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Numlock News: June 4, 2026 • S'mores, Drake, Benzene
By Walt Hickey
S’mores
According to Hershey’s, $250 million of their 2025 annual revenue was attributable to people using their chocolate to make s’mores, up nine percent year over year. Hershey’s sees significant growth opport...
Numlock News: June 3, 2026 • Geomagnetic, Sargassum, Magellanic
By Walt Hickey
Broadway
Broadway shows producers have been angling to get state-level aid to continue well past the period of time where Broadway was on its back foot following the pandemic-era industry distress. The funding, N...
Numlock News: June 2, 2026 • Supernova, Comedian, Steam
By Walt Hickey
Roofs
A new analysis from Verisk found that the average cost of a roof replacement in the United States in 2025 was $17,631, up 33 percent year over year, and the average price of a roof repair was $4,699, up 25...
Numlock News: June 1, 2026 • Beyblades, Backrooms, Bibles
By Walt Hickey
Welcome back!
Backrooms
Backrooms, a horror movie from A24 that dives into the internet-famous aesthetic, made $81 million at the North American box office, a huge hit that follows yet another small-budget outsi...
Numlock Sunday: Karmela Padavic-Callaghan on Entangled States
By Walt Hickey
Welcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.
This week, I spoke with Karmela Padavic-Callaghan a physicist and journalist who is out with a new book, Entangled States: Life According to Quantum Physics.
It’s a great...
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