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Musical Decades: The Nerve-Racking 1990s

Musical Decades: The Nerve-Racking 1990s

Throughout 2010, Plugged In is looking back at the history of music and how it has birthed and altered cultural norms. In our second installment, we nudge the '90s, a decade consumed by honesty … and angst.

An Intergalactic Anthropology Symposium

An Intergalactic Anthropology Symposium

Ever wonder if there's intelligent life outside our solar system? And ever wonder if they'd think we're intelligent? Well, Dr. Martiana Westingless knows the answer to both questions.

Oscar Looks Around—And Up

Oscar Looks Around—And Up

In 2009, the Academy lauded the dark and obscure—and awards-night ratings tanked. So Hollywood's doing things a little differently this year. Will the change just help Oscar? Or will it help moviegoers too?

Fessing Up to Facebook Games

Fessing Up to Facebook Games

FarmVille and Mafia Wars. Are they fun pastimes, major time sucks or just a little (dirty) fun? Plugged In's editors tackle two famous Facebook games that are mesmerizing gazillions of fans.

The Informant Speaks Out ... Again

The Informant Speaks Out ... Again

Mark Whitacre is a hero, a crook and a Christian. The subject of Matt Damon's rated-R dramedy The Informant! talked with Plugged In about what the movie—now on video—got right and which part of the operation it botched.

Teen Lit: Now Without Witches!

Teen Lit: Now Without Witches!

We're sneaking past all the witches and vampires for a change, and taking a look at top-selling young adult fiction that's not planted in the preternatural. But does it just trade in one dark path for another?