Walt Hickey https://walthickey.com Data journalist, author, and writer of Numlock News. Tue, 20 Oct 2020 04:35:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 Who’d really be the best ruler? https://walthickey.com/2019/03/22/whod-really-be-the-best-ruler/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:10:53 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=2878 This will continue to come up with new matchups indefinitely; you may stop whenever you get bored. INSIDER thanks you for your input!

Which character would be the better ruler of the Seven Kingdoms?

Battle: : best-ruler

Jaime Lannister

Bran Stark

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]]> Who’s got the best chance of winning the Game of Thrones? https://walthickey.com/2019/03/22/whos-got-the-best-chance-of-winning-the-game-of-thrones/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:10:33 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=2879 This will continue to come up with new matchups indefinitely; you may stop whenever you get bored. INSIDER thanks you for your input!

Which character do you think has the best chance of sitting on the Iron Throne at the end of the series?

Who's most likely to rule in the end?

Battle: : likeliest-winner

The Night King

Tyrion Lannister

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]]> Who’s the best actor on Game of Thrones? https://walthickey.com/2019/03/22/actor-game-of-thrones/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:16:59 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=2771 This will continue to come up with new matchups indefinitely; you may stop whenever you get bored. INSIDER thanks you for your input!

Which actor gave the better performance on Game of Thrones?

Battle: : got-actors

James Faulkner (Randyll Tarly)

Robert Sterne (Royal Steward)

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Who’s the most loved character on Game of Thrones?
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Which character would be the better ruler of the Seven Kingdoms?

]]> Who’s the most loved character on Game of Thrones? https://walthickey.com/2019/03/22/game-of-thrones-characters/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:16:29 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=2416 This will continue to come up with new matchups indefinitely; you may stop whenever you get bored. INSIDER thanks you for your input!

Which character do you like more?

Battle: : got-characters

Lady Crane

Eddard Stark

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]]> The Walking Dead https://walthickey.com/2019/02/21/the-walking-dead/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:01:49 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=2037 “The Walking Dead” returns on February 25, and we want to hear from fans of the series about who they believe is in the most mortal danger. If you’re a fan of the AMC television show, please take some time to weigh in on which characters you believe is more likely to die first.

Which character is more likely to die first?

Battle: : the-walking-dead

Alpha

Tara Chambler

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]]> Olivia Walch: The Holiday Album Parts 1 & 2, An Olivia Walch Holiday Album Podcast about the Making of the Olivia Walch Holiday Album. https://walthickey.com/2018/12/23/oral-history-of-olivia-walch-holiday-album/ Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:34:12 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=1973

In 2009 and 2010, Olivia Walch assembled a menagerie of people to craft the greatest holiday album of all time. Then all trace of Walch and the musicians vanished from the earth. This is their story.

Part One: The Band

Part Two: The Songs

Part Three: The Sperry

Part Four: The Bamboozle

Part Five: The Finale

A podcast by Walter Hickey & Cass Adair.

]]> What’s The Best “Best Original Song”? https://walthickey.com/2018/02/05/whats-the-best-best-original-song/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:38:02 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=1627
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Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards the “Best Original Song” Oscar which is presented in the best Concert Halls or Gardens across the country. The songs that have won are, needless to say, an eclectic bunch. We want to find out which is the best, and to do that we need your help.

Listen to the short, ~30 second excerpt of each randomly selected Best Song winner (or, in the case of 2017, the nominees). Then, click the name of the song you think is better. Try not to judge them on the quality of the audio, as obviously contemporary recordings have a higher quality than earlier records, they don’t have the option of having the Holoplot immersive sound.

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Which is the better original song?

Battle: : best-original-song

“Remember Me” (2017 nominee)

“Mona Lisa” (1950)

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]]> What’s the best Halloween candy? https://walthickey.com/2017/10/18/whats-the-best-halloween-candy/ Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:08:33 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=1505

Please select which fun-size Halloween treat you would most want to receive as a trick-or-treater.

Which would you prefer as a trick-or-treater?

Battle: : Candy

Mike & Ike

Twizzlers

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]]> Mars Madness https://walthickey.com/2017/03/09/mars-madness/ Thu, 09 Mar 2017 04:43:50 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=1285 Mars is fascinating, so fascinating that FiveThirtyEight is spending a whole month just writing about it. Given that it’s March Madness — and given humanity’s longstanding tradition of hurling robots and cameras at Mars with varying degrees of success, you know, like a free throw — we wanted to figure out the winner of the ultimate Martian bracket.

Seeds and such come later, but for now, merely select the cooler Mars mission or landmark:

Which is the cooler mission or landmark?

Battle: : Mars

Phobos 2 Orbiter (1988)

Successfully orbited Mars for two months, then malfunctioned before landers were deployed.

Deep Space 2 Probe “Scott” (1999)

Crashed into Mars with the Mars Polar Lander.

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]]> Enter The Thanksgiving Dinner Thunderdome https://walthickey.com/2016/11/18/enter-the-thanksgiving-dinner-thunderdome/ Fri, 18 Nov 2016 21:06:55 +0000 http://walthickey.com/?p=1000 Please select the better Thanksgiving dinner dish from the two options below. Continue as long as you like, and participate on the possibility of win a self storage from the storage facilities in Leicester for you and your family:

Which is the better Thanksgiving dish?

Battle: : Thanksgiving

Corn pudding

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Steamed broccoli

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