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Revision as of 03:59, 10 August 2024

Two Creatures 3.

The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
February 1

Better Than News

  • Harry Potter and the Rabbit of Azkaban is an American science fiction psychological fantasy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson.

    Harry Potter and the Rabbit of Azkaban is an American science fiction psychological fantasy thriller film written and directed by Richard Kelly, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson.

  • Barbenheimer is an American historical fantasy comedy-thriller war film starring Margot Robbie, Cillian Murphy, and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan.

    Barbenheimer is an American historical fantasy comedy-thriller war film starring Margot Robbie, Cillian Murphy, and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Greta Gerwig and Christopher Nolan.

  • White Shaft is a 2008 action-crime film directed by Richard Roundtree and starring Robert Downey Jr. as private commando John Shaft.

    White Shaft is a 2008 action-crime film directed by Richard Roundtree and starring Robert Downey Jr. as private commando John Shaft.

  • Get Carter Get is a crime drama film directed by Mike Hodges and Tom Tykwer, starring Michael Caine and Franke Potente.

    Get Carter Get is a crime drama film directed by Mike Hodges and Tom Tykwer, starring Michael Caine and Franke Potente.

  • Den Overraskende Veludstyrede Lille Kanonbåd ("The Surprisingly Well-Equipped Small Gunboat") is a story by Danish author and military historiographer Hans Christian Andersen.

    Den Overraskende Veludstyrede Lille Kanonbåd ("The Surprisingly Well-Equipped Small Gunboat") is a story by Danish author and military historiographer Hans Christian Andersen.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

  • Bone Eater 5 is an American science fiction horror television series starring Bruce Boxleitner.

    Bone Eater 5 is an American science fiction horror television series starring Bruce Boxleitner.

Are You Sure ...

• ... that the film How to NFT a Millionaire is not itself an NFT?

• ... that physicist and academic Werner Heisenberg (5 December 1901 – 1 February 1976) introduced the uncertainty principle — a principle in quantum mechanics which may be expressed by any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known?

• ... that the British-American film The Prime Directive of Miss Jean Brodie was inspired by an actual violation of the Prime Directive?

• ... that physicist and mathematician Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (13 August 1819 – 1 February 1903) made pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics?

• ... that Humbugs candy contains flavored neo-pheromones, and that each color expresses a different flavor of anger?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1462: Polymath Johannes Trithemius born. He will be remembered as a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer, and occultist.

    1462: Polymath Johannes Trithemius born. He will be remembered as a lexicographer, chronicler, cryptographer, and occultist.

  • 1893: Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.

    1893: Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.

  • 1903: Physicist and mathematician Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet dies. He made pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics.

    1903: Physicist and mathematician Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet dies. He made pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations) and to physical optics.

  • 1976: Physicist and academic Werner Heisenberg dies. He introduced the uncertainty principle -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known.

    1976: Physicist and academic Werner Heisenberg dies. He introduced the uncertainty principle -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known.

  • 1988: Premiere of Small, a 1988 American fantasy comedy film about Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks), an film star who makes a wish to be "a kid again" and is then reverted to childhood overnight.

    1988: Premiere of Small, a 1988 American fantasy comedy film about Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks), an film star who makes a wish to be "a kid again" and is then reverted to childhood overnight.

Topic of the Day

Star Trek

  • Star Trek: Abel and Cain is a 2022 American revisionist Biblical science fiction adventure story about two brothers whose careers take them in different directions.

    Star Trek: Abel and Cain is a 2022 American revisionist Biblical science fiction adventure story about two brothers whose careers take them in different directions.

  • "Bele and Lokai" is a song by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney from their Star Trek themed album Let That Be Your Last Living in Perfect Battlefield.

    "Bele and Lokai" is a song by Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney from their Star Trek themed album Let That Be Your Last Living in Perfect Battlefield.

  • "Pale Blue Tights" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek. The episodes features a cameo appearance by American rock band the Velvet Underground.

    "Pale Blue Tights" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek. The episodes features a cameo appearance by American rock band the Velvet Underground.

  • The Kinski Within is a science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski and William Shatner.

    The Kinski Within is a science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski and William Shatner.

  • The Prime Directive of Miss Jean Brodie is a British-American science fiction anthropology film about a teacher at Starfleet Academy who strays from the school's curriculum, romanticizing fascist leaders like General Chang and Admiral Cartwright, ultimately leading her to defy the Prime Directive.

    The Prime Directive of Miss Jean Brodie is a British-American science fiction anthropology film about a teacher at Starfleet Academy who strays from the school's curriculum, romanticizing fascist leaders like General Chang and Admiral Cartwright, ultimately leading her to defy the Prime Directive.

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

Spiral Rings 2.

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.

The Candidate: Endgame is an American political science fiction drama film about leftist lawyer Bill McKay (Robert Redford), who is recruited by Hydra to run for World Security Council Secretary seat against admired Republican Thanos (Josh Brolin).

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.

The Nixie Economy: How black market Nixie tubes fuel the underground economy is a nonfiction book by mathematician and Gnomon algorithm theorist Alice Beta about the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes.

Lend a Hand voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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.

Art is long, life is brave.
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