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'''INTERVIEW''': "[https://www.trillmag.com/entertainment/gnomon-chronicles-an-interview-with-the-man-who-makes-up-movies/ Gnomon Chronicles: An Interview With The Man Who Makes Up Movies - Meet the satirist blurring the line between entertainment and reality…]" by Aaron Cowell for Tr!ll online magazine.
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The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
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Better Than News

  • Blazing Frankenstein is a 1974 satirical black comedy western horror film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, and Slim Pickens.

    Blazing Frankenstein is a 1974 satirical black comedy western horror film directed by Mel Brooks, starring Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, and Slim Pickens.

  • The Blair Witches of Eastwick Project is a psychological fantasy-horror film

    The Blair Witches of Eastwick Project is a psychological fantasy-horror film

  • How Stella Got Tom Cruise Back is an American action-romance comedy film starring Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tom Cruise.

    How Stella Got Tom Cruise Back is an American action-romance comedy film starring Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg, and Tom Cruise.

  • Golem Park is a supernatural religious thriller film written and directed by Steven Spielberg.

    Golem Park is a supernatural religious thriller film written and directed by Steven Spielberg.

  • Moogs is a science fiction action biographical film written and directed by the Wachowskis, and starring Keanu Reeves. It is loosely based on the life of engineer and electronic music pioneer Robert Moog.

    Moogs is a science fiction action biographical film written and directed by the Wachowskis, and starring Keanu Reeves. It is loosely based on the life of engineer and electronic music pioneer Robert Moog.

Beyond Plausible

  • "Naked Juice Time" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

    "Naked Juice Time" is one of the "Forbidden Episodes" of the television series Star Trek.

  • "Talking Duality Blues" is a traditional quantum folk song about wave-particle dualism.

    "Talking Duality Blues" is a traditional quantum folk song about wave-particle dualism.

  • "Don't Worry, Baby's in Black" is a song by The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

    "Don't Worry, Baby's in Black" is a song by The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

  • Monarchy of Needs is a self-help comedy buddy film about a psychologist (Abraham Maslow) who befriends the King of France (Louis XV).

    Monarchy of Needs is a self-help comedy buddy film about a psychologist (Abraham Maslow) who befriends the King of France (Louis XV).

  • Mac's Labyrinth is a 2006 fantasy horror musical film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Doug Jones as Mac.

    Mac's Labyrinth is a 2006 fantasy horror musical film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Doug Jones as Mac.

In Other Words

  • Irony Man is a 2022 psychological thriller film starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

    Irony Man is a 2022 psychological thriller film starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

  • Logan's Lounge is a 1976 erotic psychological thriller science fiction film starring Michael York and Jennifer Agutter.

    Logan's Lounge is a 1976 erotic psychological thriller science fiction film starring Michael York and Jennifer Agutter.

Are You Sure ...

• ... that Break In at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic heist film about Holly Getlightly (Audrey Hepburn), a naïve, eccentric café society con artist who falls in love with a struggling safecracker?

• ...that mathematician David Hilbert discovered and developed a broad range of fundamental ideas in many areas of mathematics, including invariant theory and the axiomatization of geometry?

• ... that Big Trouble on Little Tatooine is a comedy-adventure film starring starring Kurt Russell, and the first major motion picture in the "Big Trouble in the Star Wars Franchise" series?

• ... that CIA officer and author E. Howard Hunt plotted the Watergate burglaries and other undercover operations for the Nixon administration?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1656: Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales, in which he humorously attacks casuistry and accuses Jesuits of moral laxity, his tone combining the fervor of a convert with the wit and polish of a man of the world.

    1656: Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales, in which he humorously attacks casuistry and accuses Jesuits of moral laxity, his tone combining the fervor of a convert with the wit and polish of a man of the world.

  • 1805: Inventor Claude Chappe dies. He invented and developed a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France -- the first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age.

    1805: Inventor Claude Chappe dies. He invented and developed a practical semaphore system that eventually spanned all of France -- the first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age.

  • 1862: Mathematician David Hilbert born. he will discover and develop a broad range of fundamental ideas in many areas, including invariant theory and the axiomatization of geometry.

