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Culture Clips: Is Universal Trolling Theater Chains?
A couple of weeks ago—or, in quarantine time, several eons ago—we reported on the initial success of Trolls World Tour as it rolled out on
Some Good News About ‘Some Good News’
Perhaps one of the most exhausting things about the coronavirus epidemic is the nonstop negative coverage about the coronavirus epidemic. And the news can be
Whaddya Mean the Whole Season’s Cancelled?!’
Well, it’s finally here: the NFL draft. For sports fans, it feels like Christmas in April, right? I mean, what’s not to love: Waiting breathlessly
Culture Clips: When Theaters Reopen …
Someday we will publish an issue of Culture Clips that doesn’t contain the words coronavirus or COVID-19. Alas, not today. Today, it’s hard to find
What is This Thing Called Houseparty?
OK, so your socially-isolated kids have burned through their favorite books, games and streaming TV shows and are now asking … pleading … begging you
Need to Get Away? The Internet Has You Covered.
I was supposed to be packing for Britain right now. Almost a year ago, I made plans for the family to visit England and Scotland.
Director of ‘Jump Shot’ Talks About the Most Interesting Man You’ve Never Heard Of
Who invented basketball’s jump shot? Ten years ago, director and cinematographer Jacob Hamilton would’ve answered the question like most of us might: No one. “I
Culture clips: Capitalizing on the Quarantine
We all know that the coronavirus and the accompanying lockdowns have rocked the world economy. Nearly 18 million Americans have applied for unemployment in just
So How’d Trolls World Tour Do?
Each Monday for a long time now, Plugged In has dutifully reported on the weekend box office. Then that dreaded C-thing showed up. Coronavirus shuttered
How my life as a TV and movie critic has changed as a result of coronavirus
Because of the coronavirus, all of our lives look different these days. We’ve all been forced to make plenty of changes. But some of us
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