July 23

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Wrath of Mars is a 2021 science fiction romantic drama film directed by Guy Ritchie and John Carpenter, and starring Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Ice Cube, Josh Hartnett, Natasha Henstridge, Jeffrey Donovan, and Pam Grier.

    Wrath of Mars is a 2021 science fiction romantic drama film directed by Guy Ritchie and John Carpenter, and starring Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Ice Cube, Josh Hartnett, Natasha Henstridge, Jeffrey Donovan, and Pam Grier.

  • Mission to Marzipan is a 2000 American science fiction confectionary adventure film.

    Mission to Marzipan is a 2000 American science fiction confectionary adventure film.

  • The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Martian Desert is a science fiction road action-comedy film directed by Stephan Elliott and Paul Verhoeven, and starring Terence Stamp, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hugo Weaving, Sharon Stone, and Guy Pearce.

    The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Martian Desert is a science fiction road action-comedy film directed by Stephan Elliott and Paul Verhoeven, and starring Terence Stamp, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hugo Weaving, Sharon Stone, and Guy Pearce.

  • The Private Afternoons of Robert Oppenheimer is an American historical hardcore adult film starring Barbara Bourbon and Cillian Murphy. It is loosely based on the Manhattan Project.

    The Private Afternoons of Robert Oppenheimer is an American historical hardcore adult film starring Barbara Bourbon and Cillian Murphy. It is loosely based on the Manhattan Project.

  • Straw Dog Afternoon is an American crime thriller film directed by Sydney Lumet and Sam Peckinpah, starring Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman.

    Straw Dog Afternoon is an American crime thriller film directed by Sydney Lumet and Sam Peckinpah, starring Al Pacino and Dustin Hoffman.

Beyond Plausible

  • Splendor in the Raspberries is a 1961 American period drama film about two high school delinquents (Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty) who must work for a summer on the the county reformatory's raspberry farm, navigating feelings of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak.

    Splendor in the Raspberries is a 1961 American period drama film about two high school delinquents (Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty) who must work for a summer on the the county reformatory's raspberry farm, navigating feelings of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak.

In Other Words

  • Soylent Tweet is a 1973 American ecological dystopian social media film about the investigation into the murder of a wealthy Twitter influencer, set in a dystopian future of overpopulation, pollution, depleted resources, dying oceans, and year-round humidity, due to the Tweethouse effect.

    Soylent Tweet is a 1973 American ecological dystopian social media film about the investigation into the murder of a wealthy Twitter influencer, set in a dystopian future of overpopulation, pollution, depleted resources, dying oceans, and year-round humidity, due to the Tweethouse effect.

Are You Sure

I'm thinking of a three-digit sequence from pi. Can you guess what it is?

• ... that astronomer Vera Rubin discovered the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion by studying galactic rotation curves?

• ... that I'm thinking of a three-digit sequence from pi, and can you guess what it is?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1754: Joseph-Louis Lagrange publishes his first work, in the form of a letter in Italian. A month later he realized that he had rediscovered Leibniz's formula for the nth derivative of a product.

    1754: Joseph-Louis Lagrange publishes his first work, in the form of a letter in Italian. A month later he realized that he had rediscovered Leibniz's formula for the nth derivative of a product.

  • 1829: William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.

    1829: William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.

  • 1928: Astronomer and academic Vera Rubin born. She will discover the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves.

    1928: Astronomer and academic Vera Rubin born. She will discover the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves.

  • 1962: Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.

    1962: Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.

Topic of the Day

Games

  • Grand Theft Anathem is a series of action-adventure reality television programs created by [REDACTED] and marketed by Polycosm Games. Most of the gameplay revolves around number theory and computation, with occasional driving and shooting elements.

    Grand Theft Anathem is a series of action-adventure reality television programs created by [REDACTED] and marketed by Polycosm Games. Most of the gameplay revolves around number theory and computation, with occasional driving and shooting elements.

  • Connect Forrest Gump is a 1994 American gaming-drama film about Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a slow-witted and kindhearted man from Alabama who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th century United States while playing Connect Four.

    Connect Forrest Gump is a 1994 American gaming-drama film about Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a slow-witted and kindhearted man from Alabama who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th century United States while playing Connect Four.

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