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Better Than News

  • The Prime Directive of Miss Jean Brodie is a British-American science fiction anthropology film about a teacher at Starfleet Academy who strays from the school's curriculum, romanticizing fascist leaders like General Chang and Admiral Cartwright, ultimately leading her to defy the Prime Directive.

    The Prime Directive of Miss Jean Brodie is a British-American science fiction anthropology film about a teacher at Starfleet Academy who strays from the school's curriculum, romanticizing fascist leaders like General Chang and Admiral Cartwright, ultimately leading her to defy the Prime Directive.

  • Swamp Gumby is a 1982 American superhero clay animation film written and directed by Wes Craven.

    Swamp Gumby is a 1982 American superhero clay animation film written and directed by Wes Craven.

  • Mission: Impossible — Gnome Nation is a 2015 American fantasy spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Rebecca Ferguson.

    Mission: Impossible — Gnome Nation is a 2015 American fantasy spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Rebecca Ferguson.

  • Manchego Cowboy is a 1969 American drama foodie film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight.

    Manchego Cowboy is a 1969 American drama foodie film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight.

  • Boxcar Confidential is a romantic crime travel film starring Kim Basinger and Russell Crowe.

    Boxcar Confidential is a romantic crime travel film starring Kim Basinger and Russell Crowe.

Beyond Plausible

  • The Perrin Trap is a British-American comedy film starring Hayley Mills and Leonard Rossiter.

    The Perrin Trap is a British-American comedy film starring Hayley Mills and Leonard Rossiter.

  • RICO Krispies is a breakfast cereal is that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

    RICO Krispies is a breakfast cereal is that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

In Other Words

  • The Perrin Trap is a British-American comedy film starring Hayley Mills and Leonard Rossiter.

    The Perrin Trap is a British-American comedy film starring Hayley Mills and Leonard Rossiter.

  • RICO Krispies is a breakfast cereal is that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

    RICO Krispies is a breakfast cereal is that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

Are You Sure

... that physicist and engineer Dennis Gabor invented holography, for which he received the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1646: Mathematician and philosopher Elena Cornaro Piscopia born. She will be one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

    1646: Mathematician and philosopher Elena Cornaro Piscopia born. She will be one of the first women to receive an academic degree from a university, and the first to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

  • 1756: Chemist, physician, agronomist, industrialist, statesman, educator, and philanthropist Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal born.

    1756: Chemist, physician, agronomist, industrialist, statesman, educator, and philanthropist Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal born.

  • 1900: Physicist and engineer Dennis Gabor born. He will invent holography, for which he will receive the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.

    1900: Physicist and engineer Dennis Gabor born. He will invent holography, for which he will receive the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.

  • 1910: Short story writer O. Henry, known for his surprise endings, dies.

    1910: Short story writer O. Henry, known for his surprise endings, dies.

  • 2012: Science fiction writer and screenwriter Ray Bradbury dies. The New York Times calls Bradbury "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".

    2012: Science fiction writer and screenwriter Ray Bradbury dies. The New York Times calls Bradbury "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream".

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