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6/12/2023
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Numlock News: June 9, 2023 • Metallica, Adult Swim, Vaquita
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend. I'll be on vacation through next Thursday, so you've got some really exciting guests filling in for me on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sandwiches After
6/6/2023
10 : 15
Numlock News: June 6, 2023 • Rooibos, Durian, Noovie
By Walt Hickey Noovie National CineMedia is the company founded in 2007 by Regal, AMC and Cinemark theaters to crank out in-theater advertising — think the Noovie segment by the one and only Maria
6/5/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: June 5, 2023 • Jersey Shore, Nori, Panama Canal
By Walt Hickey Welcome back! The Spider-Verse Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse starring Shameik Moore as the voice behind Miles Morales opened to a jaw-dropping $120.5 million in North America,
6/2/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: June 2, 2023 • Etruscans, Stitches, Steaks
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend! Stitches The knitting scene has been rocked by the collapse of XRX Inc., which has run the biggest American knitting events, Stitches, for the past 30 years. As
6/1/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: June 1, 2023 • Coconuts, Panthers, Psychedelics
By Walt Hickey War of 1812 In 2012, Maryland inexplicably decided to release a vanity license plate design commemorating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, best known in popular culture as the
5/31/2023
10 : 15
Numlock News: May 31, 2023 • Angelsharks, Acela, Splash Mountain
By Walt Hickey Canaries In 1973, Tenerife on the Canary Islands finished a massive infrastructure project that today would be considered dubious at best, hauling in 240000 tonnes of Sahara sand to
5/30/2023
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Numlock News: May 30, 2023 • Lighthouses, Sure Thing, Jazz
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5/26/2023
10 : 6
Numlock News: May 26, 2023 • Eggs, Yeezys, Zibo
By Walt Hickey Have an excellent weekend! We're off on Monday in observation of Memorial Day, see you on Tuesday. Eggs The price of a dozen eggs has crashed back down to earth, falling from $5 per
5/25/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: May 25, 2023 • Mermaids, Robocalls, F-35 Lightning
By Walt Hickey Robocalls Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia are suing Avid Telecom, alleging that the company was responsible for transmitting millions of robocalls into the American phone
5/24/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: May 24, 2023 • Betelgeuse, Chinese Food, Lofi Hip-Hop Radio Beats To Relax And/Or Chill To
By Walt Hickey The Original Score to Star Trek (2009) In the music industry, the subset of music designed to help listeners sleep, study or relax — think of stuff like lofi hip-hop beats to relax and/
5/23/2023
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Numlock News: May 23, 2023 • Transformers, QR Code, Country Music
By Walt Hickey Debt China is attempting to address a massive amount of hidden debt taken on by local governments. The amount of on-the-books debts for local governments is 35 trillion yuan as of 2022,
5/22/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: May 22, 2023 • Fast X, Snowmobiles, Payola
By Walt Hickey Welcome back! Vinsanity Fast X, starring Vin Diesel, Jason Momoa, and no fewer than four Academy Award-winning actresses, won the weekend with a $67.5 million domestic box office haul as
5/19/2023
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Numlock News: May 20, 2023 • Galactic Starcruiser, Furious, Eels
By Walt Hickey Kashyyyk No More Disney announced they will close the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel, a two-night experience that sent guests on an immersive two night experience. The final
5/18/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: May 18, 2023 • Ozone, Yachts, Taco Tuesday
By Walt Hickey If you're in New York, I'm giving a talk at the Data Visualization Society meetup tonight, it's free and should be a great time. Alfa Nero The luxury super yacht Alfa Nero
5/17/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: May 17, 2023 • The Birds, The Bees, The Vending Machines
By Walt Hickey Bees A new study published in Biology Letters looked at what happens to bumblebees when they're covered in pollen, an occupational hazard in their field of work. The fuzzy little
5/16/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: May 16, 2023 • Coyotes, Rupees, Plastics
By Walt Hickey Rupees Russia has become a global pariah economically, as many governments allied or sympathetic to Ukraine are cutting Russia out of global financial networks. One country that's
5/15/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: May 15, 2023 • Saturn, Gold, Giant Clams
By Walt Hickey Hold Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had a remarkable second outing at the box office, with ticket sales declining just 49 percent week over week, the third-best second weekend hold in
5/12/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: May 12, 2023 • ALW, MSG, #GRWM
By Walt Hickey Prep Ladies and gentlemen, it is with utter delight and profound admiration that I can announce the following: A Chinese company did a MoviePass. Offcn is a company that sells test
5/12/2023
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Numlock News: May 10, 2023 • Stinknet, Something Awful, Manga
By Walt Hickey Something Awful Iconic internet forum Something Awful is scrambling to deal with the announcement that Imgur, the image-hosting site, would begin the process of deleting images from old
5/12/2023
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Numlock News: May 11, 2023 • Baconator, THC, Cholula
By Walt Hickey Club This weekend American cinemas will serve as the testing ground for the second installment in what may very well be the next MCU, a chance for a burgeoning franchise to demonstrate