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Contributor: Adam R. Holz

After serving as an associate editor at NavPress’ Discipleship Journal and consulting editor for Current Thoughts and Trends, Adam now oversees the editing and publishing of Plugged In’s reviews as the site’s director. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. In their free time, the Holzes enjoy playing games, a variety of musical instruments, swimming and … watching movies.

Rust

Alec Baldwin’s controversial Western comes to streaming, telling a story of a grizzled outlaw’s determination to save a boy from an unjust death sentence.

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Love Me Not

Propelled by TikTok remixes since its 2024 release, Ravyn Lenae’s slow-burn, soul-tinged pop banger unpacks a catchy case study in romantic ambivalence.

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Golden

This mostly empowering track from Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ anime movie has topped charts globally and soared nearly to the top in the U.S., too.

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Ozzy Osbourne’s Departure Sparks Spiritual Questions

It’s interesting that one of the questions people are curious about in the wake of Ozzy Osbourne’s passing is the state of his soul …

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Feeling Guilty About Your Family’s Screen Time? You’re Not Alone.

It’s one thing to say we need to monitor screen time, it’s another thing to actually do it. How do we address feelings of guilt when we fail?

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SWAG

Justin Bieber’s surprise seventh album delivers sweet, soulful, spiritual, suggestive and sexed-up lyrics across 21 tracks.

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Virgin

On Lorde’s new album ‘Virgin,’ the New Zealand singer has catapulted back into the cultural conversation thanks to a very explicit album photo.

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Lorde’s NSFW Album Insert: Some Thoughts as a Parent of Teens

Lorde’s latest album is generating attention for its explicit cover. What does the public’s reaction to it teach us about how the world views sex?

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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

‘This Is Spinal Tap’ snaps a savagely satirical Polaroid of rock excess, circa the early 1980s, mingling some sweet moments with profanity and innuendo.

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On the Radar: ‘Get Ready with Me,’ Death from Dusting and the Bop House

Is the “Get Ready with Me” trend harmful? A tragic death from huffing computer dusting spray. The Bop House and OnlyFans aspirations.

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What I Want

What are Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae really looking for in their No. 1 hit “What I Want”? Is it a casual hookup, or do they quietly long for something more?

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Ginny & Georgia

Ginny & Georgia is, at best, trashy escapism not fit for the teens it’s aimed at. At worst, it’s just plain trash.

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Manchild

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s lead single from her forthcoming seventh album doesn’t mince words when it comes to incompetent, helpless men.

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Blue Strips

Rising star Jessie Murph merges elements of pop, country and rap in her new hit “Blue Strips,” in which she tells off an ex in no uncertain terms.

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Skeletá

The sixth studio album from this influential Swedish metal band debuted at No. 1 … and sounds like a band that just got here from 1986. What’s going on?

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