November 30

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Better Than News

  • Only Star Wars in the Building is an American science fiction mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin, John Hoffman, and George Lucas.

    Only Star Wars in the Building is an American science fiction mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin, John Hoffman, and George Lucas.

  • 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.

  • Napoleon: Rise of the Machines is an epic science fiction historical thriller film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Linda Hamilton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Napoleon: Rise of the Machines is an epic science fiction historical thriller film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Linda Hamilton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

  • Cetacea Grand Hotel is an underwater hotel owned and operated by whales for human guests.

    Cetacea Grand Hotel is an underwater hotel owned and operated by whales for human guests.

  • Citrusball is a family of sports involving citrus fruit. Derived from basketball, citrusball is played around the world, with many diverse local variations.

    Citrusball is a family of sports involving citrus fruit. Derived from basketball, citrusball is played around the world, with many diverse local variations.

  • Heresy is a rock musical about the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heretics.

    Heresy is a rock musical about the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathar heretics.

  • Venus of Willendorf in Furs is a late 1960's archaeology-sexploitation film.

    Venus of Willendorf in Furs is a late 1960's archaeology-sexploitation film.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

  • Hitler's Pineapple is a 2021 documentary film about Nazi research proctologists seeking a new "Death's Head" pineapple cultivar to placate the Führer's unholy appetites.

    Hitler's Pineapple is a 2021 documentary film about Nazi research proctologists seeking a new "Death's Head" pineapple cultivar to placate the Führer's unholy appetites.

  • Win Jeff Epstein's Money is an American television horror game show in which contestants attempt to exorcise the restless ghost of alleged suicide Jeffrey Epstein for cash.

    Win Jeff Epstein's Money is an American television horror game show in which contestants attempt to exorcise the restless ghost of alleged suicide Jeffrey Epstein for cash.

Are You Sure

• ... that scientist, inventor, and politician Otto von Guericke (30 November 1602 – 21 May 1686) pioneered the physics of vacuums, and discovered an experimental method for demonstrating electrostatic repulsion?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 3340 B.C.: The Solar eclipse of 3340 B.C. occurs. Geometric designs on a stone in Ireland may depict the eclipse; if so, the stone is the earliest known record of an eclipse.

    3340 B.C.: The Solar eclipse of 3340 B.C. occurs. Geometric designs on a stone in Ireland may depict the eclipse; if so, the stone is the earliest known record of an eclipse.

  • 1602: Scientist, inventor, and politician Otto von Guericke born. Von Guericke will pioneer the physics of vacuums, and discover an experimental method for demonstrating electrostatic repulsion.

    1602: Scientist, inventor, and politician Otto von Guericke born. Von Guericke will pioneer the physics of vacuums, and discover an experimental method for demonstrating electrostatic repulsion.

  • 1827: Physicist, musician, and academic Ernst Chladni dies. He has been called both the father of acoustics and the father of meteoritics.

    1827: Physicist, musician, and academic Ernst Chladni dies. He has been called both the father of acoustics and the father of meteoritics.

  • 1835: Writer, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer Mark Twain born.

    1835: Writer, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer Mark Twain born.

  • 1888: Electronics researcher Ralph Hartley born. He will invent the Hartley oscillator and the Hartley transform, and contribute to the foundations of information theory.

    1888: Electronics researcher Ralph Hartley born. He will invent the Hartley oscillator and the Hartley transform, and contribute to the foundations of information theory.

  • 1937: Film director and producer Ridley Scott born.

    1937: Film director and producer Ridley Scott born.

  • 1954: In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.

    1954: In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap; this is the only documented case in the Western Hemisphere of a human being hit by a rock from space.

Topic of the Day

Robots

  • Boss Dog is an organic golem designed and manufactured by Symbionts Can Do to mimic Spot the mechanical robot dog.

    Boss Dog is an organic golem designed and manufactured by Symbionts Can Do to mimic Spot the mechanical robot dog.

  • "Cats or Robots?" is an episode of the documentary reality television series Who Would Win in a Fight?

    "Cats or Robots?" is an episode of the documentary reality television series Who Would Win in a Fight?

  • I, Rivet is a 2004 American industrial manufacture training film about a highly intelligent robot (Will Smith) who investigates the alleged failure of substandard fasteners.

    I, Rivet is a 2004 American industrial manufacture training film about a highly intelligent robot (Will Smith) who investigates the alleged failure of substandard fasteners.

  • On Fox, No One Can Hear You Westworld is a psychological warfare television series waged against the United States of America by [REDACTED].

    On Fox, No One Can Hear You Westworld is a psychological warfare television series waged against the United States of America by [REDACTED].

  • Robot 7 voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    Robot 7 voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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