October 21
Better Than News
Zombie Doctor is a 2003 American medical crime-horror film about a physician (Danny Nucci) who is forced by an undead crime lord (Paul Sorvino) to heal zombies.
Apoptosis Now is a combat medical research film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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).
Spice Runner is 2021 action-cooking film about synthetic chefs known as replicants which are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Kitchens. When a fugitive group of advanced replicants escapes back to Caladan, burnt-out restauranteur Baron Harkonnen reluctantly agrees to taste-test their food.
2001: An NFT Odyssey is a 1968 American science fiction NFT film about an advanced computer (HAL 9000) which attempts to market itself as non-fungible tokens.
Do Greyhounds Dream of Electric Hare? is a 1982 science fiction dog racing film based on the short story "Dog Runner" by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
D-Ring: Agent of Suspense is a British television series featuring Patrick McGoohan as secret home repair engineer Dee Ring.
Downhill Proposal is an American romantic drama sports film starring Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson, and Demi Moore.
Turkey curling in which players slide frozen turkeys on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.
Beyond Plausible
The Sound of Lebowski is a crime comedy musical drama film starring Jeff Bridges and Julia Andrews.
St. Elmo's Fibre is a 1985 coming of age thriller film about a clique of Georgetown University graduates who fall prey to a mysterious film producer in a Muppet suit.
Tenet 2: For Christ's Sake is a 2022 science fiction theology film directed by Christopher Nolan based on a lost short story by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
In Other Words
Lich Kickers is a 1984 American supernatural comedy martial arts film.
"Redeem Illusory Catalog" is an anagram of "Samuel Taylor Coleridge".
Are You Sure
• ... that mathematician and academic Wacław Sierpiński made important contributions to set theory (notably his research on the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis), number theory, theory of functions, and topology?
Selected Anniversaries
1687: Mathematician and theorist Nicolaus I Bernoulli born. Bernoulli will introduce a successful resolution to the St. Petersburg paradox.
1914: Mathematics and science writer Martin Gardner born. His interests will include stage magic, scientific skepticism, philosophy, religion, and literature.
- André Jagendorf
1926: Botanist and academic André Jagendorf born. Jagendorf provided direct evidence that chloroplasts synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP) using the chemiosmotic mechanism proposed by Peter Mitchell.
1958: National Pareidolia Day declared in the United States.
1969: Mathematician and academic Wacław Sierpiński dies. He made important contributions to set theory (research on the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis), number theory, theory of functions, and topology.
Topic of the Day
Candy
Caramel Knowledge is a 1971 American comedy-drama film which follows the candy-eating exploits of two Amherst College roommates (Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkel) over a 25-year period.
Bride of Chuckles is a 1998 American confectionary slasher film about a doll possessed by a criminally insane candy manufacturer, and his former lover and accomplice Tootsie, whose soul is transferred into a diabetic doll.
The Chewing is a 1980 horror comedy film about a child prodigy (Danny Torrance) who is haunted by unnaturally cheerful twins (the Doublemint Twins).
Something Orange This Way Comes is a 1983 dark fantasy film about circus peanuts marshmallow candy.
Haribo Bosses is a 2011 American black comedy film about three friends who steal candy from their respective overbearing, abusive bosses.