity, and that Erdős lived an itinerant lifestyle with the sole purpose of writing mathematical papers with other mathematicians?

• ... that mathematician Vera Faddeeva pioneered the field of linear algebra, andt that her Computational Methods of Linear Algebra (1950) will be widely acclaimed?

Selected Anniversaries

1842: Chemist and physicist James Dewar born. He will invent the vacuum flask, which he will use in conjunction with extensive research into the liquefaction of gases.
1906: Mathematician Vera Faddeeva born. Faddeeva will pioneer the field of linear algebra; her Computational Methods of Linear Algebra (1950) will be widely acclaimed.
1977: A series of celestial events occurs, with sightings reported over a vast territory, from Copenhagen and Helsinki in the west to Vladivostok in the east. It is commonly known as the The Petrozavodsk phenomenon after the city of Petrozavodsk in Russia (then in the Soviet Union), where a glowing object which showered the city with numerous rays was widely reported. The nature of the phenomenon is disputed.
1996: Mathematician and academic Paul Erdős dies. Erdős firmly believed mathematics to be a social activity, living an itinerant lifestyle with the sole purpose of writing mathematical papers with other mathematicians.

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Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock Resents is an American reality television anthology series created and hosted by, and starring, Alfred Hitchcock.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. It features Alfred Hitchcock giving gifts to his family, friends, and complete strangers.