December 20

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Reindeer Canes is a brand of reindeer-flavored candy manufactured by the Gnomon Chronicles Candy Company.

    Reindeer Canes is a brand of reindeer-flavored candy manufactured by the Gnomon Chronicles Candy Company.

  • Santa Claus Conquers the Sphere is a psychological comedy-thriller Christmas film directed by Nicholas Webster and Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, and Pia Zadora.

    Santa Claus Conquers the Sphere is a psychological comedy-thriller Christmas film directed by Nicholas Webster and Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, and Pia Zadora.

  • Citizen Rushmore is a comedy drama film directed by Orson Welles and Wes Anderson.

    Citizen Rushmore is a comedy drama film directed by Orson Welles and Wes Anderson.

  • "Human Baloney Street" is an anagram of "The Royal Tenenbaums".

    "Human Baloney Street" is an anagram of "The Royal Tenenbaums".

  • Bourbon Legal is a French-American historical legal drama and comedy drama television series starring Alexandre Dumas and James Spader.

    Bourbon Legal is a French-American historical legal drama and comedy drama television series starring Alexandre Dumas and James Spader.

  • Euglena Junction is a reality television program about the life of Euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists. It is loosely based on the television program Petticoat Junction, with various species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

    Euglena Junction is a reality television program about the life of Euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists. It is loosely based on the television program Petticoat Junction, with various species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

Beyond Plausible

  • Mondaytropolis is a 1927 science fiction film by Fritz Lang about the struggle of Freder, the wealthy son of the city clock master, and Maria, a Steward of the Calendar Printer's Guild, to abolish Daylights Savings Time.

    Mondaytropolis is a 1927 science fiction film by Fritz Lang about the struggle of Freder, the wealthy son of the city clock master, and Maria, a Steward of the Calendar Printer's Guild, to abolish Daylights Savings Time.

In Other Words

Are You Sure

• ... that mathematician Emil Artin (3 March 1898 – 20 December 1962) worked worked on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions; and that he also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups, and fields?

• ... that Avian is a 1979 American science fiction poultry film about an aggressive and deadly chicken set loose on the commercial space hatchery Nostromo?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1494: Mathematician and cartographer Oronce Finé born. He will be imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing judicial astrology.

    1494: Mathematician and cartographer Oronce Finé born. He will be imprisoned in 1524, probably for practicing judicial astrology.

  • 1901: Physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff born. He will design design and construct high-voltage Van de Graaff generators.

    1901: Physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff born. He will design design and construct high-voltage Van de Graaff generators.

  • 1951: The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.

    1951: The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho becomes the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity. The electricity powered four light bulbs.

  • 1962: Mathematician Emil Artin dies. He worked on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.

    1962: Mathematician Emil Artin dies. He worked on algebraic number theory, contributing to class field theory and a new construction of L-functions. He also contributed to the pure theories of rings, groups and fields.

  • 1989: Premier of License to Grill, a 1989 spy film about an MI6 agent (Timothy Dalton) who must stop a deranged grill manufacturer (George Foreman) from destroying the world's supply of propane.

    1989: Premier of License to Grill, a 1989 spy film about an MI6 agent (Timothy Dalton) who must stop a deranged grill manufacturer (George Foreman) from destroying the world's supply of propane.

Topic of the Day

David Brin

  • The Postum Man is a post-coffee dystopia science fiction novel about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a coffee maker, which he puts to using brewing coffee substitutes. His brewing service and claims about the return of coffeehouses give hope to the people, who are threatened by a murderous, decaffeinated latte militia.

    The Postum Man is a post-coffee dystopia science fiction novel about a man wandering the desolate Oregon countryside who finds a coffee maker, which he puts to using brewing coffee substitutes. His brewing service and claims about the return of coffeehouses give hope to the people, who are threatened by a murderous, decaffeinated latte militia.

  • The P-Value Man is a 1997 statistical mathematics drama film starring Tom Petty and David Brin.

    The P-Value Man is a 1997 statistical mathematics drama film starring Tom Petty and David Brin.

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