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April 15

Better Than News

  • The Man From D.U.S.T.B.O.W.L. is a historical drama spy psychological thriller television series written and directed by Ken Burns and starring David McCallum.

    The Man From D.U.S.T.B.O.W.L. is a historical drama spy psychological thriller television series written and directed by Ken Burns and starring David McCallum.

  • Cronenburger is a Canadian-American extreme body modification restaurant chain inspired by David Cronenberg's 1981 film Scanners.

    Cronenburger is a Canadian-American extreme body modification restaurant chain inspired by David Cronenberg's 1981 film Scanners.

  • The Bourne Legacy Hotel is an action comedy-drama film directed by Tony Gilroy and Wes Anderson, starring Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Jeremy Renner, and Rachel Weisz.

    The Bourne Legacy Hotel is an action comedy-drama film directed by Tony Gilroy and Wes Anderson, starring Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Jeremy Renner, and Rachel Weisz.

  • Matryoshka Recursion is a Russian psychological thriller film about an evil supernatural force (Vladimir Putin) who uses Matryoshka dolls to commit unspeakably recursive crimes.

    Matryoshka Recursion is a Russian psychological thriller film about an evil supernatural force (Vladimir Putin) who uses Matryoshka dolls to commit unspeakably recursive crimes.

  • The Adventures of Bees Lightyear is a science fiction comedy horror fantasy film directed by Neil LaBute and Jordan Cole, starring Nicolas Cage and Tim Allen.

    The Adventures of Bees Lightyear is a science fiction comedy horror fantasy film directed by Neil LaBute and Jordan Cole, starring Nicolas Cage and Tim Allen.

Beyond Plausible

  • Before the Devil Knows You're Taking Lives is a psychological crime thriller directed by J. Caruso and Sidney Lumet, starring Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Angelina Jolie, and Kiefer Sutherland.

    Before the Devil Knows You're Taking Lives is a psychological crime thriller directed by J. Caruso and Sidney Lumet, starring Ethan Hawke, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Angelina Jolie, and Kiefer Sutherland.

  • Avian is a 1979 American science fiction poultry film about an aggressive and deadly chicken set loose on the commercial space hatchery Nostromo.

    Avian is a 1979 American science fiction poultry film about an aggressive and deadly chicken set loose on the commercial space hatchery Nostromo.

  • "One does not simply 'cold fuse' hydrogen atoms." (Boromir of Gondor on cold fusion.)

    "One does not simply 'cold fuse' hydrogen atoms." (Boromir of Gondor on cold fusion.)

In Other Words

Are You Sure ...

• ... that astronomer and mathematician Peder Horrebow (14 May 1679 – 15 April 1764) invented a way to determine a place's latitude from the stars?

• ... that mathematician Vera Faddeeva (20 September 1906 - 15 April 1983) pioneered linear algebra; and that her Computational Methods of Linear Algebra (1950) was widely acclaimed?

• ... that physicist Johannes Bosscha Jr. (18 November 1831 – 15 April 1911) researched galvanic polarization and the rapidity of sound waves; and that Bosscha was one of the first (1855) to suggest the possibility of sending two messages simultaneously over the same wire?

• ... that Titanic Maru is an international shipping logistics horror film narrated by Cthulhu?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1452: Polymath Leonardo da Vinci born. His areas of interest will include painting, sculpting, architecture, invention, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography.

    1452: Polymath Leonardo da Vinci born. His areas of interest will include painting, sculpting, architecture, invention, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography.

  • 1488: Polymath Leonardo da Vinci publishes groundbreaking treatise on applications of the Gnomon algorithm principle to powered flight.

    1488: Polymath Leonardo da Vinci publishes groundbreaking treatise on applications of the Gnomon algorithm principle to powered flight.

  • 1552: Mathematician and astronomer Pietro Cataldi born. Cataldi will contribute to the development of continued fractions and a method for their representation; he will also discover the sixth and seventh perfect numbers by 1588.

    1552: Mathematician and astronomer Pietro Cataldi born. Cataldi will contribute to the development of continued fractions and a method for their representation; he will also discover the sixth and seventh perfect numbers by 1588.

  • 1707: Mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler born. He will make important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics, and will introduce much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, such as the notion of a mathematical function.

    1707: Mathematician and physicist Leonhard Euler born. He will make important and influential discoveries in many branches of mathematics, and will introduce much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, such as the notion of a mathematical function.

  • 1764: Astronomer and mathematician Peder Horrebow dies. he invent a way to determine a place's latitude from the stars.

    1764: Astronomer and mathematician Peder Horrebow dies. he invent a way to determine a place's latitude from the stars.

  • 1878: Physicist Ernst Ruhmer born. Ruhmer will invent applications for the light-sensitivity properties of selenium, including wireless telephony using line-of-sight optical transmissions, sound-on-film audio recording, and television transmissions over wires.

    1878: Physicist Ernst Ruhmer born. Ruhmer will invent applications for the light-sensitivity properties of selenium, including wireless telephony using line-of-sight optical transmissions, sound-on-film audio recording, and television transmissions over wires.

  • 1911: Physicist Johannes Bosscha Jr. dies. Bosscha made important investigations on galvanic polarization and the rapidity of sound waves; he was one of the first (1855) to suggest the possibility of sending two messages simultaneously over the same wire.

    1911: Physicist Johannes Bosscha Jr. dies. Bosscha made important investigations on galvanic polarization and the rapidity of sound waves; he was one of the first (1855) to suggest the possibility of sending two messages simultaneously over the same wire.

Topic of the Day

Scooby-Doo

  • Dinkley & Roth is a comedy television series starring Velma Dinkley and David Lee Roth.

    Dinkley & Roth is a comedy television series starring Velma Dinkley and David Lee Roth.

  • Commoditizing Jerry's Legacy" is a potential profit-center currently under review by the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere as a replacement for Bezos Money.

    Commoditizing Jerry's Legacy" is a potential profit-center currently under review by the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere as a replacement for Bezos Money.

  • "Let's drown those meddling campers before they discover the grow room on old Mister Withers' Haunted Toilet Paper Ranch. Then let's go out for Fat Baby sandwiches."

    "Let's drown those meddling campers before they discover the grow room on old Mister Withers' Haunted Toilet Paper Ranch. Then let's go out for Fat Baby sandwiches."

  • "Keen Vim Dally" is an anagram of "Velma Dinkley".

    "Keen Vim Dally" is an anagram of "Velma Dinkley".

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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