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.

481: Identify the work and the artist. 480: The first video – trailer for an upcoming Zhang Yimou film which is a remake of Blood Simple by the Coen Brothers. The second video – trailer for True Grit – which the Coen Brothers are currently in the process of remaking.

480: Connect these two videos. Video 1, Video 2. 479: Andromeda, Cassiopeia and Pegasus. qbuffer’s comment has many more identifications. Good show!

479: This painting depicts mythological characters – many of whom have lent their name to astronomical entities. Name as many as you can. 478: Say Anything.