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Latest revision as of 08:41, 3 September 2024

Red Spiral

Better Than News

  • Martin Impossible is an American reality television series hosted by master of disguise Rollin Hand (humorously reprising his role as the Martin in the spy comedy film The Buggy Landau).

    Martin Impossible is an American reality television series hosted by master of disguise Rollin Hand (humorously reprising his role as the Martin in the spy comedy film The Buggy Landau).

  • Swampfellas is a crime horror drama film written by Alan Moore and directed by Martin Scorsese.

    Swampfellas is a crime horror drama film written by Alan Moore and directed by Martin Scorsese.

  • We Need to Talk About Kelvin a 2011 thermodynamics thriller drama film about a low-temperature physics researcher (Tilda Swinton) who struggles to come to terms with her psychopathic son and the horrors he has committed with liquid helium.

    We Need to Talk About Kelvin a 2011 thermodynamics thriller drama film about a low-temperature physics researcher (Tilda Swinton) who struggles to come to terms with her psychopathic son and the horrors he has committed with liquid helium.

  • Easy Runner is an independent science fiction road drama film directed by Peter Fonda and Ridley Scott, and starring Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, and Ridley Scott.

    Easy Runner is an independent science fiction road drama film directed by Peter Fonda and Ridley Scott, and starring Harrison Ford, Dennis Hopper, and Ridley Scott.

  • The Day the Matrix Stood Still is a science fiction thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves.

    The Day the Matrix Stood Still is a science fiction thriller film starring Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves.

  • What Dreams May Gollum is a 1998 American fantasy drama film about a pediatrician (Robin Williams) who is killed in a car crash but lingers on as Gollum of Middle-Earth.

    What Dreams May Gollum is a 1998 American fantasy drama film about a pediatrician (Robin Williams) who is killed in a car crash but lingers on as Gollum of Middle-Earth.

  • Indiana Blunt and the Jungle of Weed is a stoner comedy adventure film starring Harrison Ford and Emily Blunt.

    Indiana Blunt and the Jungle of Weed is a stoner comedy adventure film starring Harrison Ford and Emily Blunt.

  • Great Red Spot Cat Toys is an unlicensed transdimensional corporation which manufactures and distributes novelty oversized laser pointer toys for cats.

    Great Red Spot Cat Toys is an unlicensed transdimensional corporation which manufactures and distributes novelty oversized laser pointer toys for cats.

Beyond Plausible

  • When Harvey Met Sally... is American comedy-drama film about a man (James Stewart) whose best friend is an invisible rabbit, and the ensuing debacle when his girlfriend (Meg Ryan) tries to have him committed to a sanatorium.

    When Harvey Met Sally... is American comedy-drama film about a man (James Stewart) whose best friend is an invisible rabbit, and the ensuing debacle when his girlfriend (Meg Ryan) tries to have him committed to a sanatorium.

  • Barbie Darko: Commitment to Sparkle Motion is a science fiction psychological comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig and Richard Kelly.

    Barbie Darko: Commitment to Sparkle Motion is a science fiction psychological comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig and Richard Kelly.

  • Enemy of the Steak is a 1998 American cooking thriller film about an unsuspecting chef who uncovers a plot by rogue genetic meat engineers to create a human-cattle hybrid.

    Enemy of the Steak is a 1998 American cooking thriller film about an unsuspecting chef who uncovers a plot by rogue genetic meat engineers to create a human-cattle hybrid.

  • The Dark Knight of the Tweet is a violence-themed concept album by the Joker.

    The Dark Knight of the Tweet is a violence-themed concept album by the Joker.

In Other Words

Are You Sure

• ... that Georg Cantor pioneered set theory?

• ... that Emil Artin acquired the nickname “Ma,” short for mathematics, which he came to prefer to his given name, and which virtually everyone who knew him well used?

• ... that television host and media mogul Peter Giblets, best known for his own talk show The Peter Giblets Hour, also created the pioneering but ill-fated reality television game show Who Wants to Be a Chronometer??

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1845: Mathematician and philosopher Georg Cantor born. He will invent set theory, a fundamental area of mathematical inquiry.

    1845: Mathematician and philosopher Georg Cantor born. He will invent set theory, a fundamental area of mathematical inquiry.

  • 1847: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell born. He will patent the telephone in 1876.

    1847: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell born. He will patent the telephone in 1876.

  • 1849 – The Territory of Minnesota was created.

    1849 – The Territory of Minnesota was created.

  • 1898: Mathematician Emil Artin born. He will work on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.

    1898: Mathematician Emil Artin born. He will work on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.

  • 1916: Mathematician and academic Paul Halmos born. He will make fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).

    1916: Mathematician and academic Paul Halmos born. He will make fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, statistics, operator theory, ergodic theory, and functional analysis (in particular, Hilbert spaces).

  • 2017: Steganographic analysis of Peter Giblets illustration unexpectedly reveals "at least a terabyte of encrypted data, apparently a 'Best of Peter Giblets' compilation."

    2017: Steganographic analysis of Peter Giblets illustration unexpectedly reveals "at least a terabyte of encrypted data, apparently a 'Best of Peter Giblets' compilation."

Topic of the Day

Non-Fungible Tokens

  • Ocean's NFTs is a 2001 American NFT heist film about NFT broker Danny Ocean (George Clooney), who plans to delete $160 million in ape NFTs belonging to zoo-themed casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy García).

    Ocean's NFTs is a 2001 American NFT heist film about NFT broker Danny Ocean (George Clooney), who plans to delete $160 million in ape NFTs belonging to zoo-themed casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy García).

  • The Lord of the NFTs is an epic fantasy NFT film about a software developer (Sauron) who creates the One NFT to maximize return on investment from Men, Dwarves, and Elves.

    The Lord of the NFTs is an epic fantasy NFT film about a software developer (Sauron) who creates the One NFT to maximize return on investment from Men, Dwarves, and Elves.

  • The Brother From NFT Planet is a 1984 American science fiction film about a non-fungible token-based extraterrestrial trapped on Earth.

    The Brother From NFT Planet is a 1984 American science fiction film about a non-fungible token-based extraterrestrial trapped on Earth.

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