March 4

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Better Than News

  • Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves? (original title: The Empire Never Ended) is a 1968 collection of essays about the history of empires by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Do Empires Dream of Electric Slaves? (original title: The Empire Never Ended) is a 1968 collection of essays about the history of empires by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • Soylent Yellow is a 1973 American agricultural dystopian thriller film about a murder investigation involving the extinction of Cavendish bananas.

    Soylent Yellow is a 1973 American agricultural dystopian thriller film about a murder investigation involving the extinction of Cavendish bananas.

  • Time Enough in Layers: A geologist (Meredith Burgess-Shale) unleashes a global nuclear holocaust in order to find a rare trilobite. (The Twilight Zone: Forbidden Episodes)

    Time Enough in Layers: A geologist (Meredith Burgess-Shale) unleashes a global nuclear holocaust in order to find a rare trilobite. (The Twilight Zone: Forbidden Episodes)

  • Ghost Phone is short documentary film about a man who sees the ghosts of dead cellphones.

    Ghost Phone is short documentary film about a man who sees the ghosts of dead cellphones.

  • Networktown is an American neo-noir thriller drama film about a ruthless entrepreneur (Faye Dunaway) who uses her computer network company to track down "the man with the broken nose".

    Networktown is an American neo-noir thriller drama film about a ruthless entrepreneur (Faye Dunaway) who uses her computer network company to track down "the man with the broken nose".

  • The Silence of Laura Mars is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film a young FBI trainee who is hunting a glamorous fashion photographer who sees real-time visions of the murders of her friends and colleagues.

    The Silence of Laura Mars is a 1991 American psychological horror thriller film a young FBI trainee who is hunting a glamorous fashion photographer who sees real-time visions of the murders of her friends and colleagues.

  • Minty Fresh Potato Chips is a variety of potato chips distributed by Gnomon Chronicles Industries.

    Minty Fresh Potato Chips is a variety of potato chips distributed by Gnomon Chronicles Industries.

  • Edward Jazzhands is a 1990 American fantasy dance film about an artificial humanoid named Edward (Johnny Depp), an unfinished creation who aspires to perform a jazz hands dance number with Bob Fosse.

    Edward Jazzhands is a 1990 American fantasy dance film about an artificial humanoid named Edward (Johnny Depp), an unfinished creation who aspires to perform a jazz hands dance number with Bob Fosse.

  • 2001: A Djinn Chair Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction furniture design film about a mysterious black monolith which reveals exotic pink chairs from beyond time and space.

    2001: A Djinn Chair Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction furniture design film about a mysterious black monolith which reveals exotic pink chairs from beyond time and space.

  • Terminator vs. Lovejoy is a 1984 American science fiction comedy-religion film about a time-traveling robot (Arnold Schwarzenneger) who befriends a Presbylutheran Minister (Timothy Lovejoy Jr.).

    Terminator vs. Lovejoy is a 1984 American science fiction comedy-religion film about a time-traveling robot (Arnold Schwarzenneger) who befriends a Presbylutheran Minister (Timothy Lovejoy Jr.).

Are You Sure

• ... that physicist and chemist Richard C. Tolman made important contributions to theoretical cosmology following Albert Einstein's discovery of general relativity?

• ... that mathematician Hing Tong made contributions to algebraic topology, including a proof of the Katetov–Tong insertion theorem?

• ... that Stillsuit of the Night is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a Fremen (Meryl Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients?

On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction

  • 1702: Thief Jack Sheppard born. He will be arrested and imprisoned five times in 1724 but escape four times from prison, making him a notorious public figure, and wildly popular with the poorer classes.

    1702: Thief Jack Sheppard born. He will be arrested and imprisoned five times in 1724 but escape four times from prison, making him a notorious public figure, and wildly popular with the poorer classes.

  • 1881: Physicist and chemist Richard C. Tolman born. He will make important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity.

    1881: Physicist and chemist Richard C. Tolman born. He will make important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity.

  • Stillsuit of the Night is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a Fremen (Meryl Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients.

    Stillsuit of the Night is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a Fremen (Meryl Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients.

  • 2007: Mathematician Hing Tong dies. He made contributions to algebraic topology, including a proof of the Katetov–Tong insertion theorem.

    2007: Mathematician Hing Tong dies. He made contributions to algebraic topology, including a proof of the Katetov–Tong insertion theorem.

  • 2008: Game designer Gary Gygax dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson.

    2008: Game designer Gary Gygax dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson.

Topic of the Day

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