April 22
Better Than News
"When Will the Seaview Ascend" is a song by the Three Degrees.
CSI: Coruscant is a science fiction procedural forensics crime drama television series about a team of detectives who investigate the destruction of the Death Star.
The Usual Jokers is a neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Tim Burton and Bryan Singer, starring Jack Nicholson and Kevin Spacey.
Bob & Carol & Ted & Bugsy is a romantic crime drama film starring Elliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Dyan Cannon, and Warren Beatty.
When Harry Metric Sally... is a 1989 American romantic comedy film about two engineers (Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) which follows their lives from the time they learn the metric system, through twelve years of surveying New York City.
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
"When I use Huffman coding," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."
In Other Words
When a Stranger Thing Calls is a science fiction psychological horror television series.
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?
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.