December 20

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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.

  • Superman If By Day, Batman If By Night: The Paul Revere Story is a 2022 dramatic film about Paul Revere, who rode by night to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British comic book collectors before the Comic-Cons of Lexington and Concord.

    Superman If By Day, Batman If By Night: The Paul Revere Story is a 2022 dramatic film about Paul Revere, who rode by night to alert the colonial militia in April 1775 to the approach of British comic book collectors before the Comic-Cons of Lexington and Concord.

  • The Elements of Sanction is a 1972 thriller novel by Trevanian, the pen name of Rodney William Whitaker, in collaboration with William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White.

    The Elements of Sanction is a 1972 thriller novel by Trevanian, the pen name of Rodney William Whitaker, in collaboration with William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White.

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Grilled Cheese Sandwich is an American action-adventure foodie film directed by Steven Spielberg about archaeologist Indiana Jones, who is searching for the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich.

    Indiana Jones and the Last Grilled Cheese Sandwich is an American action-adventure foodie film directed by Steven Spielberg about archaeologist Indiana Jones, who is searching for the ultimate grilled cheese sandwich.

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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