Jacob Kleinman

In the year 2000, The Simpsons had just crossed over from its golden age (arguably season’s three through nine) into the slog toward mediocrity that continues to this day. Even so, the series was still capable of producing some gems. Stupid Sexy…

Over the weekend, I felt paralyzed by reports of racism, violence and mayhem in the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia. I didn’t know what to do, so I did what comes easiest: I played a video game. Specifically, I jumped back into Wolfenstein: The…

Note: Smartphones and recording devices were not allowed at the show. All the quotes in this story were either written down by hand by the writer or come from a Vulture piece on an earlier show. As a result, some quotes may be slightly…

There’s a growing group of people obsessed with tweeting at Trump, replying to each of the president’s posts with either an insult or applause depending on where they fall along the political spectrum. It might help you pick up a few new followers,…

Lawbreakers officially launched on Tuesday, and anyone who picked up the online first-person shooter may have noticed a familiar voice. Justin Roiland, the co-creator and voice actor behind the hit animated series Rick and Morty lent his talents to…

When Destiny 2 launches this fall, it will introduce a new story, new worlds and new capabilities to the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter, which reached 30 million players in 2016. But the biggest change to the series may be the…

Last weekend, I retreated from the city to a house in the woods with spotty cellphone service and my old PlayStation 2. Amazingly, the 15-year-old system (purchased with the funds from my bar mitzvah) still works, but most of the games no longer…

Ready to feel old? Kirby turned 25 this week. The lovable pink hero and all around “jolly fellow” first debuted in 1992 with Kirby’s Dream Land (originally titled Kirby of the Stars in Japan), hitting North America on Aug. 1 that year before…

I’m walking through a detailed recreation of downtown Roswell, New Mexico, in 1961. Confetti falls from the sky against a backdrop of Nazi flags as Americans parade through the streets, happily celebrating the anniversary of the German victory over…