August 2

From Gnomon Chronicles
Stained Glass Timothy Wakefield.

Better Than News

  • The Fanta Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film which follows Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they try to protect Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo in hopes of securing a peaceful end to an interplanetary soft drink licensing dispute.

    The Fanta Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film which follows Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they try to protect Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo in hopes of securing a peaceful end to an interplanetary soft drink licensing dispute.

  • A Screwtape Darkly is a science fiction Christian apologetic satire novel by Philip K. Dick and C. S. Lewis.

    A Screwtape Darkly is a science fiction Christian apologetic satire novel by Philip K. Dick and C. S. Lewis.

  • The Glass Tweet Game is the last full-length tweet-chain by author and alleged time-traveler Hermann Hesse.

    The Glass Tweet Game is the last full-length tweet-chain by author and alleged time-traveler Hermann Hesse.

  • Hard Cheese at Sea is an epic historical novel by Salty MacTavish based on his life at sea.

    Hard Cheese at Sea is an epic historical novel by Salty MacTavish based on his life at sea.

  • "All Notions Transit" is an anagram of "Lost in Translation".

    "All Notions Transit" is an anagram of "Lost in Translation".

Beyond Plausible

  • "Legend of a Mine" is a song by the British progressive rock band the The Doubly Some.

    "Legend of a Mine" is a song by the British progressive rock band the The Doubly Some.

In Other Words

  • Black M3GAN is an American coming-of-age supernatural robotics horror film.

    Black M3GAN is an American coming-of-age supernatural robotics horror film.

  • Five Easy Weddings and a Funeral is a drama buddy film about a surly oil rig worker (Jack Nicholson) whose rootless blue-collar existence belies his privileged youth as priest, and a serial husband (Hugh Grant) who wishes to marry five different women.

    Five Easy Weddings and a Funeral is a drama buddy film about a surly oil rig worker (Jack Nicholson) whose rootless blue-collar existence belies his privileged youth as priest, and a serial husband (Hugh Grant) who wishes to marry five different women.

Are You Sure

... that the working title of "Hockey Fights and Car Fires" was "Rainy Days and Mondays"?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1820: Physicist John Tyndall born. He will study diamagnetism, and make discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

    1820: Physicist John Tyndall born. He will study diamagnetism, and make discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

  • 1835: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray born. He will do pioneering work in electrical information technologies, including the telephone.

    1835: Electrical engineer Elisha Gray born. He will do pioneering work in electrical information technologies, including the telephone.

  • 1887: Mathematician and statistician Oskar Anderson born. He will make important contributions to mathematical statistics and econometrics.

    1887: Mathematician and statistician Oskar Anderson born. He will make important contributions to mathematical statistics and econometrics.

  • 1922: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell dies. He patented the telephone in 1876.

    1922: Engineer, inventor, and academic Alexander Graham Bell dies. He patented the telephone in 1876.

  • 1939: Albert Einstein writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the Manhattan Project.

    1939: Albert Einstein writes President F. D. Roosevelt that "some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard ... leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable--though much less certain--that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may be constructed." Roosevelt quickly starts the Manhattan Project.

Topic of the Day

Insects

  • Aphid Twin is a British composer, DJ, and aphid researcher. He is best known for his idiosyncratic work with incertae sedis.

    Aphid Twin is a British composer, DJ, and aphid researcher. He is best known for his idiosyncratic work with incertae sedis.

  • Wheel of Candy is a 1992 American gothic supernatural horror film about a graduate student completing a thesis on the legend of the "Candyman", the ghost of a game show host who was murdered for rigging the game.

    Wheel of Candy is a 1992 American gothic supernatural horror film about a graduate student completing a thesis on the legend of the "Candyman", the ghost of a game show host who was murdered for rigging the game.

  • Here Come the Brides: The Tick-Check Years is a historical fiction television series loosely based on the "Here Come the Brides" tragedy.

    Here Come the Brides: The Tick-Check Years is a historical fiction television series loosely based on the "Here Come the Brides" tragedy.

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