The Canals on Mars by Sam Loyd

On: By: Romeyn

Here is a map of the newly discovered cities and waterways on our nearest neighbor planet, Mars. Start at the city marked T, at the south pole, and see if you can spell a complete English sentence by making a tour of all the cities, visiting each city only once, and returning to the starting point.

When this puzzle originally appeared in a magazine, more than fifty thousand readers reported, “There is no possible way.” Yet it is a very simple puzzle.

Gun Moll (Gang Smashers) 1938

On: By: Romeyn

What is referred to as “Black Cinema,” Gun moll has an all black cast, and aimed for release in black movie houses.

Nina Mae McKinney plays an undercover officer in a Harlem jazz club that doubles as a front of operation for the Harlem Protective Association, a protection racket.

Gun Moll is a fun, short movie (57 min) with a fantastic soundtrack that will hopefully get restored soon. It is currently playing on tubi