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Revision as of 07:25, 28 December 2024
The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
April 22
Better Than News
"When Will the Seaview Ascend" is a song by the Three Degrees.
Looking for Mr. Dunbar is a 1977 American crime anthropology film inspired by Robin Dunbar's research on "the number of people you would not feel embarrassed about joining uninvited for a drink if you happened to bump into them in a bar."
Bob & Carol & Ted & Bugsy is a romantic crime drama film starring Elliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Dyan Cannon, and Warren Beatty.
Watergate Down is a 1978 British-American animated historical adventure-drama film loosely based on the life or Richard Nixon.
"The role of the artist is to not look away." —Akira Kurosawa
Beyond Plausible
McRib is a 1979 American science fiction fast-food horror film about an alien sandwich which threatens to destroy the Earth.
Room 101 is an American psychological horror television series starring Lloyd Haynes and Paul Dano.
In Other Words
Stochastic Paladin is an American Western magical reality television series that was produced and originally broadcast by Gnomon Chronicles on both television and radio.
Are You Sure ...
• ... that Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22, that it was first celebrated in 1970, and that Earth Day events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network?
• ... that singer-physicist J. R. Oppenheimer performed his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds" at the Grand Ole Opry on this day, leading to his being summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee?
Selected Anniversaries
1592: Minister, scholar, astronomer, mathematician, cartographer, and inventor Wilhelm Schickard born. He will design and build calculating machines, and invent techniques for producing improved maps.
1904: American physicist and academic J. Robert Oppenheimer born. His achievements in physics will include the Born–Oppenheimer approximation for molecular wavefunctions, and the first prediction of quantum tunneling. Oppenheimer will be called the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project.
1953: Singer-physicist J. R. Oppenheimer performs his hit song "Destroyer of Worlds" at the Grand Ole Opry, leading to his being summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
1954: Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army–McCarthy hearings begins.
1970: The first Earth Day is celebrated.
1978: Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
Topic of the Day
Food and Beverages
Basic Aspic is a 1992 neo-noir erotic cooking film about a San Francisco police culinary detective (Michael Douglas) who investigates the brutal recipes of an enigmatic caterer (Sharon Stone).
Caramel Knowledge is a 1971 American comedy-drama film which follows the candy-eating exploits of two Amherst College roommates (Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel) over a 25-year period.
Jacket Potatoes is an unlicensed transdimensional corporation which functions as an erotic snack food.
Minty Fresh Potato Chips is a variety of potato chips distributed by Gnomon Chronicles Industries.
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.
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