October 27

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • The Bell Jar in the Woods is the only horror film written and directed by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath.

    The Bell Jar in the Woods is the only horror film written and directed by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath.

  • Happy Trails Gilmore is an American Western sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, starring Adam Sandler, Dale Evans, and Roy Rogers.

    Happy Trails Gilmore is an American Western sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, starring Adam Sandler, Dale Evans, and Roy Rogers.

  • Morbius XII: So Very Anemic is an American science fiction horror-comedy buddy film about an aging starship captain (William Shatner) who befriends a deranged biochemist (Jared Leto).

    Morbius XII: So Very Anemic is an American science fiction horror-comedy buddy film about an aging starship captain (William Shatner) who befriends a deranged biochemist (Jared Leto).

  • Rosemary's Matrix is an American science fiction horror film about a young mother who comes to believe that her baby is Agent Smith, a deadly computer program in a virtual reality.

    Rosemary's Matrix is an American science fiction horror film about a young mother who comes to believe that her baby is Agent Smith, a deadly computer program in a virtual reality.

  • Ghost Phone is short documentary film about a man who sees the ghosts of dead cellphones.

    Ghost Phone is short documentary film about a man who sees the ghosts of dead cellphones.

  • What Do People Stalk All Night? is a children's book by Richard Scarry and Carl Kolchak.

    What Do People Stalk All Night? is a children's book by Richard Scarry and Carl Kolchak.

  • Sweeney Vince is a 2007 American revisionist biography musical thriller film loosely based on the life of Vincent van Gogh.

    Sweeney Vince is a 2007 American revisionist biography musical thriller film loosely based on the life of Vincent van Gogh.

  • Beach Party A-Go-Gaugin is a beach party art film starring Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, and Paul Gaugin.

    Beach Party A-Go-Gaugin is a beach party art film starring Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, and Paul Gaugin.

Beyond Plausible

  • The Pied Piper of Mad Men is an American drama television series about an advertising executive (Harry Hamlin) who is caught up in the German invasion of France while on vacation, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of clients to safety.

    The Pied Piper of Mad Men is an American drama television series about an advertising executive (Harry Hamlin) who is caught up in the German invasion of France while on vacation, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of clients to safety.

  • Jesus and Silver Surfer Save the Earth is a 1775 painting by Jack Kirby and John Singleton Copley.

    Jesus and Silver Surfer Save the Earth is a 1775 painting by Jack Kirby and John Singleton Copley.

In Other Words

  • Rosemary's Society is an American psychological body horror film directed by Roman Polanski and Brian Yuzna, starring Mia Farrow and Billy Warlock.

    Rosemary's Society is an American psychological body horror film directed by Roman Polanski and Brian Yuzna, starring Mia Farrow and Billy Warlock.

Are You Sure

Earliest known poster for the campaign against Compulsive Hatch Act Violation.

• ... that mathematician and academic Gilles de Roberval published a system of the universe in which he supports the Copernican heliocentric system and attributes a mutual attraction to all particles of matter?

• ... that Compulsive Hatch Act Violation (CHAV) is a serious condition, and that you should let your father's attorney's know immediately if you experience symptoms of CHAV?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1654: Blaise Pascal writes to Pierre de Fermat, praising him for his solution to the Problem of the Points, about which they had exchanged seven previous letters.

    1654: Blaise Pascal writes to Pierre de Fermat, praising him for his solution to the Problem of the Points, about which they had exchanged seven previous letters.

  • 1675: Mathematician and academic Gilles de Roberval dies. He published a system of the universe in which he supports the Copernican heliocentric system and attributes a mutual attraction to all particles of matter.

    1675: Mathematician and academic Gilles de Roberval dies. He published a system of the universe in which he supports the Copernican heliocentric system and attributes a mutual attraction to all particles of matter.

  • 1678: Mathematician Pierre Raymond de Montmort born. He will write Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard, an influential book about probability and games of chance which will introduce the combinatorial study of derangements.

    1678: Mathematician Pierre Raymond de Montmort born. He will write Essay d'analyse sur les jeux de hazard, an influential book about probability and games of chance which will introduce the combinatorial study of derangements.

  • 1854: Physician Golding Bird dies. He pioneered the medical use of electricity.

    1854: Physician Golding Bird dies. He pioneered the medical use of electricity.

  • 1972: The Mariner 9 spacecraft is switched off. During its mission, Mariner mapped 70% of the surface of Mars, and studied temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface.

    1972: The Mariner 9 spacecraft is switched off. During its mission, Mariner mapped 70% of the surface of Mars, and studied temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars observes a minute of silence in memory of Mariner 9, which was switched off forty-five years ago.

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars observes a minute of silence in memory of Mariner 9, which was switched off forty-five years ago.

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