Mapping a Cosmic Narrative of Who We Are
Ad Astra is an experiment in stitching together art, history, songs, cinema, breaking news, and the vastness of space into a single, unfolding story. Each piece asks how our culture, myths, technologies, and crises fit into a larger trajectory: where we have been, what we are becoming, and how far we dare to go.
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National Treasure (11-19-2004) – Ending Scene “I Take It You Found The Treasure…Say $10 Billion Dollars” 22 Years Since Release, The Hale Cycle. Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address in Two Minutes, Jodi Foster of “Silence of the Lambs” is Born. Pele Scores his 1000th Goal. Sadat Visits Israel, Bill Clinton Impeachment Hearings Begin.
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Working Girl – Ending Scene of “Let The River Run” and Twin Towers (12-21-1988). 38 Years Since Release Divided by 22 Year Hale Cycle = 1.72 (Math Overflow Constant – refers to the geometric probability of four real and randomly chosen lines intersecting in 3D space). Four Planes Crashed on 9/11/2001. Pan Am Explodes Over Scotland, First Crossword Puzzle Published, George Patton Dies, “The Graduate” Opens in New York, Nixon Meets Elvis, “Gangnam Style” Reaches 1 Billion Views
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Knives Out (11-27-2019 Release) – “My House, My Rules” Ending Scene. 22 Year Hale Cycle Divided by 7 Years Since Release = 3.14 (Pi). “Full Circle” Pope Orders Crusade, Jimi Hendrix Born, Pope Francis Releases Rock Album “Wake Up,” Aerosmith & 50 Cent Headline at bat mitzva for $10 Million, White House Frets over Taft’s Waistline, Maria Tallchief debuts in “Firebird”
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The Far Side Comics (1 June 2026) – “Now Wait Just a Minute Here… How Are We Supposed To Know You’re The Real Angel of Death?”
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The Hunt for Red October (3-2-1990) : “Engage the Caterpillar Drive.” 36 Years Since Release Divided by 22 Year Hale Cycle = 1.62, Phi, The Golden Ratio. Gorbachev and Dr. Seuss Born, Texas Declares its Independence, King Kong Premiers, Construction on Sydney Opera House Begins, U.S. India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, Battle of the Bismarck
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Risky Business (8-5-1983) – Guido Sells Back the Furniture & The “Artsy Fartsy” Glass Football. Marilyn Monroe Found Dead, Neil Armstrong Born, William Wallace Captured, Statue of Liberty Cornerstone Laid, USS Monitor Raised, Lincoln Imposes Income Tax, Little Orphan Annie First Published
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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (12-17-2004) – Ending Scene, The Passing of a Spyglass. 22 Years Since Release, The Hale Cycle. Wright Brothers First Flight, Pope Francis Born, Magnuson Act Passed Allowing Chinese Immigrants to Become Citizens, First Issue of Vogue Published, Commander of Pearl Harbor Relieved, Circus in Brazil Catches Fire, “Squeaky” Fromme Sentenced to Life, Operation “Iceman” nabs mafia man Kuklinski, Kim Jung Il Dies, Final Lord of the Rings film opens
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The Truman Show (6-5-1998) – “I Hereby Proclaim this Planet ‘Tru-Mania,’ of the Burbank Galaxy.” 28 Years Since Release Divided by 22 Year Hale Cycle = 1.27, The Golden Root. RFK is shot, Ronald Reagan Dies, 6 Day War Begins, Troops Abandon ‘Hamburger Hill,’ Segregation Ruled Unconstitutional
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Rain Man Film (12-12-1988) – “One Minute to Wapner. You’ve Been Selected by the Neilson Ratings to Shape Television Programming.” 38 Years Since Release Minus 22 Year Hale Cycle = 1.72, Theodorus’ Constant. Frank Sinatra, Warwick, and Munch Born. Golf Tee is Patented. Stolen Mona Lisa Recovered. JFK Album sets Record. Leona Helmsley Sentenced to Prison. Saturday Night Fever Premiers in New York.
