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The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
November 27

Better Than News

  • Blood on the Sorcerer is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and German electronic music band Tangerine Dream.

    Blood on the Sorcerer is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and German electronic music band Tangerine Dream.

  • Replicant Vice is an American crime drama television series starring Harrison Ford and Roy Batty.

    Replicant Vice is an American crime drama television series starring Harrison Ford and Roy Batty.

  • Three Days of the Sundance Kid is an American Western thriller film starring Robert Redford as a bookish CIA researcher who comes back from lunch one day to discover that his co-workers have joined Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang and intend to kill him.

    Three Days of the Sundance Kid is an American Western thriller film starring Robert Redford as a bookish CIA researcher who comes back from lunch one day to discover that his co-workers have joined Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang and intend to kill him.

  • The Adventures of Ellen Barkin Across the Eighth Dimension is a television series starring historian and actor Ellen Barkin.

    The Adventures of Ellen Barkin Across the Eighth Dimension is a television series starring historian and actor Ellen Barkin.

  • Gnomes: El Mariachis is a documentary film which explores the lives and music of gnomes in Mariachi bands, in Mexico and around the world. Shown here: the contest with Los Piernas Altas (The Tall Legs) scene.

    Gnomes: El Mariachis is a documentary film which explores the lives and music of gnomes in Mariachi bands, in Mexico and around the world. Shown here: the contest with Los Piernas Altas (The Tall Legs) scene.

  • The Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101) is a face-on dartboard-type galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Pseudo.

    The Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101) is a face-on dartboard-type galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Pseudo.

  • Turing Completeness Adventure Stories— "Chilling and informative tales of Turing Machines — rule sets which are able to recognize or decide other data-manipulation rule sets."

    Turing Completeness Adventure Stories— "Chilling and informative tales of Turing Machines — rule sets which are able to recognize or decide other data-manipulation rule sets."

  • 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.

  • The Annihilation of Oz is a 2018 American science fiction musical fantasy horror film starring Margaret Hamilton and Natalie Portman.

    The Annihilation of Oz is a 2018 American science fiction musical fantasy horror film starring Margaret Hamilton and Natalie Portman.

Beyond Plausible

  • Boats Against the Current is a short documentary film about Salty MacTavish.

    Boats Against the Current is a short documentary film about Salty MacTavish.

  • Night Fondue is a 1975 American neo-noir film about a Los Angeles health inspector (Gene Hackman) who uncovers a series of sinister events while searching for the missing teenage daughter of a former dairy farmer.

    Night Fondue is a 1975 American neo-noir film about a Los Angeles health inspector (Gene Hackman) who uncovers a series of sinister events while searching for the missing teenage daughter of a former dairy farmer.

  • "Tweet Talkin' Woman" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra.

    "Tweet Talkin' Woman" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra.

  • "Tweeting" is a song about the singer's inability to "forget my interactions with Twitter".

    "Tweeting" is a song about the singer's inability to "forget my interactions with Twitter".

In Other Words

Are You Sure ...

• ... that the Berners Street hoax (27 November 1810) brought traffic to a standstill in parts of London?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1701: Astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Anders Celsius born. In 1742 he will propose the Celsius temperature scale which today bears his name.

    1701: Astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Anders Celsius born. In 1742 he will propose the Celsius temperature scale which today bears his name.

  • 1754: Mathematician and theorist Abraham de Moivre dies. His book on probability theory, The Doctrine of Chances, was prized by gamblers of his day.

    1754: Mathematician and theorist Abraham de Moivre dies. His book on probability theory, The Doctrine of Chances, was prized by gamblers of his day.

  • 1810: The Berners Street hoax brings traffic to a standstill in parts of London.

    1810: The Berners Street hoax brings traffic to a standstill in parts of London.

  • 1852: Mathematician and writer Ada Lovelace dies. She did pioneering work in symbolic languages for machine processes, developing what will later be called computer programs for Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

    1852: Mathematician and writer Ada Lovelace dies. She did pioneering work in symbolic languages for machine processes, developing what will later be called computer programs for Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.

  • 1971: The The Mars 2 landing module crashes on Mars after its parachute fails to deploy.

    1971: The The Mars 2 landing module crashes on Mars after its parachute fails to deploy.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars observes a moment of silence in memory of the forty-sixth anniversary of the Mars 2 crash.

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars observes a moment of silence in memory of the forty-sixth anniversary of the Mars 2 crash.

Topic of the Day

Cocktails

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Spiral Rings 2.

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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