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Are audience appetites for social satire being satisfied?

Are audience appetites for social satire being satisfied? About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.”

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Gaming

Indie Puzzler Baba Is You Gets Tax-Filing Spin-Off, Out Now

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Hempuli aka Arvi Teikari, the developer behind the adorably excellent push-puzzler Baba Is You. Well, Teikari is back with another game in the Baba-verse. This time, though, instead of pushing objects and altering the rules of reality, you are pushing tax papers in a short exercise of

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Gaming

Here Are Some Of The Best Warzone 2.0 Loadouts Right Now

Screenshot: Activision / Kotaku Doing well in Warzone is often about making the most out of what you can find on the field. But with the ability to recover or purchase your loadout, one of the best ways to gain an advantage over the competition is to grab your curated selection of guns and perks.

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Variety Hosts Ten Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards Brunch | Festivals & Awards

Recipients of Variety’s Ten Directors to Watch award. Six of the ten up and coming directors, curated by the astute Peter Debruge of Variety, were in attendance, but awards were announced or given to Maggie Betts (“The Burial”), Elegance Bratton (“The Inspection“), Elijah Bynum (“Magazine Dreams”), Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Eva Longoria (“Flamin’ Hot”), Nida Manzoor

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Gaming

Twitch Vtuber Powered By AI Accidentally Denies The Holocaust

Screenshot: Vedal / Twitch / Kotaku Neuro-sama is a VTuber who streams Minecraft and the rhythm game Osu! on Twitch. But unlike most anime avatars, she’s controlled by an artificial intelligence program rather than a human being. That makes her catnip for the denizens of Twitch chat, who can prompt her to respond with all

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Gaming

Genshin Impact’s Alhaitham Might Be More Than Just Some Guy

Image: HoYoverse I hollered while I was watching the Genshin Impact update stream. Aside from giving players free stuff (arguably the least exciting part of being a Genshin enjoyer) during China’s biggest holiday, the developers teased something that I suspected all along: The hyper-secretive Alhaitham could be the most interesting character of the current Sumeru

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This Device Shoots Smells Anime Smells At Your Face

Reader, I hate how quickly I was able to make this image. Image: Trigger / CD Projekt Red / Netflix / Kotaku / artpartner-images (Getty Images) It’s official: the ability to smell shows and movies is finally here. The cutting-edge tech in question, called the Aroma Shooter, was shown off at CES 2023 today by

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Gaming

This Among Us Copycat Is More Popular Than The Original

Image: Gaggle Studios Goose Goose Duck—a social deduction game populated by lazy-eyed geese with, apparently, customizable farts—is tearing up the Steam charts. The game has been out since 2021, released in the wake of Among Us’ crewmate-shaped shadow, but its recent surge in popularity isn’t because of an inexplicable renewed interest in playing detective, but

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The Internet Wants To Get Murdered By Clue’s Sexy New Cast

Image: Hasbro Earlier this week, Hasbro released a new version of Clue, its classic, 75-year-old murder mystery board game. While the game is still played the same, the characters and artwork have been changed to better connect with players in 2023. And it seems the artists at Hasbro succeeded because the internet is now very

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Gaming

Let’s Kill High On Life’s Most Annoying Boss

Gif: Squanch Games / Kotaku When it ain’t poking fun at video games, High on Life is often a straightforward, enjoyable first-person shooter with vibrant colors, a killer soundtrack, and fun gun mechanics. If you enjoyed any Ratchet and Clank or Resistance: Fall of Man and haven’t checked this game out, you owe it to

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