June 12

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Sit is a political horror film starring Clint Eastwood. It is loosely based on the lost short story "Trial Balloon" by Stephen King.

    Sit is a political horror film starring Clint Eastwood. It is loosely based on the lost short story "Trial Balloon" by Stephen King.

  • Mission Impossible: Web of Deception is a superhero spy action thriller film starring Tom Cruise and Tobey Maguire.

    Mission Impossible: Web of Deception is a superhero spy action thriller film starring Tom Cruise and Tobey Maguire.

  • Celebrity Biosensor is a reality television series which features data streams from miniature biosensors embedded in the world's most famous celebrities.

    Celebrity Biosensor is a reality television series which features data streams from miniature biosensors embedded in the world's most famous celebrities.

  • Bucky Fuller, Orb King is a 2021 fantasy engineering film about a brilliant wizard (Buckminster Fuller) who uses tensegrity principles to construct a glowing blue orb.

    Bucky Fuller, Orb King is a 2021 fantasy engineering film about a brilliant wizard (Buckminster Fuller) who uses tensegrity principles to construct a glowing blue orb.

  • Thomas Crown Affair 2: Home Depot Nights is an American neo-noir comedy thriller film about a jaded billionaire (Steve McQueen) who gets his kicks from petty crimes.

    Thomas Crown Affair 2: Home Depot Nights is an American neo-noir comedy thriller film about a jaded billionaire (Steve McQueen) who gets his kicks from petty crimes.

  • 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.

Beyond Plausible

  • Star Trek Wars is a science fiction buddy comedy film about an angry moisture farmer (Luke Skywalker) and an excessively logical Starfleet officer (Spock of Vulcan) who must learn to work together.

    Star Trek Wars is a science fiction buddy comedy film about an angry moisture farmer (Luke Skywalker) and an excessively logical Starfleet officer (Spock of Vulcan) who must learn to work together.

In Other Words

  • Jim and the Giant Pit is a 1996 onomastic fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.

    Jim and the Giant Pit is a 1996 onomastic fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl.

Are You Sure

... that astronomer and mathematician Paul Guldin discovered the Guldinus theorem, which determines the surface and the volume of a solid of revolution?

... that the film Cucumber Eyes is vegan-friendly?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1577: Astronomer and mathematician Paul Guldin born. He will discover the Guldinus theorem, which determines the surface and the volume of a solid of revolution.

    1577: Astronomer and mathematician Paul Guldin born. He will discover the Guldinus theorem, which determines the surface and the volume of a solid of revolution.

  • 1937: Mathematician and academic Vladimir Arnold born. He will help develop the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem regarding the stability of integrable systems.

    1937: Mathematician and academic Vladimir Arnold born. He will help develop the Kolmogorov–Arnold–Moser theorem regarding the stability of integrable systems.

  • 1945: Physicist James Franck brings the Franck Report to Washington. The report recommends that the United States not use the atomic bomb as a weapon to prompt the surrender of Japan in World War II.

    1945: Physicist James Franck brings the Franck Report to Washington. The report recommends that the United States not use the atomic bomb as a weapon to prompt the surrender of Japan in World War II.

  • 2024: Evening.

    2024: Evening.

Topic of the Day

Astronomy

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