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The Last Of Us Episode 9 Recap: A Powerful, Haunting Finale

Screenshot: HBO Well, friends. We’ve come to the end of the road, at least for now. Episode nine of HBO’s The Last of Us is the season finale, bringing us to the end of the story told in the first game. Even the episode’s title, “Look for the Light,” neatly closes the loop opened by

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Last Of Us Show Tries Changing What The Game Says About Joel

Screenshot: HBO / Kotaku [The following will contain spoilers for The Last of Us show and both video games] Graphic: Kotaku It’s been ten years since The Last of Us launched in 2013, and it still feels like we can’t agree on what the series is actually about. Not literally, mind you. The series is

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News: Beef 47 Outlaws 19

Omaha Beef 47 – Billings Outlaws 19  Liberty First Credit Union Arena  A sellout crowd of 3,709 watched as the Omaha Beef opened the 2023 regular season beating the Billings Outlaws 47-19 at Liberty First Credit Union Arena.  A strong defensive performance and an efficient offense let the Beef control the game from the start.    Omaha’s Tommy

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SXSW 2023: Bottoms, Self Reliance, Flamin’ Hot | Festivals & Awards

Of course, most people don’t take Tommy seriously, so he hires a homeless man named James (Biff Wiff) to hang with him all day and night. He also puts out feelers online to see if anyone else is playing and discovers a woman named Maddy (Anna Kendrick), who claims she is. But can he trust

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Gaming

Revisiting The Last Of Us Game’s Ending Before The Show Finale

Screenshot: Sony / Kotaku 10 years ago, The Last of Us’ unexpected and morally divisive ending made history. Choosing to land in a place of uncertainty, the conclusion bucked what many other games chose to do, and often still do: present a straightforward, neat, conventionally satisfying end where the good guys are the good guys

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Gaming

Impossible Super Mario 64 Item Finally Grabbed After 20 Years

Screenshot: PaLiX / Nintendo / Kotaku Nine years ago, Super Mario 64 player toyuru2 wall-jumped his way up the slide in Cool, Cool Mountain, sending the plumber into the void–but not before grabbing a 1-up mushroom. At the time, it was a feat, as nobody had ever gotten the mushroom. But then, a new challenge

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Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Fan’s Coaster Will Outlast Our Universe

Image: Marcel Vos / Atari / Emojipedia / Kotaku Have you ever waited for a few hours to ride a popular roller coaster? Perhaps. But I can guarantee you that nobody has ever waited the entire life of the known universe. Well, unless you are the unlucky digital folks stuck on a new wild and

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Gaming

Super Mario Bros. Movie Shouts Out Nintendo’s Biggest Water Fan

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku Like most people who require water to live, you probably like H20 a normal amount—but you definitely don’t like water as much as this famous Nintendo fan. They’re so well-known and beloved that they’ve even been featured in the official plumber website for the Super Mario Bros. movie. Super Mario Bros.

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Drink of the Week

Get in the Spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with the Irish Mule – NowOmaha Drink of the Week

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with a delicious cocktail? The Irish Mule is a spin on the classic Moscow Mule, with Irish whiskey, ginger beer, and lime juice, making it a refreshing and festive drink for the holiday. The Moscow Mule was first invented in

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