June 5

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • The King of Roseland is a neo-noir crime anthology film directed by Abel Ferrara and James Ivory, starring Christopher Walken, Teresa Wright, Laurence Fishburne, Geraldine Chaplin, David Caruso, Lou Jacobi, and Wesley Snipes.

    The King of Roseland is a neo-noir crime anthology film directed by Abel Ferrara and James Ivory, starring Christopher Walken, Teresa Wright, Laurence Fishburne, Geraldine Chaplin, David Caruso, Lou Jacobi, and Wesley Snipes.

  • Boxcar Confidential is a romantic crime travel film starring Kim Basinger and Russell Crowe.

    Boxcar Confidential is a romantic crime travel film starring Kim Basinger and Russell Crowe.

  • Water for Elephant Men is an American drama film starring Reese Witherspoon and John Hurt.

    Water for Elephant Men is an American drama film starring Reese Witherspoon and John Hurt.

  • Midnight Anaconda is an American romantic herpetology film directed by John Schlesinger and Luis Llosa, and starring Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Dustin Hoffman, and Ice Cube.

    Midnight Anaconda is an American romantic herpetology film directed by John Schlesinger and Luis Llosa, and starring Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Dustin Hoffman, and Ice Cube.

  • Space Food Stick Helper is a boxed food product consisting of a dried carbohydrate (either pasta, rice, or potato), plus a packet of Space Food Sticks; both are to be combined with browned ground beef, water, milk, and sometimes mayonnaise to create a complete one-dish meal.

    Space Food Stick Helper is a boxed food product consisting of a dried carbohydrate (either pasta, rice, or potato), plus a packet of Space Food Sticks; both are to be combined with browned ground beef, water, milk, and sometimes mayonnaise to create a complete one-dish meal.

  • Alka-Seltzer for Venus is a proposal to terraform Venus using enormous Alka-Seltzer tablets.

    Alka-Seltzer for Venus is a proposal to terraform Venus using enormous Alka-Seltzer tablets.

  • Pee-Wee's Big Launch is a 1985 American military training film directed by Tim Burton which describes the Gold Code — the launch code for nuclear weapons provided to the President of the United States.

    Pee-Wee's Big Launch is a 1985 American military training film directed by Tim Burton which describes the Gold Code — the launch code for nuclear weapons provided to the President of the United States.

Beyond Plausible

  • The Perrin Trap is a British-American comedy film starring Hayley Mills and Leonard Rossiter.

    The Perrin Trap is a British-American comedy film starring Hayley Mills and Leonard Rossiter.

In Other Words

  • RICO Krispies is a breakfast cereal is that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

    RICO Krispies is a breakfast cereal is that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

Are You Sure

• ... that physicist and engineer Dennis Gabor invented holography, for which he received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics?

• ... that "I'm not evil, except when I am" is a brief Philippic by Karl Jones?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1646: Mathematician and philosopher Elena Cornaro Piscopia born. She will be one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

    1646: Mathematician and philosopher Elena Cornaro Piscopia born. She will be one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

  • 1756: Chemist, physician, agronomist, industrialist, statesman, educator, and philanthropist Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal born.

    1756: Chemist, physician, agronomist, industrialist, statesman, educator, and philanthropist Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal born.

  • 1900: Physicist and engineer Dennis Gabor born. He will invent holography, for which he will receive the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.

    1900: Physicist and engineer Dennis Gabor born. He will invent holography, for which he will receive the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.

  • 1910: Short story writer O. Henry, known for his surprise endings, dies.

    1910: Short story writer O. Henry, known for his surprise endings, dies.

  • 2012: Science fiction writer and screenwriter Ray Bradbury dies. The New York Times calls Bradbury "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".

    2012: Science fiction writer and screenwriter Ray Bradbury dies. The New York Times calls Bradbury "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".

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