May 28

From Gnomon Chronicles

Better Than News

  • "When Will the Seaview Ascend" is a song by the Three Degrees.

    "When Will the Seaview Ascend" is a song by the Three Degrees.

  • Modern Subs is a 1936 American part-talkie satirical romantic black comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in a modern, industrialized submarine.

    Modern Subs is a 1936 American part-talkie satirical romantic black comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin in which his iconic Little Tramp character struggles to survive in a modern, industrialized submarine.

  • Ace Neptune, Sub Detective is a comedy action-adventure film starring Jim Carrey and Jacques Cousteau.

    Ace Neptune, Sub Detective is a comedy action-adventure film starring Jim Carrey and Jacques Cousteau.

  • The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau is a 2021 drama film about a scientist (Leonard Nimoy) who suffers a time-travel brain injury which causes others to believe that he is Jacques Cousteau. Co-starring marine biologist Steven Zissou as "Cuddle Squid".

    The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau is a 2021 drama film about a scientist (Leonard Nimoy) who suffers a time-travel brain injury which causes others to believe that he is Jacques Cousteau. Co-starring marine biologist Steven Zissou as "Cuddle Squid".

  • Jack LaLanne's Naval Exercises is a self-improvement book by fitness and nutrition advocate Jack Lalanne, and an accompanying motion picture starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin.

    Jack LaLanne's Naval Exercises is a self-improvement book by fitness and nutrition advocate Jack Lalanne, and an accompanying motion picture starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin.

  • Hey Skinny is a line of self-help cartoon publications.

    Hey Skinny is a line of self-help cartoon publications.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

  • The Abyss 2: McRib Rising is an American science fiction horror-comedy foodie film starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn.

    The Abyss 2: McRib Rising is an American science fiction horror-comedy foodie film starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn.

Are You Sure

• ... that information scientist Claire Kelly Schultz was a leading figure in the early development of automated information retrieval systems and information science; and that Schultz was particularly known for her work in thesaurus construction and machine-aided indexing, innovating techniques for punch card information retrieval?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1829: Army officer, trader, and lecturer John Cleves Symmes, Jr. dies. He invented a variant of the Hollow Earth Theory, with openings to the inner world at the poles.

    1829: Army officer, trader, and lecturer John Cleves Symmes, Jr. dies. He invented a variant of the Hollow Earth Theory, with openings to the inner world at the poles.

  • 1936: Computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and theoretical biologist Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.

    1936: Computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and theoretical biologist Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.

  • 2015: Information scientist Claire Kelly Schultz dies.

    2015: Information scientist Claire Kelly Schultz dies.

Topic of the Day

Batman

  • When a Riddler Calls is a 1979 American superhero psychological horror film based on the classic folk legend of "the babysitter and the man upstairs".

    When a Riddler Calls is a 1979 American superhero psychological horror film based on the classic folk legend of "the babysitter and the man upstairs".

  • The Wordler is a 2022 American superhero film about about a word puzzle author who targets Gotham's elite.

    The Wordler is a 2022 American superhero film about about a word puzzle author who targets Gotham's elite.

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