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Parental Controls: Paramount+
We have one more parental controls tutorial for 2023. We’ll have more in 2024, but for now, take advantage of this step-by-step guide.
Movie Monday: ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Flaps to Top of Box Office
Two of the weekend’s top five films are imports from Japan, including the latest from Studio Ghibli, The Boy and the Heron.
Five More Christian YouTube Channels to Strengthen Different Aspects of Your Faith
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog highlighting five Christian YouTubers we had reviewed who could potentially encourage and bolster us in the faith—whether in
The Plugged In Show, Episode 211: Why Scrooge Still Haunts Christmases Past, Present and Future. Plus, Disney’s Grasp on Hulu.
Why has Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, of all the stories we’ve told over the last 180 years, stayed so strong? So resonant?
Musical Musings 2023: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
Every December, we take a look at the best stuff that’s come across our desks—or, in this case, through our ear buds—in the last year.
Movie Monday: Beyoncé Topples ‘Songbirds & Snakes’
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, danced into theaters this weekend. And just like many a Beyoncé single, it climbed to the top of the charts.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 210: Social Media, Addiction and Self Esteem. Plus, a Look at Bentkey
Social media can be harmful. So says U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and so say we at Plugged In.
Best of YouTube 2023: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
While there’s a lot of problematic content on YouTube that lurks in the depths, some channels are the equivalent of life preservers.
Down the Rabbit Hole: How to Beat YouTube’s Algorithm
At best YouTube can be addicting. At worse, it can lead us down some harmful rabbit holes. Here’s how to stop both.
Movie Monday: ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Spoils ‘Wish’
Prognosticators expected Wish to earn $50 million this weekend. Instead, it came in third at the box office with just $31.7 million.
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