Celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of President Obama's favorite books tonight the way any self-respecting…
Hi there, Kotaku. The week is over, and so we come to the Friday night open thread. I hope you had a good week! If…

Better spritz yourself with some Sex Panther cologne: Blue-eyed charmer Paul Rudd turns 43 today. From Clueless to …
Been a long week. You've just got a few more hours to power through and the weekend is yours. But first: This…
Why hello there Kotaku. This is your Thursday night open-thread. Are you ready to do some serious chatting? Hope so!
Here we go. At 1 p.m., It's fat guys versus beer and chicken, as the Detroit Tigers meet the Boston Red Sox. Discuss…
Aloha Kotaku and welcome to the mid-week open thread. It's all downhill from here!
Aah, The Cardigans. I'm sensing a theme with this week's open threads.
Hello there, Kotaku! Welcome to another week of open threading. I hope you had as relaxing a weekend as I did.
Basketball tips off at 9:23 p.m., Kansas-Kentucky, "One Shining Moment," on CBS, all that. Bill Self and John…

Did you make it through April Fools' Day without falling victim to any pranks? Did you pull any pranks, like…
Miami at Boston is on ABC right now and Denver at Orlando is on NBA TV at 6:00 p.m. with Minnesota at Portland…
Ohio State and Kansas battle for a chance to play Kentucky for the national championship on Monday. It's a rematch…

Anything I write here will just take away from the Beekness — enjoy your thirty seconds in heaven with James Van…
Hello, friends.™ This one is for the chance to play for all the Tostitos. Winner goes on, loser goes back to…
Hi there, Kotaku! Welcome to the last open thread of the week. I hope you've had a good week, and that you're…

Born March 30, 1940, in Bahia, Brazil, Astrud Gilberto married João Gilberto in 1959. In the mid '60s, they got…
Been staring at a screen all week? Rest those monitor-weary eyes in this week's open thread.
Hello, Kotaku! Welcome to our Thursday night open thread.
Can you guess where the most metal bands might be? I bet you can. Or you could just check that image, I guess.