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My Name is Lincoln – Elizabeth “The Golden Age”
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A Christmas Story (11-18-1983) – “Is There No End to This Conspiracy.” Ralphie Gets His Report Back. 2 times Hale Cycle. First Astronauts Fly in Space, Atwood Author of a Handmaids Tale Born, Robinson Becomes First Black MVP, First Use of Time Zones, Hitler Furious over Mussolini
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Two Weeks Notice (12-12-2002). Rydberg Constant for Evaluating Atomic Models and Wavelengths. 24 Years Since Release Divided 22 Year Hale Cycle = 1.09. Edvard Munch of “The Scream” is born, Da Vinci Notebook Sells for $5M, Mona Lisa Recovered after Theft, Supreme Court Stops Bush v. Gore Count, JFK Album Sets Sales Record, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” Opens in Theaters. “Tears of a Clown” of Robinson & Miracles hits #1
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The Fisher King (9-27-1991) – Trailer. The Extension of Pi (35 years Since Release Divided by 22 year Hale Cycle =1.59, Beginning of Pi Day at 3.14..159). Adams Negotiates Peace with British, Political Cartoonist Nast is born, Rosetta Stone Unlocked, Jesuit Order Established, Glen Miller Joins the Army, Axis Pact is Signed, Taliban Takes Control of Afghanistan
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Finding Graceland (9-12-1998) – Trailer. The “Golden” Square Root of Phi at 1.272 (28 Years Divided by 22 Year Hale Cycle, Kepler Triangle), Jesse Owens is Born and Disproves Hitler’s Aryan Theory, Howard Hughes Breaks Airspeed Record, JFK Married Jacqueline in Newport, Khrushchev Becomes Soviet Leader
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A Good Year (11-10-2006) – Opening Scene, Hale Cycle, Sesame Street Debuts, All Quiet on the Western Front Published, Richard Burton of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” is born, Birth of U.S. Marine Corps, and “Win One for the Gipper” Speech
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The “Far Side” – 4-20-2026. The writers of “Bewitched” sit down for their weekly brainstorming session
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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (2-17-1989) – Visiting the Future Council… 37 Years Divided by the 22 Year Hale Cycle Equals the Golden Ratio (1.68). Thomas Jefferson is Elected President, Pope Declares Clare of Assisi the Saint of Television, Baltimore Gets “Gaslighting,” Nixon Goes to China, Madame Butterfly Premiers, Voice of America Broadcasts to Russia, Kasparov Defeats IBM’s Deep Blue
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Dave Film (5-7-1993) – “We’d Like To Extend the Gig.” 3 Schwabe Cycles. Anniversary of Eva Peron’s Birth, Vladimir Putin being Elected Russian President, the painting “The Scream” is Recovered, Tchaikovsky of “The Nutcracker” is Born
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Something’s Gotta Give (12-12-2003) – Trailer, Hale Cycle, Da Vinci’s Notebook Sells for $5M, Stolen Mona Lisa Recovered, JFK Memorial Album Sets Record, Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner Opens, Frank Sinatra and Edvard Munch (The Scream) Born
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Central Intelligence (6-10-2016) – Trailer. Schwabe Cycle, Declaration of Independence is Authorized, Judy Garland of The Wizard of Oz is Born, Salem Witch Hangings, Benjamin Franklin Flies His Kite, Hattie McDaniel of Gone with the Wind is Born
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Addams Family Values (11-19-1993) – Welcoming “Uncle Fester” To Dinner. Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Opens, “Malice at the Palace” Brawl
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Sahara Film (4-8-2005) – Ending Scene, “I Can Assure You There Is No Gold Belonging to the U.S. Government, Rudy Needs New Computers, I Need A New Yacht, and We Only Do The Projects We Want”… The Hale Cycle, Anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s funeral, Kofi Annan’s birth, Hank Aaron Beating Babe Ruth’s Record, Britain and France Sign Entente Cordiale, Russians Attack Germans in Crimea, and George Shultz condemns Soviet spying.
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The Far Side (4-11-2026) – Deserted Island, “Hey Jim, Go Out For A Short One”
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Cast Away (12-7-2000) – Ending Scene Meeting at the Crossroads, Do You Know How Hard It Is To Bring Someone Back To Life…. Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Iraq Declares No Weapons of Mass Destruction, Karzai is First Elected President of Afghanistan
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Top Gun Maverick (27 May 2022) – Trailer… Good Morning Aviators, This is Your Captain Speaking
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Apollo 13 Ending Scene, A Successful Failure (30 June 1995) – Vincent D’Onofrio Birthday (Men in Black), Tunguska Astroid Hits Siberia, Cassini Enters Saturn Orbit After 7 Years (Hale Cycle), Gone with the Wind Published
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Cars Film (6-9-2006) – The Radiator Springs Traffic Court is Now In Session, Secretariat Wins the Triple Crown
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It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – Linus and Sally Stay Up All Night Waiting
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Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (12-25-2004): Trailer, Christmas Day, Hale Cycle, Stone of Destiny Stolen, Twilight Zone Producer Rod “Sterling” is Born, NFL’s Longest Game (Dolphins versus Kansas City Chiefs)
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In Your Eyes – Peter “Gabriel,” His “New Blood” Album Cover Reinterpreted; Rayleigh’s Criterion for Resolution at Distances
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E.T. Film; A Metaphor of Resurrection (6-11-1982) – E.T. Phone Home, Ronald Reagan’s Funeral, John Waynes Death, The 22 Year Hale Cycle (x2), Solar Maximum, The Mobius Strip as a Sign of Infinity, and The Sphynx
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Saint Gabriel Rosary in Black Onyx
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Planet Earth, A Poem, Michael Jackson, This is It
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The Hands That Built America – U2 Song, September 11 Tribute, and the new “One World” Tower with Helix Construction, and 11 Year Schwabe Cycle, and the Story of the Immaculate Staircase at Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe
