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More Screen Time, Less Sleep Time?
You wouldn’t think that a biography of 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes would keep one up at night. In truth, it was one of the
Sonic Rings Up Another Win
This weekend’s box-office tourney featured a showdown between PG-rated films, pitting defending champ Sonic the Hedgehog against new contender Call of the Wild. And if
Everything Right and Everything Wrong With Gaming Culture
This past week, I reviewed Apple TV+’s newest show Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet for Plugged In. The show piqued my interest for a couple of
Culture Clips: Social Media Can Cause Depression … but One Outlet Wants to Combat It, Too
We’ve been reporting for a while that social media can bum you out. A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal bears that out.
Introducing Plugged In 4.0
Way, way back in the dark ages of the last millennium, Plugged In launched the first iteration of our website. The year was 1999, and
Sonic Shows Its Teeth
Amazing what a makeover can do, isn’t it? Last April, it looked as if the fastest hedgehog in entertainment was headed straight for a brick
Hollywood’s Sex Scene Disconnect
Actress and director Olivia Wilde wants to make filming sex scenes safer for the actors and actresses involved. Specifically, she’s spearheading an effort to “make
Culture Clips: Moving on From the Oscars?
Yesterday, we talked about Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar speech and briefly mentioned that, relatively speaking, not very many folks watched it. Oh, sure. In an age
What This Year’s Oscars Can Teach Us
Ratings for the Oscars telecast are in, and they’re … not good. Just 23.6 million viewers tuned in to watch Parasite walk away with Best
Birds of Prey Glides to First
A resounding victory, it wasn’t. Still, Birds of Prey did flap to first place on the weekend’s box-office charts, as expected, ending Bad Boys For
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