The way the (children's) film opens with a masturbation metaphor, the crazy Knight Bus ride, the way Cuaron inspired John Williams to his best soundtrack in ages, the weird sexual energy emanated by David Thewlis' Lupin, and the way his character seemed to be initiating Harry into a wider, queerer world symbolized by…

The way the (children's) film opens with a masturbation metaphor, the crazy Knight Bus ride, the way Cuaron inspired John Williams to his best soundtrack in ages, the weird sexual energy emanated by David Thewlis' Lupin, and the way his character seemed to be initiating Harry into a wider, queerer world symbolized by…

Does the algorithm maximize diversity? Clearly, six bean burritos would cost less and provide more calories, as well. That said, the algorithm came up with a more appetizing order, for sure.

I've never seen either movie, but based on this clip, I'm guessing 'Dr. T and the Women' is not a direct sequel. This is fantastic, by the way.

That's a pretty spot-on assessment of Zack Snyder's Watchmen. For a guy who often doesn't 'get' his source material, and actually, as you point out, doesn't 'get' his source material here (as seen in his treatment of violence, both in how it is eroticized and glorified, but also in how characters who are supposed to…

Two of my absolute favorite games of the past generation not only failed to define the era of the 360, PS3 and Wii, they take place within the framework of the sad drift to irrelevance of once great studio Rare Ltd. Viva Pinata for me was the first Xbox 360 game that just looked perfect, in the way that only a handful…

I don't think they've ever matched the songwriting and energy of Funeral, but this song is up there for me. I'm hopeful for Reflektor, that it will have the sustained power of Funeral. I've long hoped they will move past that feeling, and I won't hold it against them if they don't, because Funeral renewed my hope for…

OK, so I bet wrong... I also had a Windows 7 phone (which was actually great in every way, except for the dearth of apps which was decisive) and a Zune, which was amazing, so much better than anything competing with it, other than the fact that it wasn't able to build enough market share to survive (truly the betamax…

The entire album is phenomenal. That gloriously cheesy guitar solo near the end of Giorgio on Moroder that's as funny as it is effective? Audio, Video, Disco has a dozen of those moments, and does for prog what Daft Punk's blockbuster album does for disco, but with a trickster's smirk and unfortunately none of the…

I'm only moderately into sports, though I used to follow them more closely. But even at the height of my interest (I just don't have the mental bandwidth right now, and I don't have cable or an antenna or enough of an internet connection to really watch much video, as I'm tethered to my phone and usually at throttled…

They're good because of Owen's background in journalism and especially sports journalism, which is ultimately about revealing the humanity, and developing a storyline, in what could easily just be a bunch of numbers, and because of his willingness to touch on his own experiences. He's Kotaku's secret weapon.

I do appreciate not being limited to the TV, but I truly do prefer it. I have a 3DS, and I love it, but having sold for a pittance my Wii to my ex when it was still a wildly popular platform, so that they could be gamers in both their homes, I miss playing Nintendo games on the big screen. And I prefer the precision…

Sheperd's jump into the sea and conversation with Leviathan was amazing, I couldn't believe there was so much awesome packed into an optional quest.

It's hard to imagine this as more than a minor inconvenience to folks selling these. You can't really copyright fashion, just the label.

Dulce et Decorum est the death of this game, but great to see a link to a Michael McWhertor story. Would love to see the Mega Man FPS concept explored in a more appropriate manner.

Prisons are unable to prevent prisoners from obtaining cell phones, which can be used as hotspots. I'm not sure how you would keep your hotspot hidden, but there's probably a way. My favorite thing about this post is the reference to the prisoner as "Mr. B" which makes him sound like the patriarch in a 70's or 80's…

Thank you for writing this up... Nintendo & Intelligent Systems will probably never get credit for how amazingly brilliant this concept is, but at least you've called attention to it. I love how it combines that awesome meta-ness with such a down-to-earth scenario, but then calls attention to the inherent creepiness…

He made a joke about the video games as art debate as recently as Monday. I can't believe he's gone.

Oh, man. I not only laughed out loud, there may have been an unseemly snort involved, as well. Bravo.

Quake with fear, children... for soon comes the day of the Taco-flavor Doritos Taco Loco.