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== Better Than News ==
== Better Than News ==


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== Beyond Plausible ==
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== In Other Words ==
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== On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction ==
== Selected Anniversaries ==


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== Topic of the Day ==
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 2 September 2024

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Better Than News

  • Harry Potter and the Fight Club of Azkaban is a fantasy black comedy film directed by David Findher and Alfonso Cuarón, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Edward Norton, and Brad Pitt.

    Harry Potter and the Fight Club of Azkaban is a fantasy black comedy film directed by David Findher and Alfonso Cuarón, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Edward Norton, and Brad Pitt.

  • Jeremiah Brubaker is an American prison drama film about newly arrived prison warden Jeremiah Brubaker (Robert Redford), who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system while dealing with the traumatic memories of his mountain man past.

    Jeremiah Brubaker is an American prison drama film about newly arrived prison warden Jeremiah Brubaker (Robert Redford), who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system while dealing with the traumatic memories of his mountain man past.

  • Crown of the Vampire is a historical horror drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

    Crown of the Vampire is a historical horror drama television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Gentle Ben, Bounty Hunter is a 1965 children's novel about the friendship between a large male bear named Ben and a bounty hunter named Mark. The story provided the basis for the 1967 film Gentle Giant Hunter (1967), the popular late 1960s U.S. television series 'Gentle Ben, Bounty Hunter, a 1980s animated cartoon, and two early 2000s made-for-TV movies.

    Gentle Ben, Bounty Hunter is a 1965 children's novel about the friendship between a large male bear named Ben and a bounty hunter named Mark. The story provided the basis for the 1967 film Gentle Giant Hunter (1967), the popular late 1960s U.S. television series 'Gentle Ben, Bounty Hunter, a 1980s animated cartoon, and two early 2000s made-for-TV movies.

  • Cucumber Eyes is a 2021 personal hygiene drama film starring Woody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, and Tim Robbins & Tim Robbins 1.1.

    Cucumber Eyes is a 2021 personal hygiene drama film starring Woody Harrelson, Javier Bardem, and Tim Robbins & Tim Robbins 1.1.

Beyond Plausible

  • Sardaukar Leader is a 1977 tactical level board war game which simulates infantry combat on Arrakis during the betrayal of the Atreides by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV.

    Sardaukar Leader is a 1977 tactical level board war game which simulates infantry combat on Arrakis during the betrayal of the Atreides by the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV.

  • Stranger Tweets is an American social media horror drama television series about a series of nightmarish posts by the citizens of Hawkins, a dystopian company town.

    Stranger Tweets is an American social media horror drama television series about a series of nightmarish posts by the citizens of Hawkins, a dystopian company town.

  • Ghost in the Shell: Forbidden Taco is a 2021 cyberpunk cooking anime film about a supernatural taco which haunts the cafeterias of Public Security Section 9.

    Ghost in the Shell: Forbidden Taco is a 2021 cyberpunk cooking anime film about a supernatural taco which haunts the cafeterias of Public Security Section 9.

  • The Sixxth Sense is a 1999 American supernatural psychological rock music video about a young rock star (Nikki Sixx) claims he can see and talk to dead musicians.

    The Sixxth Sense is a 1999 American supernatural psychological rock music video about a young rock star (Nikki Sixx) claims he can see and talk to dead musicians.

  • "You Don't Bring Me Big Bangs" is a song by cosmologists Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond.

    "You Don't Bring Me Big Bangs" is a song by cosmologists Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond.

In Other Words

  • Field of Cocaine is a 1989 American substance abuse fantasy drama film based on W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel Septum Joe.

    Field of Cocaine is a 1989 American substance abuse fantasy drama film based on W. P. Kinsella's 1982 novel Septum Joe.

  • The HAL 9000 Radio Hour is a music-oriented radio program produced and distributed by HAL 9000.

    The HAL 9000 Radio Hour is a music-oriented radio program produced and distributed by HAL 9000.

  • The Adventure of the Powerful Pill is one of the alleged "lost adventures" of Sherlock Holmes, in which Holmes becomes habituated to Adderall.

    The Adventure of the Powerful Pill is one of the alleged "lost adventures" of Sherlock Holmes, in which Holmes becomes habituated to Adderall.

  • Dye Another Gray is a 2002 spy film which follows James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) as he attempts to stop a deranged hair stylist (John Waters) from releasing a conditioner which turns hair prematurely gray.

    Dye Another Gray is a 2002 spy film which follows James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) as he attempts to stop a deranged hair stylist (John Waters) from releasing a conditioner which turns hair prematurely gray.

  • Knights of the Old Spice Republic is an RPG video game series based Old Spice products and set in the fictional universe of Star Wars by George Lucas and Procter & Gamble.

    Knights of the Old Spice Republic is an RPG video game series based Old Spice products and set in the fictional universe of Star Wars by George Lucas and Procter & Gamble.

Are You Sure

• ... that mathematician Jordan Carson Mark oversaw the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s; and that Mark was able to bring together experts like Edward Teller, Stanislaw Ulam, and Marshall Holloway despite their personal differences?

• ... that a semaphore telegraph is a system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles?

• ... that George Gershwin's I Got Spaces is a tribute to spaces, vectors, metrics, and other mathematical objects?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1453: Doctor, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Engel born. He will publish numerous almanacs, planetary tables, and calendars.

    1453: Doctor, astronomer, and astrologer Johannes Engel born. He will publish numerous almanacs, planetary tables, and calendars.

  • 1729: Astronomer and philosopher Francesco Bianchini dies. Bianchini was secretary of the Papal commission for the reform of the calendar, working on the method to calculate the astronomically correct date for Easter in a given year.

    1729: Astronomer and philosopher Francesco Bianchini dies. Bianchini was secretary of the Papal commission for the reform of the calendar, working on the method to calculate the astronomically correct date for Easter in a given year.

  • 1791: Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore telegraph machine in Paris.

    1791: Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore telegraph machine in Paris.

  • 1931: Premiere of I Got Spaces by George Gershwin. "I got spaces / I got vectors / I got metrics / Who could ask for anything more?"

    1931: Premiere of I Got Spaces by George Gershwin. "I got spaces / I got vectors / I got metrics / Who could ask for anything more?"

  • 1972: The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.

    1972: The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.

  • 1997: Mathematician Jordan Carson Mark dies. He oversaw the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s.

    1997: Mathematician Jordan Carson Mark dies. He oversaw the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s.

Topic of the Day

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