491: What innovative art project? 490: Riemann Hypothesis, the famous unsolved problem – depicted in the cartoon; proposed by Bernhard Riemann.

490: Connect. 489: Inspirations for Somerset Maugham book titles – remark of Sir Toby Belch to Malvolio in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: “Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”; Percy Bysshe Shelley’s sonnet which begins “Lift not the painted veil which those who live / Call Life”;…

489: Connect. 488: Hypothetical Google Maps images for Biblical incidents – Noah’s Ark, Garden of Eden, Red Sea being parted, the Crucifixion etc.

488: What are these? 487: Natal (South Africa), Natal (Brazil – Microsoft’s Project Natal is named after the Brazilian city), Christmas Island – all named as they were discovered / founded on Christmas day.

487: Connect the three geographic entities represented by these visuals. 486: Atlas Shrugged.

486: Hypothetical sequel to which book? 485: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”, this philosophical riddle which has devolved into the setup for a many a joke, supposedly has its origins in the musings of philosopher George Berkeley.

485: Connect. 484:Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, who came up with “Five Stages of Grief.” This was used as the basis for “Fallen Son” which shows other superheroes reacting to the death of Captain America.

484: The person in the photograph came up with something which was used as the basis for the 5 part comic book series. Explain. 483: It allegedly has the first known reference to Christ. Details here. Does this mean there will be a religion dedicated to P. James 2000 years from now? 🙂

483: Why was this artifact in the news recently? 482: Philip K. Dick, about the film Blade Runner.

482: Who wrote this letter, about what? (Direct link to the image for best visual quality.) 481: Storyboard for Pather Panchali, drawn by Satyajit Ray.