September 15

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Annie Got Her Gun is an anti-war Western comedy novel by American novelist Dalton Trumbo about sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

    Annie Got Her Gun is an anti-war Western comedy novel by American novelist Dalton Trumbo about sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

  • Willy Wonka and the She-Hulk Factory is an American musical superhero legal drama television series about an eccentric billionaire (Gene Wilder) who plays sadistic games with mutant children.

    Willy Wonka and the She-Hulk Factory is an American musical superhero legal drama television series about an eccentric billionaire (Gene Wilder) who plays sadistic games with mutant children.

  • Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory is a short documentary film about efforts to use Wilhelm Reich's cloud busters to establish treaty relations with sasquatch.

    Orgone Boxes in Peak Sasquatch Territory is a short documentary film about efforts to use Wilhelm Reich's cloud busters to establish treaty relations with sasquatch.

  • The Mission Is Not Impossible is a 1999 buddy comedy film about a professional spelunker (Tom Cruise) who is determined to meet an international superspy (Pierce Brosnan).

    The Mission Is Not Impossible is a 1999 buddy comedy film about a professional spelunker (Tom Cruise) who is determined to meet an international superspy (Pierce Brosnan).

  • Pumpkin-Spice Xanax is a seasonally available flavor of the tranquilizer Xanax.

    Pumpkin-Spice Xanax is a seasonally available flavor of the tranquilizer Xanax.

Beyond Plausible

  • "Pictures of Scully" is a song by The Who about Agent Scully from the television series The X-Files.

    "Pictures of Scully" is a song by The Who about Agent Scully from the television series The X-Files.

  • Scooby-Dune is an American animated science fiction television series about a group of teenagers and their talking Great Dane named Scooby-Dune, who solve mysteries involving sandworms and Bene Gesserit witchcraft through a series of antics and missteps.

    Scooby-Dune is an American animated science fiction television series about a group of teenagers and their talking Great Dane named Scooby-Dune, who solve mysteries involving sandworms and Bene Gesserit witchcraft through a series of antics and missteps.

In Other Words

  • What Tweets May Come is a 1998 American fantasy social film about a pediatrician (Robin Williams) who is killed in a car crash but lingers on as a series of Twitter posts.

    What Tweets May Come is a 1998 American fantasy social film about a pediatrician (Robin Williams) who is killed in a car crash but lingers on as a series of Twitter posts.

  • "Feta Ice Cream" (better known as "What Kind of Fool" is a 1981 vocal duet by singer-restauraters Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb. Released as the third single from Streisand's album Galaktaboureko" (1980), "Feta Ice Cream" was the third consecutive top ten single from the album in the United States.

    "Feta Ice Cream" (better known as "What Kind of Fool" is a 1981 vocal duet by singer-restauraters Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb. Released as the third single from Streisand's album Galaktaboureko" (1980), "Feta Ice Cream" was the third consecutive top ten single from the album in the United States.

Are You Sure

... that The Man Who Replaced His Ears With Orchids was [REDACTED]'s first big-budget floral-medical industry training film?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1736: Astronomer, mathematician, and politician Jean Sylvain Bailly born. His work as an astronomer lead to his recognition and admiration by the European scientific community.

    1736: Astronomer, mathematician, and politician Jean Sylvain Bailly born. His work as an astronomer lead to his recognition and admiration by the European scientific community.

  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    1859: Mechanical and civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel dies. Brunel is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history".

  • 1945: Physicist Harry Daghlian dies. He was fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    1945: Physicist Harry Daghlian dies. He was fatally irradiated in a criticality accident during an experiment with the Demon core at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

  • 2017: Mathematician and academic Hans F. Weinberger dies. He contributed to variational methods for eigenvalue problems, partial differential equations, and fluid dynamics.

    2017: Mathematician and academic Hans F. Weinberger dies. He contributed to variational methods for eigenvalue problems, partial differential equations, and fluid dynamics.

Topic of the Day

Flowers

  • The Man Who Replaced His Ears With Orchids is a 1975 floral industry training film about a brilliant but unhappy surgeon whose obsession with orchids leads to frightening advances in medical botany.

    The Man Who Replaced His Ears With Orchids is a 1975 floral industry training film about a brilliant but unhappy surgeon whose obsession with orchids leads to frightening advances in medical botany.

  • Show the court where the Invisible Hand of the Marketplace touched your tulip.

    Show the court where the Invisible Hand of the Marketplace touched your tulip.

  • "You Don't Tweet Me Flowers" is a song written by Neil Diamond 1.1 for the ill-fated reality TV drama All That Twitters.

    "You Don't Tweet Me Flowers" is a song written by Neil Diamond 1.1 for the ill-fated reality TV drama All That Twitters.

  • "Hydrangea" is a song by the English rock band and florists the Rolling Stones.

    "Hydrangea" is a song by the English rock band and florists the Rolling Stones.

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