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What Halloween Tells Us About … Us
Think entertainment isn’t influential? Think pop culture isn’t important? Take a look outside your door tonight. The kids, adults and pets you see will tell you otherwise.
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Movie Monday: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Scares Up Win
Five Nights at Freddy’s made swift work of a certain concert film, cruising to a resounding win during this weekend’s box office tourney.
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Tech Trends: Deepfake Nonconsensual Pornography, Meta and Doxing
This month, we unpack the new trend of “consensual doxing” and also offer some tips to prevent your child from getting exploited online.
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The Plugged In Show, Episode 205: The Worldview Hurricane. Plus, ‘Loki’
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 205 Remember when entertainment was clean? Remember when it was innocent and wholesome? Remember when we could just
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What Is Bentkey? The Daily Wire’s Newest Streaming Service Aimed at Kids
When you hear the name The Daily Wire, you might think of politics. That’s because the “right-of-center” news outlet was created by political commentators Ben
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Who Are You Following? Ray Vander Laan Invites Us to Follow Jesus More Deeply
Ray Vander Laan has been helping Christians deepen their faith for decades. He has a new series–watch the first episode for free.
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Movie Monday: Taylor Swift Eclipses ‘Flower Moon’ for Second Win
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, collected another $31 million this weekend, bringing its total to $129.8 million domestically.
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Did You Forget About Vaping? Because That’s Still a Thing.
What’s a parent to do in the face of this epidemic?
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The Plugged In Show, Episode 204: The Devil’s in the Entertainment Details. Plus, Taylor Swift’s Eras.
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 204 It’s the middle of October, and we’re knee-deep in the scary movie season. By my count, five
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Facebook is Wooing the Kids With Chatbots
People have been saying it for a while now and a new Pew Research study has confirmed it: Facebook has gone gray. Yep, used to
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