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Entertainment That Might Cure Your Boredom (and Benefit Others)
“We may be apart right now, but coming together has never been more important,” says the Global Citizen, an organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty.
Movie Theaters Head Back to the Future … Literally
So what happens if your theater is ready to reopen … before there are any new movies to screen there? It’s a strange predicament for
What’s the Cameo App? We’ll Tell You.
You heard your kids giggling about an app on their phone called Cameo. And though you didn’t want to start asking dumb questions and appear
In 1961, the FCC Chairman Called TV a ‘Vast Wasteland.’ Has It Gotten Better?
We all know who wound up on Gilligan’s Island: Gilligan (of course); the Skipper too; the millionaire and his wife; the movie star; the professor
Moms on TV May Change, But One Thing Stays the Same: Their Love
With Mother’s Day this weekend and nary a brunch to be found, we at Plugged In thought it might be an opportune time to look
Culture Clips: Pomp, Circumstance and the Coronavirus
Well, here we are in week…wait, is it week six or seven of quarantine? Honestly, I’ve lost count. Regardless, though the days have started blending
What’s New and Streaming for Families for May 2020
It’s May 2020. And what a big, fat, hairy month it is. In fact, now that we’re in what seems like the third year of
Movies Creeping Back to Normalcy? It’ll Be a Long Creep
Long, long ago—back in March, I think it was—every Monday we would typically recap the biggest, most lucrative movies playing in theaters over the weekend.
Self-Isolation Fosters a Different Kind of Video Gaming
I loved board games as a kid. The competition, the feel of the dice in your hands, the angry siblings turning over the Risk board
What Parks and Recreation Says about Culture, the Coronavirus and Us
Coronavirus, Meet Ron Swanson. Five years after NBC’s Parks and Recreation went off the air, Ron, Leslie Knope and the rest of the show’s gang
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 >>