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11/20/2023
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Numlock News: November 20, 2023 • Aardman, Mayflower, Songbirds and Snakes
By Walt Hickey My book, You Are What You Watch, makes a great gift for the movie fan, data geek and more, and it's 25 percent off right now and shipping is free with the code CYBER23 on the
11/17/2023
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Numlock News: November 17, 2023 • Undersea Treasure, Vegas Weddings, Bluefin Tuna
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend! Finally back home, thanks for all the support along the book tour. Hydrogen Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are catching on, particularly among trucking fleets in
11/17/2023
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Numlock News: November 15, 2023 • Ramen, ICBMs, Weather
By Walt Hickey Thank you everyone who came out last night for the DC event; it was a packed house and I was so thrilled to see all the Numlock readers there. This tour has been a real treat because I
11/17/2023
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Numlock News: November 16, 2023 • F1, Snooze Button, Knives
By Walt Hickey Formula 1 Formula 1 is heading to Vegas, and organizers are a little skittish because demand has been soft and they're worried that the sport may be losing steam or may have grown
11/14/2023
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Numlock News: November 14, 2023 • Lasers, Cat’s Eye, Cream of Mushroom
By Walt Hickey The final event of the book tour is in Washington, DC, at East City Books, tonight at 7 pm RSVP soon! It'll also be streamed, if you want to watch. Thanks to everyone who has bought
11/13/2023
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Numlock News: November 13, 2023 • Marvel, Revel, Trevor
By Walt Hickey Thanks to everyone who came out to the book tour events in Chapel Hill and Austin! It was so fun meeting so many of you, and I'm glad to hear you're liking the book! The final
11/12/2023
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Numlock Sunday: Zach Weinersmith talks A City on Mars
Listen now (30 mins) | Austin, Texas, readers, I'm at the Texas Book Festival today. Come on by and say hey at my panel (11:15 at the Capitol) and signing (in the signing tent, after)! By Walt
11/10/2023
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Numlock News: November 10, 2023 • Blowout, Electric Poles, Imperial
By Walt Hickey The book is out! Armenians The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Citi to pay fines and redress of $25.9 million after the agency said they intentionally discriminated
11/9/2023
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Numlock News: November 9, 2023 • Sphere, Dinky, Lousy
By Walt Hickey I will be at Flyleaf books in Chapel Hill tonight! Looking forward to seeing folks there. Sphere The results are in, and the Sphere — the gigantic, spherical landmark in Las Vegas that
11/8/2023
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Numlock News: November 8, 2023 • The Pope, Love Letters, Doritos
By Walt Hickey A few more really fun appearances on podcasts talking about the book! I was so excited to appear on The Gist, that's a great conversation with the one and only Mike Pesca. Then, I
11/7/2023
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Numlock News: November 7, 2023 • Wildcats, Juice, Elephantfish
By Walt Hickey This Thursday night is the Chapel Hill event at Flyleaf Books for You Are What You Watch! RSVP here, the signing starts at 5:30 and the talk begins at 6 pm Then, on Sunday, November 12
11/6/2023
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Numlock News: November 6, 2023 • Sunken Treasure, Leap Seconds, Blizzard
By Walt Hickey Some fun personal news from this past weekend: I got married! Thanks so much for your support of the newsletter! NFL The NFL is the big draw for television audiences, and the numbers
11/3/2023
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Numlock News: November 3, 2023 • Amusement Parks, Vapes, Tattoos
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend! Good news, after cleaning them out entirely in week one, Bookshop.org and Indiebound have restocked my book, You Are What You Watch. As of today there are also
11/2/2023
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Numlock News: November 2, 2023 • Panda, Theia, Discogs
By Walt Hickey Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Durham readers! I'm going to be at Flyleaf Books in a week for a book signing and Q&A with my friend and former FiveThirtyEight colleague Alice Wilder.
11/1/2023
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Numlock News: November 1, 2023 • A Fish, A Scheme, A Canal: Panama
By Walt Hickey Two very cool conversations about my book out this week! One was with Philip Bump at the Washington Post's How To Read This Chart newsletter, and the other was an extremely fun hit
10/31/2023
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Numlock News: October 31, 2023 • Vegas, Cher, Dinosaur Extinction
By Walt Hickey Thanks to everyone for a successful launch week, and thanks to all the people who have started leaving a review on Amazon or Barnes & Noble if you liked my book! The folks who have
10/30/2023
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Numlock News: October 30, 2023 • Bats, Magic, Disappearing Rooms
By Walt Hickey Welcome back! Today's technically the last day of the first week of my book release! This is a critical week to show booksellers this one is worth promoting, so if you haven't
10/29/2023
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Numlock Sunday: Heather Jones talks the graphic design of You Are What You Watch
By Walt Hickey Welcome to the Numlock Sunday edition. One last Sunday edition for everyone about the book! This week, a deep dive into data visualization. I spoke to Heather Jones, who is the brilliant
10/27/2023
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Numlock News: October 27, 2023 • Short Corn, Thai Food Near Me, Zoom Wave
By Walt Hickey Thanks to everyone who supported the book release this week! It's been so exciting to see people get their hands on it finally and I've been blown away by the response. If you
10/26/2023
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Numlock News: October 26, 2023 • Nightshade, Britney, Barbie
By Walt Hickey A couple of really fun excerpts and interviews about You Are What You Watch have come out! Check out this excerpt in Insider about nostalgia and reboots, this excerpt in Polygon about