May 29

From Gnomon Chronicles


Better Than News

  • Midnight Tootsie is an American crime drama film directed by John Schlesinger and Sydney Pollack, and starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Jon Voight, Teri Garr, Brenda Vaccaro, and Dabney Coleman.

    Midnight Tootsie is an American crime drama film directed by John Schlesinger and Sydney Pollack, and starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Jon Voight, Teri Garr, Brenda Vaccaro, and Dabney Coleman.

  • The Aladdin King is an American animated musical drama film about Simba (Swahili for lion), a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King. However, Simba's paternal uncle Scar uses a magical lamp which grants wishes to murder Mufasa and send Simba into exile.

    The Aladdin King is an American animated musical drama film about Simba (Swahili for lion), a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King. However, Simba's paternal uncle Scar uses a magical lamp which grants wishes to murder Mufasa and send Simba into exile.

  • Connect Forrest Gump is a 1994 American gaming-drama film about Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a slow-witted and kindhearted man from Alabama who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th century United States while playing Connect Four.

    Connect Forrest Gump is a 1994 American gaming-drama film about Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a slow-witted and kindhearted man from Alabama who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th century United States while playing Connect Four.

  • Eyes Wide Clockwork is a erotic dystopian crime film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and Malcolm McDowell.

    Eyes Wide Clockwork is a erotic dystopian crime film directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and Malcolm McDowell.

  • The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer is an autobiographical book by G. K. Chesterton.

    The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer is an autobiographical book by G. K. Chesterton.

  • The Off-World Candy Agency is an orbital manufacturer of traditional Earth-based candies. Shown here: Boston Baked Beans candy orbital factory.

    The Off-World Candy Agency is an orbital manufacturer of traditional Earth-based candies. Shown here: Boston Baked Beans candy orbital factory.

Beyond Plausible

In Other Words

Are You Sure

... that psychologist, computer scientist, and author Christopher Evans had a significant friendship and collaboration with the writer J. G. Ballard; that they they developed ideas (circa 1968) for a play about a car crash, later evolving into an exhibition of crashed cars at The New Arts Lab in London in 1970, and ultimately Ballard's novel Crash, published in 1973; that Evans' charismatic appearance as a "hoodlum scientist" (in Ballard's description) was an inspiration for the character of Dr. Robert Vaughan in Crash; that that Evans also appears in Ballard's fictionalized life story The Kindness of Women as the psychologist Dr. Richard Sutherland?

... that Julie Andrews spent several months shadowing actual arms dealers in preparation for her role as weapons designer Mary Poppins in the musical fantasy spy thriller film Restricted Airspace?

Selected Anniversaries

  • 1777: Physician and engineer John Mudge elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in the same year was awarded the Copley medal for his 'Directions for making the best Composition for the Metals for reflecting Telescopes; together with a Description of the Process for Grinding, Polishing, and giving the great Speculum the true Parabolic Curve'.

    1777: Physician and engineer John Mudge elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in the same year was awarded the Copley medal for his 'Directions for making the best Composition for the Metals for reflecting Telescopes; together with a Description of the Process for Grinding, Polishing, and giving the great Speculum the true Parabolic Curve'.

  • 1917: Politician John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, born.

    1917: Politician John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, born.

  • 1919: Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin view a solar eclipse as a test of Einstein's theory of general relativity.

    1919: Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin view a solar eclipse as a test of Einstein's theory of general relativity.

  • 1931: Psychologist, computer scientist, and author Christopher Evans born.

    1931: Psychologist, computer scientist, and author Christopher Evans born.

  • 2023: Self portrait.

    2023: Self portrait.

Topic of the Day

Microorganisms

  • 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 various species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

    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 various species of Euglena playing the roles of Kate Bradley, her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and Betty Jo, and her uncle Joe Carson.

  • Bacteria Ranch is an American television series about gastrointestinal bacterial ranching.

    Bacteria Ranch is an American television series about gastrointestinal bacterial ranching.

  • A Pocket Guide to Cholera is a handbook for cholera cosplay.

    A Pocket Guide to Cholera is a handbook for cholera cosplay.

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