Sigh, I just don't get it. (BTW, totally knew it was you, a Southerner, Kelly, when I read "slap out of patience." Love that expression.)

Thanks! I'm hoping Kotaku's able to run stuff like this more often, not just from me, but other people too. I think the how and why games work is one of the most interesting things about them, but at the same time, I don't feel like near enough people talk about it. People love talking about the response, in terms of…

The phrasing is silly, but I don't think that the guy is making excuses or presenting himself as "more complex;" he just seems like he's explaining the familial background of a lot of men out there, which can be devoid of a lot of love.

No. Let it be. But thank you for your interest.

"Black Twitter" is the digital, online equivalent of where black people go to communicate amongst each other in a manner that is safe, socially proprietary, and thus somewhat insulated from interlopers who care not, and out of fear, dare not venture. Though it is not expressly intended, these conditions create ideal…

She dates Kevin, but eventually cheats on him with Barney. Barney breaks up with Nora after talking with Robin, who agrees to break up with Kevin but doesn't. So Barney denies the feels and starts dating a stripper. Eventually Kevin proposes to Robin, but when she makes it absolutely clear she never wants children…

This guy is amazing but whoever the guy in graphics that snuck in "Son, they shook" deserves an emmy.

I don't think his intention is to be happy even if it kills you (i.e. you have no money for food, shelter, etc.). I think he's suggesting to avoid letting others project their idea of "success" on to you and dictate your ability to be happy (i.e. You don't have a big house? You're a failure. You don't have a lot of…

Ennhhh... Twerking came from New Orleans bounce, and as a white girl from New Orleans, it's been recent news to me that I'm not supposed to twerk or something. I was twerking when I was five.

Again, that word has several different connotations. Growing up in the South, I remember when the word first became a "thing". Then Lil' Boosie skyrocketed the word to mainstream prominence with the song Let's Get Ratchet at which point the song took on a plethora of different meanings. I grew up in an upper-mid…

Twerking grew out of bounce, New Orleans based rap and dance music - it's been around since the early 90s. But it was just a single call to do a dance move (most bounce songs have the call/response type lyrics where the performer calls out moves and the audience does them) and THERE ARE SO MANY MORE AND BETTER MOVES.

And he'll do it without even pronouncing "New Orleans" correctly.

There's a fine, fuzzy line between being political and being phony. In interaction with clients, for instance, we don't say, "No, that's not how it works." or "You're wrong." We say, "I see how you got there, but as it turns out, xxx is the case." or "That's what it looks like, I know, but when we dug in, we found…