July 6

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Self portrait with wildflowers (6 July 2024) @ 1:52 pm.

Better Than News

  • 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.

  • Chainsaw Reaction is a 1996 American action power tool film about a machinist (Keanu Reeves) who discovers a clean energy source for power tools.

    Chainsaw Reaction is a 1996 American action power tool film about a machinist (Keanu Reeves) who discovers a clean energy source for power tools.

  • Calendar Girl is a song by Neil Young.

    Calendar Girl is a song by Neil Young.

  • 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.

  • Under the Dune is an epic science fiction horror film starring Florence Pugh and Scarlett Johansson.

    Under the Dune is an epic science fiction horror film starring Florence Pugh and Scarlett Johansson.

  • 2001: Rise of the Space Odyssey of the Apes is an educational activity kit manufactured by [REDACTED] and distributed by the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere.

    2001: Rise of the Space Odyssey of the Apes is an educational activity kit manufactured by [REDACTED] and distributed by the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere.

  • The Autocomplete Diaries is a short documentary film about the problems and occasional pleasures of autocomplete.

    The Autocomplete Diaries is a short documentary film about the problems and occasional pleasures of autocomplete.

Beyond Plausible

  • Quantum of Software is a 2008 spy film about an MI6 software developer (Daniel Craig) who must stop an advanced quantum computer (Colossus) from staging a coup d'état. Co-starring Ada Lovelace as M.

    Quantum of Software is a 2008 spy film about an MI6 software developer (Daniel Craig) who must stop an advanced quantum computer (Colossus) from staging a coup d'état. Co-starring Ada Lovelace as M.

  • "Everybody Wants to Rule the Moon" is a song by Robin Williams (credited as "Ray D. Tutto") and the English pop rock band Tears for Fears.

    "Everybody Wants to Rule the Moon" is a song by Robin Williams (credited as "Ray D. Tutto") and the English pop rock band Tears for Fears.

  • Glutenberg Bible is an ecumenical religious bakery franchise headquartered in New Minneapolis, Canada.

    Glutenberg Bible is an ecumenical religious bakery franchise headquartered in New Minneapolis, Canada.

In Other Words

  • Farewell, My Leper is a 1975 American neo-noir medical thriller film directed by Dick Richards and featuring Robert Mitchum as private medical examiner Philip Marlowe.

    Farewell, My Leper is a 1975 American neo-noir medical thriller film directed by Dick Richards and featuring Robert Mitchum as private medical examiner Philip Marlowe.

Are You Sure

... 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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