Category: Social

Frosk Goes After Henry Cavill

You know the moment at the end of a horror movie where you think the monster is gone, but then he emerges from the pit once again (more elegantly put by Randy Meeks)? That’s G4’s Frosk, who refuses to take a hint. Now that she not only got herself fired but helped destroy G4 in …

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Kotaku Blames Pelosi Assault on Gamergate

The biggest news story around right now is the assault at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home in San Francisco, where her husband was allegedly beaten with a hammer by David Depape. Whatever your take on it, and there are many going around, it seems as far-removed from entertainment as possible, rig...

Elon Musk Owns Twitter, Stock in Blue-Check Tears Skyrockets

The deal is done; Elon Musk now officially owns Twitter. To reaffirm his intentions with the social media platform, he tweeted this yesterday, the first day of his reign: In a message to advertisers, Musk gave some details on his vision for Twitter’s speech codes and ad experience, which include �...

Matthew Perry Makes a Joke About Keanu Reeves, Fun Police Mobilize

The laugh Nazis have come for Chandler Bing. Friends star Matthew Perry has a memoir called Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing coming out next week. In the book, he details his history of drug and alcohol addiction and the long, painful road to recovery. He also talks about his experiences i...

Microsoft Has a New Pride Flag

Microsoft is making another doomed attempt to appease activists. In a tweet on October 20, they revealed a new version of their pride flag – which, I think, refers to their redesign of the Xbox controller, unless they made some other silly gesture. This one looks like a TV tuned into a station it ...

GI Joe Brand Manager Demands Fans’ Pronouns

Add one more to the list of previously fun things that have been turned into homework. At the GI Joe panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, GI Joe brand manager Emily Bader asked those lining up for questions to give their name and their pronouns. Later, at the Hasbro Pulse Con (which I just &h...