April 26, 7378 BCE — Bilbo Baggins is recruited by Thorin Oakenshield as a thief
It was a most Unexpected Party. Bilbo had no idea that he was going to be throwing it, for one...
November 10, 2023
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February 17, 1536 — Christopher Walker is the only survivor of a pirate attack
Christopher Walker was a man of strong will. When he washed ashore on a remote Bangalla beach, he did not...
February 15, 2022
January 1, 1998 — V performs “This Vicious Cabaret”
Heralding the second act of his campaign, V plays a song of his own composition, neatly summarising the action and...
November 29, 2013
November 20, 2265 — The starship Enterprise begins its five year mission
Space… the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission: to explore strange new...
October 1, 1999
2525 — Something happens. Really.
Although Zager and Evans were quite happy to prophesy on at 1010 year intervals from 2525, they seem to have...
August 1, 1999
3535 — Humanity embraces better living through neurochemistry
In the year 3535, it appears that humanity lives in a brave new world where psychiatric drugs are mandatory –...
July 1, 1999
4545 — Widespread unemployment for dentists forecast
It’s unclear whether or not Zager and Evans believe that there will be starvation in the year 4545 – they...
June 1, 1999
5555 — We stop using our arms and legs
By the year 5555, two important questions will have been resolved for humanity: 1) the conflict between leisure and exercise...
May 1, 1999
6565 — Everyone’s a Test Tube Baby
Apparently, by the year 6565, genetic engineering will finally be caught up with by social change. Not only will it...
April 1, 1999
7510 — We stop waiting for God to show up
Zager and Evans rather depressingly assert that we’ll still be waiting for Judgement Day in 5000 years’ time. God, it...
March 1, 1999
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