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Total Recall is a 1990 American science-fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven (pictured). Based on a 1966 short story by Philip K. Dick, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, and Michael Ironside. It tells the story of Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger) and the shadow organization that tries to prevent him from recovering memories of his past as a Martian secret agent. Schwarzenegger convinced Carolco Pictures to develop the film with him as the star, after the project had lingered in development hell at multiple studios over sixteen years. The film was one of the most expensive ever made at the time, and became the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year. Reviewers liked its themes of identity and questioning reality, but criticized content perceived as vulgar and violent. The practical special effects were well received, earning the film an Academy Award, and the score by Jerry Goldsmith has been praised as one of his best works. (Full article...)
In the news
- In cycling, Katarzyna Niewiadoma (pictured) wins the Tour de France Femmes.
- Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Prime Minister of Thailand after Srettha Thavisin is dismissed by the Constitutional Court.
- The World Health Organization declares the mpox epidemic to be a global health emergency.
- Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
Did you know
- ... that the Advanced Tactical Fighter program resulted in the F-22 Raptor (pictured)?
- ... that in revenge for the torture of Polish prisoners, the terminally-ill Jan Kryst walked into the Café Adria and shot members of the Gestapo?
- ... that Panamanian earth scientist Erika Podest uses remote sensing to see how climate change has affected global soil moisture?
- ... that the Linda Lindas have recorded a cover of the song they were named after?
- ... that a South Korean church excommunicated a pastor, Lee Dong-hwan, after he performed a blessing at a queer festival?
- ... that more than 90 world leaders have made a pledge to achieve nature-positive goals?
- ... that Anna DeShawn started E3 Radio to help educate others about Black women that she did not learn about in grade school?
- ... that a Vancouver TV station was intended to stop the "$1,500 cup of coffee"?
On this day (August 22)
August 22: Madras Day in Chennai, India (1639)
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold used a ruse to convince the British that a much larger force was arriving, causing them to abandon the siege of Fort Stanwix (reconstructed fort pictured).
- 1864 – Under the leadership of Henry Dunant and the International Committee of the Red Cross, twelve European states signed the First Geneva Convention, establishing rules for the protection of victims of armed conflict.
- 1914 – First World War: German forces captured Rossignol in Belgium, taking more than 3,800 French prisoners.
- 1961 – Ida Siekmann jumped from a window in her tenement building trying to flee to West Berlin, becoming the first person to die at the Berlin Wall.
- 2012 – A series of ethnic clashes between the Orma and the Pokomo in Kenya's Tana River District resulted in at least 52 deaths.
- Jan Kochanowski (d. 1584)
- Thomas Tredgold (b. 1788)
- Madame Nhu (b. 1924)
- Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (b. 1934)
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The sailfin snapper (Symphorichthys spilurus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the snapper family, Lutjanidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, at depths between 5 and 60 metres (16 and 197 feet). It lives in areas of sand near to reefs in lagoons and over outer reefs. The sailfin snapper is targeted in mixed-species fisheries throughout its range, being caught predominantly using handlines and bottom trawling. The juveniles appear in the aquarium trade. This sailfin snapper was photographed in Wilhelma, a zoological–botanical garden in Stuttgart, Germany. Photograph credit: H. Zell
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