oh man, metal mario is just flowers?? https://www.suppermariobroth.com/post/642871171799547904/top-in-super-mario-64-metal-marios-reflection

https://sherwood.news/markets/robinhood-surges-on-tokenized-stocks-announcement/

the early history of electricity research is amazing

Chart: Movies and shows that launched a baby name into the stratosphere

What other names got popular because of movies?

Namibia wants to be a green hydrogen energy powerhouse, using ample solar to produce hydrogen for industry  

HyIron has a production site in the Namib Desert that averages only ***30 hours*** of overcast skies per year!

Namibia wants to be a green hydrogen energy powerhouse, using ample solar to produce hydrogen for industry  

HyIron has a production site in the Namib Desert that averages only ***30 hours*** of overcast skies per year! https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/24/1118433/namibia-world-first-hydrogen-economy-wind-solar-power/

2,000 years ago, several Mediterranean freshwater crabs got trapped in the abandoned sewer drains under Rome 

They survived, cut off from outside populations. 

They since mutated a form of gigantism, growing 13% to 20% larger than their relatives outside the city!

2,000 years ago, several Mediterranean freshwater crabs got trapped in the abandoned sewer drains under Rome 

They survived, cut off from outside populations. 

They since mutated a form of gigantism, growing 13% to 20% larger than their relatives outside the city! https://www.biographic.com/the-wild-within-the-walls/

Screens

Everyone should root for the success of F1 if only see what the devil Apple Studios calls the sequel. Apple's options include:
• F1 2
• F2
• F1 II
• 2 F 2 1
• F1 (2nd gen) 
• F1 Shuffle
• F1 (Late 2027) 
• The F1 ][

https://sherwood.news/crypto/anthony-pompliano-announces-usd1-billion-spac-deal-to-jumpstart-procap/

this is wild, how venice became italian disneyland

this is wild, how venice became italian disneyland https://sherwood.news/culture/locals-protest-jeff-bezos-wedding-venice-fewer-residents-than-tourists/

it's the 50th anniversery of Jaws. I strapped on a galvanic skin response device and watched Jaws to see exactly what my central nervous system experienced during the movie for my book.

yoooo the Peter Dinklage Toxic Avenger movie is actually coming out

yoooo the Peter Dinklage Toxic Avenger movie is actually coming out https://youtu.be/BpPEe4WcAm8

🍁🍁🍁 https://sherwood.news/crypto/second-xrp-etf-launches-on-canadian-stock-exchange-today/

i'm so excited for this https://thisyearbook.com/

interesting. short videos (<1min) are 57% of videos uploaded to YouTube but only 14% of watch time. people love depth!

you got a favorite long video creator?

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Hahah I think with the update you can upload more than two pics in a cast now, maybe try restarting the app.

And yeah this guy's really one of a kind. Nicolas Cage can go from a Golden Raspberry disaster to an Oscar worthy role just like that. I feel like if it weren’t for his financial mess, he could’ve made way better choices with the roles he took on. Still kinda adds to the legend.

the thing about prophets is they always need a little time in the desert

Cast the same actor in two roles that show their range.

I’ll start:

guys the two photo limit is really breaking me here

these Labubu numbers are bananas https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Retail/China-s-Pop-Mart-soars-past-Sanrio-in-market-cap-on-Labubu-blind-box-boom

seems normal https://sherwood.news/crypto/justin-suns-tron-plans-to-go-public-via-a-reverse-merger-with-srm/

The Pentagon maintains an office that decides whether or not to lend movies military equipment. They have an internal document assessing scripts to decide if they want to help the production. 

I got that doc. Here are some highlights.

Walter Hickey

@walthickey