GertrudetheRobot
GertrudetheRobot
GertrudetheRobot

Woah, wait a minute.   What about Salt and Vinegar?  S&V is peak potato chip, it doesn’t get better.

It is great that the Smith family is helping the people of Flint, but man I am so tired of seeing celebrities and billionaires having to step up and do the government’s job. 

Respected buggy whip manufacturer has a few concerns about automobiles

I grew up as a burgeoning character artist and every single time my mom showed me how she would have done what I just did, I felt like I now had a goal to shoot for. She’s classically trained in fine art and generally prefers painting landscapes, and I went much more in the direction of comic book character art, but

He’s just preparing them for the professional world where art is constantly tweaked and changed to fit the projects vision. Plus I would have killed to see some of my monsters in 3 dimensions. 

I know in my brain that all of the crimes that Trump has committed will never matter to his supporters, but this pettiness from his longtime personal lawyer - I am here for it.

Very true. And she is using her considerable respect in the industry as the weight behind her words. If more people of her stature took such forceful and decisive stands as she did, Hollywood would be many many times better than it is now. 

Some people in the comments are saying that Emma Thompson shouldn’t have to explain her refusal to work with Lasseter. That is true, but I don’t think this is Emma Thompson explaining in the sense of providing a justification for her choice.

I have read many articles by you Gita and you have never seemed angry or trying to bait any one, I hope you keep writing about race and gender. I look forward to your next article, this was a very good read.

Your pieces always give me something to think about and I agree that it’s important to both:

A couple of things to consider (this ended up being a longer post than I thought it would; I know, a long-winded Arnheim post—shocking):

1.) Most people don’t understand that argument—at least in the academic sense—is an intellectual exercise as often as it’s intended to actually shift a person’s perspective on a given

Gita, thank you. I can’t say I always see eye to eye with staff writers, but I can wholeheartedly say that Kotaku is a better place for having you here and that your efforts make a difference, each and every day. Your perspectives matter and it makes all of us a little smarter, more empathetic, and wiser each read. Tha