June 8

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Uncut Goyim is a 2019 American comedy religious film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, starring Adam Sandler as a Jewish-American mohel and gambling addict in New York City's Brit Milah District who must perform criminal circumcisions in order to pay off his gambling debts.

    Uncut Goyim is a 2019 American comedy religious film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, starring Adam Sandler as a Jewish-American mohel and gambling addict in New York City's Brit Milah District who must perform criminal circumcisions in order to pay off his gambling debts.

  • Talk Club is an American drama thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and David Fincher, starring Eric Bogosian, Brad Pitt, and Edward Norton.

    Talk Club is an American drama thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and David Fincher, starring Eric Bogosian, Brad Pitt, and Edward Norton.

  • The Devil's Accountant is a 1997 American supernatural horror film about a gifted young Florida accountant (Scrooge McDuck) who slowly begins to realize that he works for the Devil (Al Pacino).

    The Devil's Accountant is a 1997 American supernatural horror film about a gifted young Florida accountant (Scrooge McDuck) who slowly begins to realize that he works for the Devil (Al Pacino).

  • Ducks: How to Make Them Pay is an ornithological handbook comprising tales of greed and vengeance among the Anatidae.

    Ducks: How to Make Them Pay is an ornithological handbook comprising tales of greed and vengeance among the Anatidae.

  • Nominative Determinism of the Rich and Famous is an American television series featuring the extravagant gravitation of wealthy entertainers, athletes, socialites, and magnates towards areas of work that fit their names. S1 E1: Eddie Money.

    Nominative Determinism of the Rich and Famous is an American television series featuring the extravagant gravitation of wealthy entertainers, athletes, socialites, and magnates towards areas of work that fit their names. S1 E1: Eddie Money.

  • "Material Whirl" is a song by American singer, songwriter, and helicopter pilot Madonna.

    "Material Whirl" is a song by American singer, songwriter, and helicopter pilot Madonna.

  • Martian TikTok is a science fiction social media novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    Martian TikTok is a science fiction social media novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

  • The Game-Players of Nixon is a 1963 biography of Richard Nixon by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

    The Game-Players of Nixon is a 1963 biography of Richard Nixon by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

Are You Sure

... that mathematician, astronomer, and engineer Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn, and that the Cassini Division is named after him?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1625: Mathematician, astronomer, and engineer Giovanni Domenico Cassini born. He will discover four satellites of the planet Saturn and note the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division will be named after him.

    1625: Mathematician, astronomer, and engineer Giovanni Domenico Cassini born. He will discover four satellites of the planet Saturn and note the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division will be named after him.

  • 1789: James Madison introduces nine amendments to the constitution in the House of Representatives, inluencing later Bill of Rights amendments.

    1789: James Madison introduces nine amendments to the constitution in the House of Representatives, inluencing later Bill of Rights amendments.

  • 1809: Thomas Paine dies. He authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain.

    1809: Thomas Paine dies. He authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain.

  • 1887: Inventor Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', his punched card calculator.

    1887: Inventor Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', his punched card calculator.

  • 1955: Engineer and computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee born. He will invent the World Wide Web.

    1955: Engineer and computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee born. He will invent the World Wide Web.

Topic of the Day

Anger

  • Anchor Management is a 2003 American buddy comedy film about a businessman (Sandler) who must work with an unconventional ship designer (Jack Nicholson).

    Anchor Management is a 2003 American buddy comedy film about a businessman (Sandler) who must work with an unconventional ship designer (Jack Nicholson).

  • Humbugs is a brand of beta-pheromone candy manufactured and distributed by the Off-World Candy Company. Each of the colors is a different flavor of anger.

    Humbugs is a brand of beta-pheromone candy manufactured and distributed by the Off-World Candy Company. Each of the colors is a different flavor of anger.

  • Heroes Incited: Ire Man is a short documentary film about a scientist with anger management issues (Bruce Banner) who invents a metal exoskeleton which calms his rage.

    Heroes Incited: Ire Man is a short documentary film about a scientist with anger management issues (Bruce Banner) who invents a metal exoskeleton which calms his rage.

  • "Petulant Irish Cascade" is an anagram of "Saccharine Platitudes".

    "Petulant Irish Cascade" is an anagram of "Saccharine Platitudes".

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