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The Plugged In Show, Episode 213: Christmas Classics, Plus: The Boys in the Boat
It’s ever so close to Christmas. That likely means picking up last-minute gifts, getting family-favorite recipes in the oven and … movies
Top Television 2023: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
While the TV landscape can look a little discouraging, Plugged In still uncovered some gems for just about every age group.
Movie Monday: ‘Wonka’ Opens to Sweet Debut
Wonka, an origin story for Roald Dahl’s legendary candy maker, climbed into the box office’s glass elevator and shot all the way to No. 1.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 212: ‘Wonka’ and the Worldview of Roald Dahl. Plus ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’
With the release of Wonka, the Plugged In team thought it’d be a perfect opportunity to have a big, friendly talk about the new movie and Roald Dahl’s complicated legacy.
Gobble-Worthy Books 2023: Plugged In’s Yearly Picks
Reading books? Do people still do that? Yup, they do! And here’s a selection of page-turners from the collected books that Plugged In reviewed in 2023.
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.
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