    1862: Mathematician David Hilbert born. he will discover and develop a broad range of fundamental ideas in many areas, including invariant theory and the axiomatization of geometry.

  • 1898: Electrical engineer and inventor Oliver Blackburn Shallenberger dies. He invented the first successful alternating current electrical meter, which was critical to the general acceptance of AC power.

    1898: Electrical engineer and inventor Oliver Blackburn Shallenberger dies. He invented the first successful alternating current electrical meter, which was critical to the general acceptance of AC power.

  • 1920: Businessman Walter Frederick Morrison born. Morrison will invent the Frisbee. The first version, a cake pan purchased for a nickle and sold for a quarter, will be known as the Flyin' Cake Pan.

    1920: Businessman Walter Frederick Morrison born. Morrison will invent the Frisbee. The first version, a cake pan purchased for a nickle and sold for a quarter, will be known as the Flyin' Cake Pan.

  • 1941: Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.

    1941: Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.

  • 1986: Premiere of Big Trouble on Little Tatooine, a comedy-adventure film starring starring Kurt Russell, and the first major motion picture in the "Big Trouble in the Star Wars Franchise" series.

    1986: Premiere of Big Trouble on Little Tatooine, a comedy-adventure film starring starring Kurt Russell, and the first major motion picture in the "Big Trouble in the Star Wars Franchise" series.

  • 2003: A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time; no usable data can be extracted.

    2003: A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time; no usable data can be extracted.

  • 2007: CIA officer and author E. Howard Hunt dies. Liddy was implicated in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Later, along with G. Gordon Liddy, Hunt plotted the Watergate burglaries and other undercover operations for the Nixon administration.

    2007: CIA officer and author E. Howard Hunt dies. Liddy was implicated in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Later, along with G. Gordon Liddy, Hunt plotted the Watergate burglaries and other undercover operations for the Nixon administration.

Topic of the Day

Audrey Hepburn

  • Break In at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic heist film about Holly Getlightly (Audrey Hepburn), a naïve, eccentric café society con artist who falls in love with a struggling safecracker.

    Break In at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic heist film about Holly Getlightly (Audrey Hepburn), a naïve, eccentric café society con artist who falls in love with a struggling safecracker.

  • Roman à Clef Holiday is a 1953 American romantic thiller film about princess out to see Rome on her own (Audrey Hepburn) and a reporter who seeks the key to her mysterious past (Gregory Peck).

    Roman à Clef Holiday is a 1953 American romantic thiller film about princess out to see Rome on her own (Audrey Hepburn) and a reporter who seeks the key to her mysterious past (Gregory Peck).

  • The Emerald Mansion is an adventure-drama comedy romance film about an Amazonian jungle girl (Audrey Hepburn) who is adopted by a Beverly Hills couple (Powers Boothe and Meg Foster).

    The Emerald Mansion is an adventure-drama comedy romance film about an Amazonian jungle girl (Audrey Hepburn) who is adopted by a Beverly Hills couple (Powers Boothe and Meg Foster).

Interview

INTERVIEW: "Gnomon Chronicles: An Interview With The Man Who Makes Up Movies - Meet the satirist blurring the line between entertainment and reality…" by Aaron Cowell for Tr!ll online magazine.

Favorites

Spiral Rings 2.

Spectrum is a 2015 action-physics film about the scientific organization Spectrum and its enigmatic leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Isaac Newton), who intends to overthrow the dominant paradigm. Co-starring Daniel Craig as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

The Candidate: Endgame is an American political science fiction drama film about leftist lawyer Bill McKay (Robert Redford), who is recruited by Hydra to run for World Security Council Secretary seat against admired Republican Thanos (Josh Brolin).

Euglena Junction is a reality television program about the life of Euglena, a genus of single-celled flagellate protists. It is loosely based on the television program Petticoat Junction, with different species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

The Nixie Economy: How black market Nixie tubes fuel the underground economy is a nonfiction book by mathematician and Gnomon algorithm theorist Alice Beta about the economic and historical significance of Nixie tubes.

Lend a Hand voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

Hamlet is a 1979 science fiction horror film written and directed by Ridley Scott and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Art is long, life is brave.
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