November 13
Better Than News
When Harry Met Sally 2: Presidio Nights is an American crime drama comedy romance film starring Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, and Sean Connery.
The Matrix Candidate is an American psychological science fiction political thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme and the Wachowskis, starring Denzel Washington and Keanu Reeves.
"Like a Kraken" is a song by Madonna.
A Lawnmower of Theseus is a lawnmower that has had all of its components replaced.
"Order Up for Socrates" is a prank where I say "Socrates" when the clerk asks what name to call when my order is ready.
The Erotic Phaser Cosplay Society is an autonomous cosplay collective dedicated to erotic Star Trek cosplay with an emphasis on fetishistic devotion to the phaser rifle.
Edge of Renewal is a 2015 historical war drama film about the Millenia-long conflict between Man and his works.
Are You Sure
• ... that mathematician and theorist Alexander Grothendieck (28 March 1928 – 13 November 2014) was the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry?
On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction
1841: Surgeon and gentleman scientist James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
1969: Actor Gerard Butler born.
2014: Mathematician and theorist Alexander Grothendieck dies. He was the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.
2017: Action-adventure film London Has Swollen opens to rave reviews.
Topic of the Day
Automobiles
Days of Wine and Thunder is an American action drama film starring Tom Cruise, Lee Remick, and Jack Lemmon.
Hummeresque is a 1920 American silent drama film about a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General.
"He thinks he can sit it out and still tweet a slice? I know why they call him the Tweetman." (The Dark Tweet).
Tacky is an American sitcom about the employees of the fictional Sunshine Adhesives Company in Manhattan.
Triumph of the Wheel is a short documentary film about the invention of the wheel.
