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Good-Bye Jack, and Jack, and Jack
So long, Jack. See ya, Jack. Sayonara … um, Jack. On Sunday and Monday, broadcast television will bid adieu to three landmark television shows, all
Glossing Over Childhood
One of the 12-year-old junior high girls I work with at church has 27 tubes of lip gloss—and counting. I am not kidding. She had
The Human Nature of iHobo
Hobo. This now politically incorrect term—once commonly used to refer to the homeless—hasn’t seen much daylight since back when my grandfather was dropping coins into
Media Names the Babies?
When I was born, the name Meredith was so unusual that people, when they heard it, looked at my mother funny. One older woman scrunched
Movie Monday: Iron Hood
Did you really think that a handful of arrows would be enough to puncture the greatest suit of armor ever? Robin Hood opened this weekend
Jack Jumps Over the Torture Shtick
From the beginning I’ve watched 24. Most of the time it’s been a Plugged In project—to keep tabs on a show that was pushing torture
The Ultimate Rescue Mission
Acknowledging that a popular song, movie or TV show contains an element of “big-T” Truth is not the same as endorsing the entire product. Makes
Miss USA Gone Wild
Once upon a time, the “only” skin beauty pageant contestants had to show was during the swimsuit competition. I put “only” in quotes, of course,
Where’s That Horn to Toot?
Somewhere between the release of Miley Cyrus’ racy new video and Iron Man 2′s $128 million weekend, Plugged In learned it won the Evangelical Press
Movie Monday: Iron Man 2
Don’t mess with a guy in a metal suit. Iron Man 2 clanked to the top of the box office this weekend, blasting its way
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