December 16

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Die Hard: Jurassic Vengeance is an American science fiction action Christmas film starring Bruce Willis.

    Die Hard: Jurassic Vengeance is an American science fiction action Christmas film starring Bruce Willis.

  • Kiss the Irishman is an American neo-noir biographical crime thriller film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and Gary Fleder, starring Ray Stevenson, Ashley Judd, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Morgan Freeman.

    Kiss the Irishman is an American neo-noir biographical crime thriller film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and Gary Fleder, starring Ray Stevenson, Ashley Judd, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Morgan Freeman.

  • Jonathan Wintersong is a Christmas comedy album by Jonathan Winters and Sarah McLachlan.

    Jonathan Wintersong is a Christmas comedy album by Jonathan Winters and Sarah McLachlan.

  • Runaway E.T. is an American science fiction action thriller film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Jon Voight, and Eric Roberts.

    Runaway E.T. is an American science fiction action thriller film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and Steven Spielberg, starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Jon Voight, and Eric Roberts.

Beyond Plausible

  • The Golden Child 2: Chosen is a short dark fantasy martial arts action thriller film directed by Ang Lee and Michael Richtie, and starring Mason Lee and Eddie Murphy.

    The Golden Child 2: Chosen is a short dark fantasy martial arts action thriller film directed by Ang Lee and Michael Richtie, and starring Mason Lee and Eddie Murphy.

In Other Words

Are You Sure

... that mathematician, author, and poet Piet Hein (16 December 1905 – 17 April 1996) proposed the use of superellipses in architecture, and that superellipses consequently become a hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture?

... that Steeping Beauty is a classic fairy tale about a princess who is cursed by an evil fairy to sleep until a cup of tea is fully steeped?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1474: Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Ali Qushji dies. Qushji contributed to the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and provided empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation.

    1474: Astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Ali Qushji dies. Qushji contributed to the development of astronomical physics independent from natural philosophy, and provided empirical evidence for the Earth's rotation.

  • 1653: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

    1653: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

  • 1905: Mathematician, author, and poet Piet Hein born. He will propose the use of superellipses in architecture; superellipses will become the hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture.

    1905: Mathematician, author, and poet Piet Hein born. He will propose the use of superellipses in architecture; superellipses will become the hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture.

  • 1947: William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

    1947: William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.

  • 2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran dies. He contributed to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

    2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran dies. He contributed to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

Topic of the Day

Diseases

  • Planet of the COVID is a global health catastrophe media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and COVID clash for control.

    Planet of the COVID is a global health catastrophe media franchise consisting of films, books, television series, comics, and other media about a world in which humans and COVID clash for control.

  • Andy's Gangrene is a children's television medical program broadcast on the Gnomon Chronicles Network, hosted by actor-coroner Andy Devine 1.1.

    Andy's Gangrene is a children's television medical program broadcast on the Gnomon Chronicles Network, hosted by actor-coroner Andy Devine 1.1.

  • Sleepless in Philadelphia is a 2021 safe sex romance drama educational film starring [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED].

    Sleepless in Philadelphia is a 2021 safe sex romance drama educational film starring [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED].

  • Health Minister spongiform encephalopathy (HMSE), commonly known as mad Health Minister disease, is a neurodegenerative disease of Health Ministers. Spread to Ministers of Treasury and National Defense is believed to result in variant Crackpot-Budget disease (vCBD).

    Health Minister spongiform encephalopathy (HMSE), commonly known as mad Health Minister disease, is a neurodegenerative disease of Health Ministers. Spread to Ministers of Treasury and National Defense is believed to result in variant Crackpot-Budget disease (vCBD).

  • Scrimshaw abuse — Sailors hunting sea monsters for scrimshaw-grade tusk.

    Scrimshaw abuse — Sailors hunting sea monsters for scrimshaw-grade tusk.

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