November 19
Better Than News
Plan 9 from Dark City is a science fiction horror film written and directed by Ed Wood and Alex Proyas.
Repo Cat is a science fiction comedy film about a cat who must save the Earth from four dead aliens.
Quantum of Sawdust is a 2008 British spy film about an MI6 quartermaster (Daniel Craig) who must stop a document shredding corporation from stealing the Strategic Pulp Reserve at Fort Knox.
The Three Stigmata of David Holden is a 1982 science fiction film starring Morgan Paull, Harrison Ford, and Daryl Hannah, based on the religious horror novel Palm Bleeder by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
Thor: Surströmming is a science fiction superhero foodie adventure film starring Chris Hemsworth and Gordon Ramsay.
Dial W for Wrongful Death is a 1954 American crime thriller film about an attorney (Ray Milland) who wants to have his wealthy wife (Grace Kelly) murdered so he can get his hands on her law firm. When he discovers her having an affair with Rudy Giuliani, he comes up with the perfect plan to kill her.
Beyond Plausible
The Pompeii and Circumstance Marches (full title: Pomp and Circumstance Psychedelic Rock Marches) are a series of five (or six) marches for orchestra composed by Pink Floyd in collaboration with Sir Edward Elgar.
Turtles to the Rescue! is a cautionary adventure story for turtles.
A stoic, a humanist, and a Unitarian walk into a bar. But not me. I lower the bar.
In Other Words
Are You Sure
... that mathematician Curt Meyer (19 November 1919 – 18 April 2011) contributed to number theory, discovering an alternative solution to the class number 1 problem?
Topic of the Day
Books
Animal Bank is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell. It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic bank animals who rebel against their human board of directors, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the bank ends up in a state as bad as it was before.
Annie Got Her Gun is an anti-war Western comedy novel by American novelist Dalton Trumbo about sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
Today We Rinse, Tomorrow We Boil is a rice-and-pasta mystery novel in the Salty MacTavish Mystery Series.