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Listen to Our Newest Podcast and Hear About Non-Screen Activities to Do With Your Kids
You can spend too much time with screens. OK, so this isn’t exactly breaking news. Plugged In’s been saying this for years. But with so
What’s New and Streaming for Families in August (2020)
We’re well into the dog days of summer now And thanks to the ongoing COVID crisis, we’re wondering if the kids will ever leave the
The New Gaming Consoles Will Be Here Soon. Are You Ready For Them?
There’s a lot of interest buzzing around about the new, powerful video game consoles coming out this fall from both PlayStation (PS5) and Xbox (Series
Emmy Noms Confirm: It’s a Streaming World (and Not Too Friendly for Families)
The Emmys, television’s annual awards derby, just unveiled its 2020 nominations yesterday. (The awards will be handed out Sept. 20.) And when you look over
In a Sea of Entertainment Delays and Cancellations, ‘The Chosen’ Sails to Season Two
The Chosen, a television series based on the life of Jesus, has already broken a lot of new entertainment ground. According to its makers, it’s
The Virus That Ate the Summer Multiplex
The coronavirus has ravaged our world for the last six months, forcing unprecedented closures, quarantines and adjustments to our normal ways of living. And that’s
The Plugged In Show, Episode 35: The Enduring Appeal of War Movies
War is among the most terrible of human experiences. And yet, the struggles that vast armies and individual soldiers face in combat has been the
Social Media Apps with a Video Twist
It seems like new social media apps are popping up every day. And that’s because, well, they are! Kids are always looking for something new,
New Flannery O’Connor Doc Unpacks Her Life and Faith
When she was attending the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the mid-1940s, Flannery O’Connor asked her priest whether she could write about “difficult things.” We
What Should Parents Know About the Parler App
So, you’ve been hearing some mixed messages about a new social media platform called Parler and you’re wondering if there’s some connection to an old
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