December 12

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Better Than News

  • When You're Smiley is a 2018 spy novel by John le Carré. Plot: spymaster George Smiley is called out of retirement to investigate the death of Louis Armstrong. Smiley learns that Armstrong had discovered information that will lead to a final confrontation with their mutual nemesis, the Soviet intelligence officer Karla.

    When You're Smiley is a 2018 spy novel by John le Carré. Plot: spymaster George Smiley is called out of retirement to investigate the death of Louis Armstrong. Smiley learns that Armstrong had discovered information that will lead to a final confrontation with their mutual nemesis, the Soviet intelligence officer Karla.

  • O Snow Crash, Where Art Thou? is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson. It was adapted for film in 2000 by the Coen Brothers.

    O Snow Crash, Where Art Thou? is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson. It was adapted for film in 2000 by the Coen Brothers.

  • You're Tripping Balls, Charlie Brown a 2006 American adult animated science fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Linklater. It is loosely based on the short story "You're a Good Man in the High Castle, Charlie Brown" by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    You're Tripping Balls, Charlie Brown a 2006 American adult animated science fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Linklater. It is loosely based on the short story "You're a Good Man in the High Castle, Charlie Brown" by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • Snoopy vs. Godzilla is an epic comedy kaiju film.

    Snoopy vs. Godzilla is an epic comedy kaiju film.

  • One C.H.O.M.P. at a Time is an American television sitcom about a young inventor (Valerie Bertinelli) who creates C.H.O.M.P.S. ("Canine HOMe Protection System"), a robotic dog for use as part of a home protection system.

    One C.H.O.M.P. at a Time is an American television sitcom about a young inventor (Valerie Bertinelli) who creates C.H.O.M.P.S. ("Canine HOMe Protection System"), a robotic dog for use as part of a home protection system.

  • "Back on the Supply Chain Gang" is a song by Chrissie Hynde and the Department of Corrections.

    "Back on the Supply Chain Gang" is a song by Chrissie Hynde and the Department of Corrections.

Beyond Plausible

  • Dune, Where's My Cargo? is a science fiction comedy stoner film about Paul Atreides (Ashton Kutcher), who finds himself unable to remember where he parked his spice crawler after a night of Water of Life recklessness.

    Dune, Where's My Cargo? is a science fiction comedy stoner film about Paul Atreides (Ashton Kutcher), who finds himself unable to remember where he parked his spice crawler after a night of Water of Life recklessness.

  • "Unobtainum must be obtained, or the Empire is doomed." (From "Avatar, Avatar", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.)

    "Unobtainum must be obtained, or the Empire is doomed." (From "Avatar, Avatar", one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.)

  • Matrix of Theseus is a 1999 dystopian science fiction philosophy lecture narrated by Keanu Reeves.

    Matrix of Theseus is a 1999 dystopian science fiction philosophy lecture narrated by Keanu Reeves.

  • "A Man With No Phone" is a song by the folk rock band America.

    "A Man With No Phone" is a song by the folk rock band America.

In Other Words

  • Bigger truths have smaller truths Within their facts to bind 'em And those facts have smaller facts And so on, till you find 'em. —"Siphonaptera 2"

    Bigger truths have smaller truths
    Within their facts to bind 'em
    And those facts have smaller facts
    And so on, till you find 'em.
    —"Siphonaptera 2"

Are You Sure

• ... that astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt (4 July 1868 – 12 December 1921) discovered the relation between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars?

• ... that Break In at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic heist film about Holly Getlightly (Audrey Hepburn), a naïve, eccentric café society con artist who falls in love with a struggling safecracker?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1204: Rabbi, philosopher, astronomer, and physician Maimonides dies.

    1204: Rabbi, philosopher, astronomer, and physician Maimonides dies.

  • 1685: Mathematician John Pell dies. He expanded the scope of algebra in the theory of equations.

    1685: Mathematician John Pell dies. He expanded the scope of algebra in the theory of equations.

  • 1862: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.

    1862: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by an electrically detonated mine.

  • 1901: Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.

    1901: Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.

  • 1921: Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt dies. She discovered the relation between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars.

    1921: Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt dies. She discovered the relation between the luminosity and the period of Cepheid variable stars.

  • 1966: The Beatles release Dr. Robber.

    1966: The Beatles release Dr. Robber.

Topic of the Day

Alien (film)

  • Tantrum is a 1979 shopping fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott 1.1 and written by [REDACTED] which follows an ensemble case of shoppers aboard the commercial space shopping mall Nostromo who encounter the eponymous Tantrum, an aggressive and deafening child set loose on the ship.

    Tantrum is a 1979 shopping fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott 1.1 and written by [REDACTED] which follows an ensemble case of shoppers aboard the commercial space shopping mall Nostromo who encounter the eponymous Tantrum, an aggressive and deafening child set loose on the ship.

  • McRib is a 1991 science fiction fast-food film about an alien sandwich which invades the Earth.

    McRib is a 1991 science fiction fast-food film about an alien sandwich which invades the Earth.

  • Rosemary's Alien is a 2012 American horror science fiction film about a pregnant women (Mia Farrow) must choose between bearing the Devil's child and bearing an alien child.

    Rosemary's Alien is a 2012 American horror science fiction film about a pregnant women (Mia Farrow) must choose between bearing the Devil's child and bearing an alien child.

  • Sleeping Beauty: Resurrection is a 1997 science fiction horror romance film about a space-traveling princess (Sigourney Weaver) who is awakened from hyber-sleep by a deadly alien prince.

    Sleeping Beauty: Resurrection is a 1997 science fiction horror romance film about a space-traveling princess (Sigourney Weaver) who is awakened from hyber-sleep by a deadly alien prince.

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