June 11

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Better Than News

  • Field of Signs is a 1989 American sports action science fiction horror film about a grieving farmer (Kevin Costner) whose cornfield attracts unwelcome attention from angry machine elves.

    Field of Signs is a 1989 American sports action science fiction horror film about a grieving farmer (Kevin Costner) whose cornfield attracts unwelcome attention from angry machine elves.

  • Robert Oppenheimer and the Temple of Doom is a historical drama action-adventure film directed by Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg, and starring Cillian Murphy as physicist-adventurer Robert Oppenheimer.

    Robert Oppenheimer and the Temple of Doom is a historical drama action-adventure film directed by Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg, and starring Cillian Murphy as physicist-adventurer Robert Oppenheimer.

  • Where's Jar Jar? is a 1970 American black comedy film about the troubled relationship between a lawyer (Jar Jar Binks) and his senile mother (Ruth Gordon), who keeps interfering with his love life.

    Where's Jar Jar? is a 1970 American black comedy film about the troubled relationship between a lawyer (Jar Jar Binks) and his senile mother (Ruth Gordon), who keeps interfering with his love life.

  • Judge Dredd 2: By the Book is a science fiction action thriller film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Judge Dredd 2: By the Book is a science fiction action thriller film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Popeye is a 1989 crime drama film about an English gangster (Michael Gambon) and his reluctant yet elegant wife (Helen Mirren).

    The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Popeye is a 1989 crime drama film about an English gangster (Michael Gambon) and his reluctant yet elegant wife (Helen Mirren).

  • Baby changeling station is a table or similar piece of furniture used for exchanging human babies with any of various supernatural entities, including fairies, demons, and trolls.

    Baby changeling station is a table or similar piece of furniture used for exchanging human babies with any of various supernatural entities, including fairies, demons, and trolls.

Beyond Plausible

  • Bee Squad is a television show about an optimistic young beekeeper (Jason Statham) on a mission to save the Earth.

    Bee Squad is a television show about an optimistic young beekeeper (Jason Statham) on a mission to save the Earth.

  • This Is Bowie Tap is a 1984 American mockumentary film written and directed by David Bowie.

    This Is Bowie Tap is a 1984 American mockumentary film written and directed by David Bowie.

In Other Words

  • Pinball Whizzer is a song written by New Stone Depth and performed by the English rock band We Thoh, featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tinkly.

    Pinball Whizzer is a song written by New Stone Depth and performed by the English rock band We Thoh, featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tinkly.

Are You Sure

... that mathematician and physicist Nicholas Metropolis led the team of researchers which developed the Monte Carlo method?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1644: Physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli writes in a letter to Michelangelo Ricci: Noi viviamo sommersi nel fondo d'un pelago d'aria ("We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air").

    1644: Physicist and mathematician Evangelista Torricelli writes in a letter to Michelangelo Ricci: Noi viviamo sommersi nel fondo d'un pelago d'aria ("We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of air").

  • 1887: Electrical engineer and physicist John Ambrose Fleming marries Clara Ripley.

    1887: Electrical engineer and physicist John Ambrose Fleming marries Clara Ripley.

  • 1915: Mathematician and physicist Nicholas Metropolis born. He will lead the team of researchers which will develop the Monte Carlo method.

    1915: Mathematician and physicist Nicholas Metropolis born. He will lead the team of researchers which will develop the Monte Carlo method.

  • 2024: Self portrait.

    2024: Self portrait.

Topic of the Day

Samuel L. Jackson

  • Mister Peanut Unchained is a a 2012 American revisionist Southern agricultural policy film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Samuel L. Jackson.

    Mister Peanut Unchained is a a 2012 American revisionist Southern agricultural policy film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Samuel L. Jackson.

  • Cocaine Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American action film starring Samuel L. Jackson.

    Cocaine Snakes on a Plane is a 2006 American action film starring Samuel L. Jackson.

  • Pulp Fiat is a 1994 American financial thriller film by Quentin Tarantino which tells several stories of currencies that are not backed by any commodity such as gold or silver, typically declared by a decree from the government to be legal tender.

    Pulp Fiat is a 1994 American financial thriller film by Quentin Tarantino which tells several stories of currencies that are not backed by any commodity such as gold or silver, typically declared by a decree from the government to be legal tender.

  • Four Honeymoons and a Snake on a Plane is a 2021 romantic herpetology thriller film starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and Samuel L. Jackson.

    Four Honeymoons and a Snake on a Plane is a 2021 romantic herpetology thriller film starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, and Samuel L. Jackson.

  • Pulp Genesis is a black comedy religion film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

    Pulp Genesis is a black comedy religion film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.

  • Supreme.

    Supreme.

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