July 6

From Gnomon Chronicles
Self portrait with wildflowers (6 July 2024) @ 1:52 p.m.

Better Than News

  • Dr. Bloodmatrix, or How We Got Along After the Body is a dystopian science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. It was adapted for film by the Wachowskis in 1999.

    Dr. Bloodmatrix, or How We Got Along After the Body is a dystopian science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. It was adapted for film by the Wachowskis in 1999.

  • The PKD Clock is a symbol that represents the estimated likelihood of a human-made global Phildickian event, in the opinion of the nonprofit organization Bulletin of the Phildickian Sociologists.

    The PKD Clock is a symbol that represents the estimated likelihood of a human-made global Phildickian event, in the opinion of the nonprofit organization Bulletin of the Phildickian Sociologists.

  • Twilight Zone 2: The Legend of Serling's Gold is an American science fiction supernatural Western film starring Jack Palance as Rod Serling.

    Twilight Zone 2: The Legend of Serling's Gold is an American science fiction supernatural Western film starring Jack Palance as Rod Serling.

  • The Magnificent Shining is a psychological Western horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick and John Sturges, with an ensemble cast including Jack Nicholson, Yul Brynner, Shelley Duvall, Eli Wallach, Scatman Cruthers, and Steve McQueen.

    The Magnificent Shining is a psychological Western horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick and John Sturges, with an ensemble cast including Jack Nicholson, Yul Brynner, Shelley Duvall, Eli Wallach, Scatman Cruthers, and Steve McQueen.

  • Eyes Wide Shine is an erotic psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Tom Cruise, Shelley Duvall, Jack Nicholson, and Nicole Kidman.

    Eyes Wide Shine is an erotic psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Tom Cruise, Shelley Duvall, Jack Nicholson, and Nicole Kidman.

  • Shine Club is a black comedy horror film directed by David Fincher and Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter.

    Shine Club is a black comedy horror film directed by David Fincher and Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter.

  • Get Helena Bonham Carter is a 1971 British crime film starring Michael Caine and Helena Bonham Carter.

    Get Helena Bonham Carter is a 1971 British crime film starring Michael Caine and Helena Bonham Carter.

  • The Odetta File is a 1974 political thriller film about a reporter (Jon Voight) investigating "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement" (Odetta Holmes) in post-Second World War West Germany.

    The Odetta File is a 1974 political thriller film about a reporter (Jon Voight) investigating "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement" (Odetta Holmes) in post-Second World War West Germany.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

Are You Sure

Earliest known poster for Young Nations At War, a dramatic anti-war film starring the United States of America, England, and Germany, with an all-star supporting cast including Russia, Japan, and Italy.

• ... that mathematician Jordan Carson Mark oversaw the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s?

• ... that Young Nations At War is a dramatic anti-war film starring the United States of America, England, and Germany, with an all-star supporting cast including Russia, Japan, and Italy?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1423: Mathematician and architect Antonio Manetti born. He will investigate the site, shape and size of Dante's Inferno, and write a biography of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi.

    1423: Mathematician and architect Antonio Manetti born. He will investigate the site, shape and size of Dante's Inferno, and write a biography of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi.

  • 1476: Mathematician, astronomer, and bishop Johann Regiomontanus dies. He madecontributions to astromony which will be instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the following decades.

    1476: Mathematician, astronomer, and bishop Johann Regiomontanus dies. He madecontributions to astromony which will be instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the following decades.

  • 1913: Mathematician Jordan Carson Mark born. He will oversee the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s.

    1913: Mathematician Jordan Carson Mark born. He will oversee the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s.

  • 1990: The Electronic Freedom Foundation is founded. EFF is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California.

    1990: The Electronic Freedom Foundation is founded. EFF is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California.

Topic of the Day

Frankenstein

  • Blazing Frankenstein is a 1974 satirical black comedy western horror film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, and Slim Pickens.

    Blazing Frankenstein is a 1974 satirical black comedy western horror film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, and Slim Pickens.

  • Frankenstein is a murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie, the first in her Mary Shelley Mystery Series.

    Frankenstein is a murder mystery novel by Agatha Christie, the first in her Mary Shelley Mystery Series.

  • A Stitch in Time Wrinkles Mind is a short documentary film by [REDACTED].

    A Stitch in Time Wrinkles Mind is a short documentary film by [REDACTED].

  • "Hit Me" - Ian Drury and Frankenstein.

    "Hit Me" - Ian Drury and Frankenstein.

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