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Better Than News

  • Legends of the Canticles Fall for Leibowitz is a novel by Walter M. Miller and Jim Harrison. It was adapted as a 2022 film starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, and Julia Ormond.

    Legends of the Canticles Fall for Leibowitz is a novel by Walter M. Miller and Jim Harrison. It was adapted as a 2022 film starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, and Julia Ormond.

  • Octaman of Arabia is an epic biographical adventure monster film directed by David Lean and Harry Essex.

    Octaman of Arabia is an epic biographical adventure monster film directed by David Lean and Harry Essex.

  • 2001: A Species Odyssey is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover an alien-human hybrid child stowed away on their spaceship.

    2001: A Species Odyssey is a short documentary film about the ethical dilemma faced by two astronauts (Frank Bowman and David Poole) when they discover an alien-human hybrid child stowed away on their spaceship.

  • Philosophical Beasts: Socrates versus Dumbledore is a fantasy adventure film in which Albus Dumbledore tasks Newt Scamander and his allies with a mission that takes them into ancient Greece during the time of Socrates.

    Philosophical Beasts: Socrates versus Dumbledore is a fantasy adventure film in which Albus Dumbledore tasks Newt Scamander and his allies with a mission that takes them into ancient Greece during the time of Socrates.

  • Pooh vs. Alien— Piglet and Eeyore are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Winnie-the-Pooh and aliens as they attempt to entertain children long enough for their parents to have some overdue sex.

    Pooh vs. Alien— Piglet and Eeyore are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Winnie-the-Pooh and aliens as they attempt to entertain children long enough for their parents to have some overdue sex.

  • Dr Quadruped: The Battle for Hoth is a science fiction thriller film about a brilliant inventor (Otto Octavius) who becomes dangerously obsessed with four-legged creatures after failing to construct a mechanical octopus.

    Dr Quadruped: The Battle for Hoth is a science fiction thriller film about a brilliant inventor (Otto Octavius) who becomes dangerously obsessed with four-legged creatures after failing to construct a mechanical octopus.

  • What's the best time of year to fall in love? Now. —The Butterfly Nebula

    What's the best time of year to fall in love? Now. —The Butterfly Nebula

Beyond Plausible

  • Celebrity Biosensor is a reality television series which features data streams from miniature biosensors embedded in the world's most famous celebrities.

    Celebrity Biosensor is a reality television series which features data streams from miniature biosensors embedded in the world's most famous celebrities.

  • The Fremen is a 2022 American superhero film about a dispossessed aristocrat (Robert Pattinson) who uncovers corruption in the Gotham Water Department while investigating the Sprinkler, a water thief who is targeting Gotham's elite.

    The Fremen is a 2022 American superhero film about a dispossessed aristocrat (Robert Pattinson) who uncovers corruption in the Gotham Water Department while investigating the Sprinkler, a water thief who is targeting Gotham's elite.

  • Perl is a 2018 romantic thriller software development and maintenance film starring Keanu Reeves, Ana Ularu, and Larry Wall.

    Perl is a 2018 romantic thriller software development and maintenance film starring Keanu Reeves, Ana Ularu, and Larry Wall.

  • 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

  • "Tweeting" is a song about the singer's inability to "forget my interactions with Twitter".

    "Tweeting" is a song about the singer's inability to "forget my interactions with Twitter".

Are You Sure

... that the Soviet N1 rocket was a super heavy-lift launch vehicle intended to deliver payloads beyond low Earth orbit; that the project was underfunded and rushed, and badly derailed by the death of its chief designer Sergei Korolev in 1966; that each of the four attempts to launch an N1 failed; that during the second launch attempt the N1 rocket crashed back onto its launch pad shortly after liftoff and exploded, resulting in one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions in human history; and that the N1 was kept secret almost until the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991, with information about the N1 first being published in 1989?

... that I Am Curious (Texas) is a 1967 Swedish erotic geography film?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1518: Physician and scientist Li Shizhen born. He will develop many innovative methods for the proper classification of herb components and medications to be used for treating diseases, earning a reputation as the greatest scientific naturalist of China.

    1518: Physician and scientist Li Shizhen born. He will develop many innovative methods for the proper classification of herb components and medications to be used for treating diseases, earning a reputation as the greatest scientific naturalist of China.

  • 1881: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hasan Tahsini dies. He was one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

    1881: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hasan Tahsini dies. He was one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

  • 1969: The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.

    1969: The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.

  • 2007: NASA approves a mission extension for Stardust, sending the spacecraft to comet Tempel 1.

    2007: NASA approves a mission extension for Stardust, sending the spacecraft to comet Tempel 1.

Topic of the Day

Non-Fungible Tokens

  • 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.

    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.

  • The Dark NFT is a 2008 superhero NFT film about the Joker (Heath Ledger), a deranged database engineer who threatens to delete all the non-fungible tokens in Gotham City.

    The Dark NFT is a 2008 superhero NFT film about the Joker (Heath Ledger), a deranged database engineer who threatens to delete all the non-fungible tokens in Gotham City.

  • NFTspotting is a 1996 British black comedy-drama film about a group of NFT addicts in an economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life.

    NFTspotting is a 1996 British black comedy-drama film about a group of NFT addicts in an economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life.

  • The Dragons of NFT is a 1977 book by Carl Sagan, which combines anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective on how intelligent non-fungible tokens may have evolved.

    The Dragons of NFT is a 1977 book by Carl Sagan, which combines anthropology, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science to give a perspective on how intelligent non-fungible tokens may have evolved.

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