From January 23 through February 18 I was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from a surgical procedure that…
For nearly two decades, this pressure-washed-to-hell beige building in a strip mall off North Point Parkway in…

No matter where I am in the solar system, what fantastic adventures I embark upon in the name of Dead Orbit, my…
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“What does NE stand for?” my five-year-old son asked as we watched last night’s Super Bowl LI. I told him it stood…

On Christmas evening, after the rest of our extended family had fled to their respective homes, I hooked up my…

I offer a picture of me during happier times, before my new best friend Popplio and I took a trip to the Toys’R’Us…
Twitter user Josh Raby went to his local McDonald’s drive thru at 1 AM to get himself a milkshake. What he received…

Have you heard of a tale called “The New Squirrel”? It’s a good one!

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This is a story about losing your innocence, and getting your heart torn out in the worst kind of way. Also, Pokémon.

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Lets say you’re playing a video game and you encounter a teammate who is very obviously cheating—we’re talking,…
Earlier this week, while playing Square Enix’s Chaos Rings III on the iPad, I was asked to name my favorite food via…
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Last weekend I spent nearly $100 on new clothing for E3 2011. Now my flight is cancelled, I'm not going, and the…

In a dreary encampment outside the small town of Flotsam the inhabitants gather nightly to listen to legendary…
In today's hard-working edition of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Kadin regales us with his epic quest to purchase an…