Homicide detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas) and his partner and best friend Gus Moran investigate the murder of retired rock star Johnny Boz in San Francisco. Boz was stabbed to death with an ice pick while having sex with a mysterious blonde woman.

The American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Minnesota Vikings by the score of 23–7.

Capra's first film after serving in World War II, It's a Wonderful Life was intended to celebrate the lives of ordinary Americans. Capra himself considered it to be an examination of "the individual's belief in itself".  The film was initially a box office disappointment, earning only an estimated $3.3 million against a budget of $3.7 million. However, it has since become a holiday classic and an annual tradition for many viewers

Titan's lakes are primarily made of liquid hydrocarbons, specifically methane and ethane. This makes Titan the only other body in the solar system besides Earth known to have stable liquid lakes on its surface, although they are composed of different substances than Earth's water-based lakes.

Amy Ruth Tan (born February 19, 1952) is an American author best known for her novel The Joy Luck Club (1989), which was adapted into a 1993 film. She is also known for other novels, short story collections, children's books, and a memoir.