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The Gnomon Chronicles is a work of fiction and nonfiction by Karl Jones (nonfiction). Fresh content daily.
December 25

Better Than News

  • Once Upon a Time at Christmas is an epic spaghetti Christmas Western comedy film directed by Sergio Leone and Bob Clark, starring Peter Billingsley and Henry Fonda.

    Once Upon a Time at Christmas is an epic spaghetti Christmas Western comedy film directed by Sergio Leone and Bob Clark, starring Peter Billingsley and Henry Fonda.

  • Freedom of Art, also known as The Thanksgaming Picture or I'll DM for Christmas, is the third of the Four Freedoms series of four oil paintings by American game designer and artist Norman Rockwell.

    Freedom of Art, also known as The Thanksgaming Picture or I'll DM for Christmas, is the third of the Four Freedoms series of four oil paintings by American game designer and artist Norman Rockwell.

  • A Christmas Stingray is a 1983 American Christmas ichthyology film based on marine biologist Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trawl: All Others Pay Out Lines.

    A Christmas Stingray is a 1983 American Christmas ichthyology film based on marine biologist Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trawl: All Others Pay Out Lines.

  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian is a 1983 Japanese-British World World II geography film about British military surveyor Jack Celliers (David Bowie), whose Japanese captors are intrigued by his openly defiant opinions about North American drainage basins.

    Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurentian is a 1983 Japanese-British World World II geography film about British military surveyor Jack Celliers (David Bowie), whose Japanese captors are intrigued by his openly defiant opinions about North American drainage basins.

  • Willy Wonka and the Nostalgia Factory is an American drama buddy film about two eccentric billionaires (Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp) who cannot agree on a worthy heir to their chocolate factory.

    Willy Wonka and the Nostalgia Factory is an American drama buddy film about two eccentric billionaires (Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp) who cannot agree on a worthy heir to their chocolate factory.

  • People are not interchangeable. / They are not equivalent. / They are not fungible. / Each life is unique and irreplaceable.

    People are not interchangeable. / They are not equivalent. / They are not fungible. / Each life is unique and irreplaceable.

Beyond Plausible

  • Galactus and David Attenborough's Planet Earth is a 2022 British television series narrated by Galactus, the devourer of worlds, and Sir Richard Attenborough. The series has eleven episodes, each of which features a global overview of a different biome or habitat on Earth, with Galactus arguing that the biome is nutritious and should be consumed immediately, and Attenborough arguing for preservation of the Earth's precious and fragile ecosystem.

    Galactus and David Attenborough's Planet Earth is a 2022 British television series narrated by Galactus, the devourer of worlds, and Sir Richard Attenborough. The series has eleven episodes, each of which features a global overview of a different biome or habitat on Earth, with Galactus arguing that the biome is nutritious and should be consumed immediately, and Attenborough arguing for preservation of the Earth's precious and fragile ecosystem.

In Other Words

Are You Sure ...

• ... that Italian physician Filippo Mazzei befriended Thomas Jefferson, and the two men started what became the first commercial vineyard in the Commonwealth of Virginia?

• ... that On Her Majesty's Secret Santa is a 1969 spy film about the grinch Blofeld (Telly Savalas), who threatens to destroy the world's entire stockpile of Christmas presents?

• ... that astronomer Vera Rubin's pioneering work on galaxy rotation rates was initially met with skepticism but was confirmed over subsequent decades?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1642: Isaac Newton born. He will be widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

    1642: Isaac Newton born. He will be widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

  • 1730: Physician and activist Filippo Mazzei born. Mazzei will act as an agent to purchase arms for Virginia during the American Revolutionary War.

    1730: Physician and activist Filippo Mazzei born. Mazzei will act as an agent to purchase arms for Virginia during the American Revolutionary War.

  • 1763: Inventor Claude Chappe born. Chappe will invent and develop a practical semaphore system that will span all of France -- the first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age.

    1763: Inventor Claude Chappe born. Chappe will invent and develop a practical semaphore system that will span all of France -- the first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age.

  • 2016: Astronomer and academic Vera Rubin dies. She discovered the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves.

    2016: Astronomer and academic Vera Rubin dies. She discovered the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves.

Topic of the Day

Christmas

  • A Christmas Stingray is a 1983 American Christmas ichthyology film based on marine biologist Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trawl: All Others Pay Out Lines.

    A Christmas Stingray is a 1983 American Christmas ichthyology film based on marine biologist Jean Shepherd's semi-fictional anecdotes in his 1966 book In God We Trawl: All Others Pay Out Lines.

  • Scroogebusters is a 1984 American supernatural Christmas film about a cynical and selfish parapsychologist who is haunted by a succession of ghosts on Christmas Eve intent on possessing Santa Claus.

    Scroogebusters is a 1984 American supernatural Christmas film about a cynical and selfish parapsychologist who is haunted by a succession of ghosts on Christmas Eve intent on possessing Santa Claus.

  • The Hangman's Christmas Tree is a made-for-television film produced by the Hellmark Channel, a family feel-good horror show series.

    The Hangman's Christmas Tree is a made-for-television film produced by the Hellmark Channel, a family feel-good horror show series.

  • "Pine Angel" is a teen tragedy Christmas song about a Pine tree than has been cut down in its prime, only to be thrown away after the holidays.

    "Pine Angel" is a teen tragedy Christmas song about a Pine tree than has been cut down in its prime, only to be thrown away after the holidays.

  • "I Saw Three Likes" is an American Christmas carol, listed as number [REDACTED] in the Roud Folk Song Index. The earliest printed version of "I Saw Three Ships" is from the 21st century, possibly Ely, Minnesota.

    "I Saw Three Likes" is an American Christmas carol, listed as number [REDACTED] in the Roud Folk Song Index. The earliest printed version of "I Saw Three Ships" is from the 21st century, possibly Ely, Minnesota.

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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