October 21

From Gnomon Chronicles


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.

    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.

    Apoptosis Now is a combat medical research film directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute.

  • Apocalypse Godfather is an epic war crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando.

    Apocalypse Godfather is an epic war crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando.

  • Apocalypse Dove is an epic Western war film starring Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Martin Sheen, and Marlon Brando.

    Apocalypse Dove is an epic Western war film starring Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Martin Sheen, and Marlon Brando.

  • The Scarlet Learner is a 1995 American romantic literacy awareness drama film loosely based on the life of pioneering lexicographer Noah Webster.

    The Scarlet Learner is a 1995 American romantic literacy awareness drama film loosely based on the life of pioneering lexicographer Noah Webster.

  • Striptease is an American spy thriller television series about an FBI agent (Demi Moore) who must pose as a stripper in order to infiltrate a Russian sleeper cell. Co-starring Ving Rhames and Burt Reynolds.

    Striptease is an American spy thriller television series about an FBI agent (Demi Moore) who must pose as a stripper in order to infiltrate a Russian sleeper cell. Co-starring Ving Rhames and Burt Reynolds.

  • Turkey curling in which players slide frozen turkeys on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.

    Turkey curling in which players slide frozen turkeys on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.

  • Mr. Gentleman European Soccer is a brand of Association football sold in the United States.

    Mr. Gentleman European Soccer is a brand of Association football sold in the United States.

Beyond Plausible

  • "Transit Acrobat" is an anagram of "Attractor Basin".

    "Transit Acrobat" is an anagram of "Attractor Basin".

  • 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.

    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

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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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).

    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.

    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.

    Haribo Bosses is a 2011 American black comedy film about three friends who steal candy from their respective overbearing, abusive bosses.

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