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Don’t Rap This Rap
For most of my growing-up years, going to school was about getting a diploma. Getting a diploma was about going to college. Going to college
Culture Clips: Is 13 Reasons Why Really Dangerous? Science Says …
Oh, Netflix. How did we manage to fill this blog without thee? Last week, we wrote about your newest controversial show, To the Bone. This
And You Thought She Just Liked Doing Laundry
Being a mom is hard work. What with child care, car pools, household chores, food prep, and the gazillion other jobs and duties they’ve got
Dunkirk Wins Again
A miracle for Dunkirk? Well, probably not. But Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic still pulled out another win—fending off a platoon of smiley faces,
The Dangerously Mixed Messages of To the Bone
A confession: I don’t understand eating disorders. I get the desire to be thin. But I don’t get the compulsion to starve oneself, or to
Culture Clips: If You Can’t Beat a Shark, Jump It
Each summer, Discovery Channel faces a unique programming challenge: making its “Shark Week” programming feel fresh. That’s no small challenge, given the fact that this
Seeing Ghosts (and a Hint of Faith) in A Ghost Story: An Interview with David Lowery
Pete’s Dragon director David Lowery seems obsessed two things: time and loss. And he mulls them both deeply in his quirky new film, A Ghost
Dunkirk Triumphs
The British didn’t win the battle of Dunkirk in 1940. But thanks in part to the ingenuity of some regular-but-heroic folks determined to help rescue
Dunkirk Shows Us We’re Stronger Together Than Alone
This Christopher Nolan guy? Yeah, he can make a pretty good movie. In the decade I’ve been working at Plugged In, I think I’ve reviewed
Culture Clips: Thrones and Zombies and Doctors, Oh My!
Game of Thrones just roared back for its seventh season. And any way you want to slice it, HBO’s graphic fantasy series (based on George
About Us
Good media discernment is about guarding our eyes and hearts before we watch or listen. And it’s also about grappling with the entertainment we do see or hear. That’s why the Plugged In Blog is devoted to guarding, discussing and grappling. About Plugged In >>