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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. -- J.R.R. Tolkien
August 02, 2025
conditions: Sunny, 17.5°C, 102.5 kPa falling, wind at WSW 14 km/h and 63 % humidity
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps1 - $117.6M
Superman21$289.5M
Jurassic World Rebirth32$301.7M
F1: The Movie45$165.7M
Smurfs54$22.8M
I Know What You Did Last Summer63$23.7M
How to Train Your Dragon76$257.1M
Eddington87$7.9M
Saiyaara913$3.3M
Oh, Hi!10 - $1.2M
The Home11 - $1M
Elio128$71.5M
Lilo & Stitch139$420.2M

1HUNTR/X : Golden
2Justin Bieber : DAISIES
3Alex Warren : Ordinary
4Saja Boys : Your Idol
5Drake : Which One
6Saja Boys : Soda Pop
7HUNTR/X : How It’s Done
8sombr : back to friends
9Morgan Wallen : What I Want
10Benson Boone : Beautiful Things
11HUNTR/X : What It Sounds Like
12Shaboozey : A Bar Song (Tipsy)
13Tate McRae : Just Keep Watching (From F1® The Movie)
14Ravyn Lenae : Love Me Not
15RUMI : Free
16HUNTR/X : Takedown
17Justin Bieber : YUKON
18Post Malone : I Had Some Help (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
19Fleetwood Mac : Dreams - 2004 Remaster
20Chappell Roan : Pink Pony Club
21Disco Lines : No Broke Boys
22sombr : undressed
23BLACKPINK : JUMP
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Mon 4 Aug
high: 29 C
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Tue 5 Aug
high: 29 C
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Wed 6 Aug
high: 30 C
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Thu 7 Aug
high: 30 C
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palimpsest

noun (PAL-imp-sest)

Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.


"I, for one, know of no sweeter sight for a man's eyes than his own country." - Homer
- Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605) and chief adviser to Tsar Fyodor I, born in Vyazma, Russia (d. 1605)
- Nicholas Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster (1860-65), born in Sevilla, Spain (d. 1865)
- Marin Sais, American actress (The Pony Express Girl), born in San Rafael, California (d. 1971)
- Joe Harnell, American musician, composer and arranger, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2005)
- Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), born in Chadderton, Lancashire (d. 1990)
- Pierre de Bané, French Canadian politician (Senator for De la Vallière, Quebec. 1984-2013; Member of Parliament. 1968-84), born in Haifa, British Mandate for Palestine (d. 2019)
- Benjamin Barber, American political theorist (Jihad vs. McWorld), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
- Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh session and touring guitarist (Amen Corner; Roger Waters; Eric Clapton; George Harrison), born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales

On this date in 1956, heavy fog blanketed the waters off Nantucket. The Andrea Doria, an Italian luxury liner sank when it was accidentally rammed by the Swedish-American liner Stockholm. The catastrophe, which resulted in the Andrea Doria's sinking, claimed 52 lives.

- Referendum in favor of autonomous status for Spanish Catalonia garners 99.5% of the vote; about 75% of eligible voters participate
- Sunderland seaplanes sink U-706 and U-106
- Future Hall of Fame 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 MLB home runs in SF Giants 5-3 win v Pittsburgh Pirates
- American swimmer Michael Phelps wins an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal in the 200m individual medley in 1:54.27 at the London Olympics
- Apple becomes the first American publicly listed company to reach $1 trillion in value
- John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (d. 2017)
- Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), born in Chadderton, Lancashire (d. 1990)
- Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh session and touring guitarist (Amen Corner; Roger Waters; Eric Clapton; George Harrison), born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales
- James Fallows, American writer and journalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jimmy Pop [James Franks], American rock singer and musician (The Bloodhound Gang - "The Bad Touch"), born in Trappe, Pennsylvania

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