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Baby Shark Has Big Bite of YouTube
The catchy children’s ditty/diabolical earwig has do-do-do-do-doo’ed itself all the way to the top of YouTube as its No. 1 video of all time.
Does Hollywood Want the Theater Industry to Fail?
You know how the symbiotic relationship between movie studios and U.S. theater chains work, right? To boil it down to its simplest terms, the studios
What Does City So Real Tell Us? That Reality is Complicated.
Few cities surpass the political theater of America’s so-called Second City.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 49: Ask Plugged In!
So take a listen to our latest episode of The Plugged In Show, where we divulge all the deep, dark (OK, not really) Plugged In secrets you’ve always been curious about.
Social Media Plus COVID-19 Equals … Depression?
new research suggests that using social media too much—especially now, during the coronavirus outbreak—can lead to both depression and what researchers call “secondary trauma.”
Introducing Plugged In YouTube Channel Reviews
We want to help you have a sense of what you might expect to find in the videos of the site’s most popular and influential content contributors.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 48: Horror Movies: The Genre That Just Won’t Die
You might think that in a year with as much real-life horror as 2020, audiences’ appetites for the theatrical variety might be dulled. But a quick glance at the movies released this month suggests otherwise.
Is Google’s Search Dominance Unfair? (And What Does That Mean for Families?)
In the Information Age, it’s critical to know not only how to access information, but where it’s coming from … and why.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 47: The Fascinating Influence of Christian Rap
Our Plugged In team raps about rap on the latest episode of The Plugged In Show.
The War on Roblox Porn
There’s a war going on. And some of the battlefronts can appear to be the most unlikely places. You’ve heard of Roblox, right? If you
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