Wikipedia:Today's featured list/November 2023
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November 3
The Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy dramatic works such as movies or television episodes. To be eligible for Nebula Award consideration a work must be published in English in the United States. During the 14 nomination years, 84 works have been nominated, with 13 winners in addition to the 4 awards chosen without nominees in 1992–2009. A few franchises have seen multiple nominations; the Marvel Cinematic Universe has earned the most nominations with nine films, two television seasons, and one television episode, with one film and one television season winning. Other franchises with multiple nominations are Doctor Who with one win out of three nominated television episodes, Star Wars with three film and three television episode nominations, and The Good Place with one win out of three nominated television episodes. (Full list...)
November 6
American composer John Philip Sousa composed fifteen operettas, which are relatively lesser-known than his military marches. Sousa's operettas show influences from Gilbert and Sullivan, including short recitatives and chorus finales. The libretti for most of the operettas were written by various prominent as well as less experienced librettists, except those for The Wolf and The Bride Elect, which were written by Sousa himself. Several famous stage personalities, including DeWolf Hopper, starred in the operettas. El Capitan (poster pictured), whch portrayed the Spanish administration in Peru and became hugely popular during the Spanish–American War, was later described by Gerald Bordman as "boding well to be the most enduring American comic opera of the nineteenth century". Sousa's other major operettas included The Charlatan, Chris and the Wonderful Lamp, The Free Lance, and The American Maid. Paul E. Bierley later speculated that, had Sousa not been the leader of the United States Marine Band, "he probably would have chosen a career in theater music". (Full list...)
November 10
The 2012 spy film Skyfall won 37 awards from 107 nominations, with particular recognition for Daniel Craig (pictured), Javier Bardem, and Judi Dench's performances as well as its cinematography, sound effects, and musical score. It received five nominations at the 85th Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography. The film won Best Sound Editing and Best Original Song ("Skyfall"). At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Skyfall was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Bardem), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Dench), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Sound; and won Best British Film and Best Film Music. (Full list...)
November 13
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American singer Julia Michaels has released one studio album, five extended plays (EP), twenty-nine singles (including nine as a featured artist), twenty-six music videos, and six promotional singles. She signed with Republic Records in 2016 and released her debut single, "Issues", which peaked at number 11 in the US and the top 10 elsewhere. It preceded Michaels's third EP, Nervous System (2017), which charted in the top 50 in the US, Canada, and Sweden. She featured on Clean Bandit's single "I Miss You" (2017), which reached the top 10 in several countries. In 2018, Michaels contributed the song "Heaven" to the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack, which peaked at number four in Norway and went Platinum. The EP Inner Monologue Part 1 produced the singles "Anxiety", featuring Selena Gomez, and "What a Time", featuring Niall Horan. Later that year, Michaels featured on JP Saxe's single "If the World Was Ending". Her debut studio album, Not in Chronological Order, was released in 2021. (Full list...)
November 17
Connecticut has participated in all fifty-nine United States presidential elections since the American Revolution. In the early days of the United States, Connecticut was known for supporting the conservative Federalist Party. In the Second Party System, Connecticut leaned towards the anti-Jackson candidates. Following the Civil War, Connecticut was a swing state for a long time until 1896. Thereafter until 1932, Connecticut was a Republican stronghold. During the Great Depression, Connecticut began to pivot in support of Democratic candidates. After that, although the Republican Party won Connecticut several times in the presidential election, its advantage was no longer as significant as it had previously been. Since 1992, the state has voted consistently for the Democratic candidates. (Full list...)
November 20
Angela Merkel has received awards and honours from national governments, universities, and other non-governmental organisations. Merkel was the chancellor of Germany from 2005 until 2021, a length of tenure only exceeded by that of Helmut Kohl, and was the first female German chancellor. During her chancellorship, she was widely considered the de facto leader of the European Union. Forbes named Merkel the world's second most powerful person in 2012 and the world's most powerful woman fourteen times. Awards and honours received by Merkel include a special issue of the Grand Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, and twenty-one doctorates honoris causa. (Full list...)
November 24
Cornwall County Cricket Club has been represented by sixty-nine players in List A cricket. Formed in 1894, Cornwall County Cricket Club's first appearance in List A cricket was in 1970, and they have played seventeen matches. Gary Thomas has appeared the most times for the county, playing in twelve matches, closely followed by Jonathan Kent, who made eleven appearances. Kent recorded the highest score in List A cricket for Cornwall, scoring 80 runs against Somerset Cricket Board in 2002. Steven Pope, who played 109 first-class matches in his native South Africa, is Cornwall's leading run-scorer, having scored 294 runs in his eight appearances for the county. Justin Stephens's thirteen wickets for the county is the most by any player, but Charlie Shreck has the best bowling figures, having taken five wickets against Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 2002. (Full list...)
November 27
There are 13 municipalities in Campeche, a state on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. According to the 2020 Mexican census, Campeche is the third least populous state with 928,363 inhabitants and the 17th largest by land area spanning 57,693.59 square kilometres (22,275.62 sq mi). The largest municipality by population in Campeche is the state capital Campeche, with 294,077 residents, while the smallest municipality by population is Palizada with 8,683 residents. The largest municipality by area is Calakmul, which spans 14,031.51 km2 (5,417.60 sq mi), while Tenabo is the smallest at 1,061.63 km2 (409.90 sq mi). The first municipalities to incorporate were Campeche, Carmen, and Hecelchakán on April 6, 1825, and the newest municipalities are Dzitbalché and Seybaplaya, which incorporated January 1, 2021. (Full list...)