May 13

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Shine Club is a black comedy horror film directed by David Fincher and Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter.

    Shine Club is a black comedy horror film directed by David Fincher and Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter.

  • Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv is a Danish police procedural drama television series about a Copenhagen police detective who is secretly the mischievous spirit Puck.

    Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv is a Danish police procedural drama television series about a Copenhagen police detective who is secretly the mischievous spirit Puck.

  • Only Humans in the Building is an American science fiction mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin, John Hoffman, and Ridley Scott about three strangers with a shared interest in true crime podcasts who join forces to uncover a replicant in the apartment building they all live in.

    Only Humans in the Building is an American science fiction mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin, John Hoffman, and Ridley Scott about three strangers with a shared interest in true crime podcasts who join forces to uncover a replicant in the apartment building they all live in.

  • Jerkin Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film about the vests and the early jerkin cultures popular among Lucas's age group at the time.

    Jerkin Graffiti is a 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film about the vests and the early jerkin cultures popular among Lucas's age group at the time.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

Are You Sure

• ... that physicist and chemist Marguerite Perey discovered the element francium, which is extremely radioactive, and which Perey hoped would help diagnose cancer; and that Perey is credited with championing better safety measures for scientists working with radiation; and Perey developed bone cancer which eventually killed her?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1713: Mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist Alexis Clairaut born. Clairaut's work will help to establish the validity of the principles and results that Sir Isaac Newton had outlined in the Principia of 1687.

    1713: Mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist Alexis Clairaut born. Clairaut's work will help to establish the validity of the principles and results that Sir Isaac Newton had outlined in the Principia of 1687.

  • 1880: In Menlo Park, New Jersey, inventor Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.

    1880: In Menlo Park, New Jersey, inventor Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.

  • 1929: Electrical engineer and inventor Arthur Scherbius dies. Scherbius invented and patented the famous mechanical cipher Enigma machine.

    1929: Electrical engineer and inventor Arthur Scherbius dies. Scherbius invented and patented the famous mechanical cipher Enigma machine.

  • 1937: Writer Roger Zelazny born. Zelazny will win the Nebula award three times, and the Hugo award six times.

    1937: Writer Roger Zelazny born. Zelazny will win the Nebula award three times, and the Hugo award six times.

  • 1974: Physicist and chemist Marguerite Perey dies. Perey discovered the element francium while purifying samples of lanthanum.

    1974: Physicist and chemist Marguerite Perey dies. Perey discovered the element francium while purifying samples of lanthanum.

Topic of the Day

Led Zeppelin

  • "Olive My Love" is a song by the British rock band Led Zeppelin.

    "Olive My Love" is a song by the British rock band Led Zeppelin.

  • Bread Zeppelin is a British-American rock band comprising Led Zeppelin and Bread.

    Bread Zeppelin is a British-American rock band comprising Led Zeppelin and Bread.

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