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Best of YouTube 2022: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
YouTube is a dominant contender for our attention, and not everything on the site is worthy of it. But we found some channels that may be.

The Plugged In Show, Episode 161: What Makes a Christmas Movie ‘Classic’?
Christmas is a time of traditions. We decorate the tree. We read the original Christmas story. And … we watch movies.

The Plugged In Team’s Favorite Christmas Movies
We decided to give you all a special treat this season by sharing some of our favorite Christmas movies.

Movie Monday: ‘The Way of Water’ Sinks Below Predictions
Everyone knew that Avatar: The Way of Water was gonna be big. The question was, how big?

Musical Musings 2022: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
Music is one of the planet’s most influential forms of entertainment. Our Plugged In team lets you know what music impressed us this year.

The Plugged In Show, Episode 160: Lurching Toward Transcendence & Avatar: The Way of Water
This week on The Plugged In Show, we talk about Marvel’s cosmic scope creep and what it all means—narratively and spiritually.

The Value of Educational Gaming
Video games can be fun. But they can also be educational. Let us tell you about a few of them.

Brilliant Books 2022: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
Here’s a backpack full of great page-turners that Plugged In reviewed in 2022 that you and yours can have a good time with.

The Plugged In Show, Episode 159: Tech and Teen Motivation & Enola Holmes 2
The Plugged In Team discusses how technology impacts our kids’ willingness to attend to their responsibilities and Enola Holmes 2.

The Not-So-Strange Reason Why Strange World Flopped
Just a few months ago, Pixar/Disney’s Lightyear was considered a massive Mouse House dud. Strange World said, “Hold my juice box.”
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