December 4

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • At the Mountains of Christmas is a Christmas-themed cosmic horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft about a disastrous expedition to the North Pole which discovers festive illuminated conifers, decoratively wrapped gifts, and a flying reindeer civilization older than the human race.

    At the Mountains of Christmas is a Christmas-themed cosmic horror novella by H. P. Lovecraft about a disastrous expedition to the North Pole which discovers festive illuminated conifers, decoratively wrapped gifts, and a flying reindeer civilization older than the human race.

  • I Snow What You Did Last Shiver is a 1997 American action-adventure film about four young friends who must survive winter hardship one year after covering up a car accident in which a man froze to death.

    I Snow What You Did Last Shiver is a 1997 American action-adventure film about four young friends who must survive winter hardship one year after covering up a car accident in which a man froze to death.

  • "Paint It Black, White Rabbit" is a song by the Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane.

    "Paint It Black, White Rabbit" is a song by the Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane.

  • Men in Vac is a 1997 American science fiction action home improvement film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and James Spangler.

    Men in Vac is a 1997 American science fiction action home improvement film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and James Spangler.

  • The Secret Diary of Jay Gatsby, Aged 13¾ is a dramatic coming-of-age comedy novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Susan Townsend.

    The Secret Diary of Jay Gatsby, Aged 13¾ is a dramatic coming-of-age comedy novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Susan Townsend.

  • Jeremiah Gatsby is an American drama film which tells the tragic story of Jeremiah Gatsby (Robert Redford), a self-made millionaire, and his grief over Swan (Delle Bolton), a young Indian woman whom he loved in his youth as a mountain man.

    Jeremiah Gatsby is an American drama film which tells the tragic story of Jeremiah Gatsby (Robert Redford), a self-made millionaire, and his grief over Swan (Delle Bolton), a young Indian woman whom he loved in his youth as a mountain man.

Beyond Plausible

  • Silent Dining is an environmental-themed American post-apocalyptic science fiction theme restaurant franchise.

    Silent Dining is an environmental-themed American post-apocalyptic science fiction theme restaurant franchise.

In Other Words

Are You Sure

• ... that physicist John Tyndall (2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) studied diamagnetism, and made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air; and that Tyndall died of an accidental overdose of chloral hydrate, to which he was addicted?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1131: Polymath, scholar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet Omar Khayyám dies.

    1131: Polymath, scholar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet Omar Khayyám dies.

  • 1798: Physician and physicist Luigi Galvani dies. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitch when struck by an electrical spark.

    1798: Physician and physicist Luigi Galvani dies. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitch when struck by an electrical spark.

  • 1820: Physicist John Tyndall dies of accidental chloral hydrate overdose. He studied diamagnetism, and made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

    1820: Physicist John Tyndall dies of accidental chloral hydrate overdose. He studied diamagnetism, and made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

  • 1969: Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. In January 1970, a coroner's jury will hold an inquest and rule the deaths to be justifiable homicide. Critics will contend that Hampton was assassinated.

    1969: Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. In January 1970, a coroner's jury will hold an inquest and rule the deaths to be justifiable homicide. Critics will contend that Hampton was assassinated.

  • 1973: The Pioneer 10 space probe makes its closest approach to the planet Jupiter, at a range of about 132,252 kilometers (82,178 mi).

    1973: The Pioneer 10 space probe makes its closest approach to the planet Jupiter, at a range of about 132,252 kilometers (82,178 mi).

Topic of the Day

Westerns

  • "Censor of the Gun" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

    "Censor of the Gun" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

  • Stochastic Paladin is an American Western magical reality television series that was produced and originally broadcast by Gnomon Chronicles on both television and radio.

    Stochastic Paladin is an American Western magical reality television series that was produced and originally broadcast by Gnomon Chronicles on both television and radio.

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