The married “Drive-Away Dolls” writers/directors/editors/producers discuss their road trip comedy’s origins and its trashy nature. Interview.
The Simpsons’ Best-Ever Needle Drop Just Turned 27
Wanna feel old? One of the greatest gags in Simpsons history just turned older than several members of the Kotaku staff. That’s right, the instant-classic Season 8 episode “Homer’s Phobia” debuted on this day in 1997. In it, Bart befriends John, the owner of an antiques store (played by the iconic filmmaker, writer,…
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Drag queen revenge thriller ‘Femme’ gets nail-biting trailer
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay star in “Femme,” a thriller about a drag queen seeking revenge on the man who attacked him.
The Industry Is Divided On How To Write Video Game Romance
In 2011, BioWare’s Dragon Age II portrayed its four main romantic conquests as bisexual, allowing them to be pursued by either the male or female version of main character Hawke. At the time, I was a young, mostly-but-not-completely out gay high school student, and I spent hours each week on the BioWare forums, hoping…
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Mass Effect, Overwatch, & More Game Characters That Made Us Gay
Whether it’s from Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, or an obscure party game from the aughts, you’ve had a crush on a video game character at some point in your life, right? And since it’s the season of love, we want to bring back our 2023 Pride piece to focus on the game characters we fell for during our combined decades…
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New Report Suggests The Games Industry Is Failing LGBTQ Players
I’ve known that representation in games mattered ever since that day in 1987 when I finished Metroid and discovered that intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran was that rarest of things (for the time): a cool female video-game protagonist. I loved playing as Mario, or Link, or any intrepid hero, but I was particularly…
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Disney Loses Lawsuit Against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
On January 31, a district court in Florida dismissed The Walt Disney Company’s lawsuit against state governor Ron DeSantis. The lawsuit was filed against DeStantis after he and the Florida government took control over a special district last year that contained Disney World.
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