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Pop Culture’s Top 10 Movers and Shakers (2019 Edition)
The year 2019 was a year of goodbyes. We said farewell to sitcoms (The Big Bang Theory) and television serials (Orange is the New Black);
Culture Clips: Unwrapping a Streaming Service for Christmas?
Christmas Day is over, and some of us are still swimming through used wrapping paper in our living rooms. But we’re not the only ones
Plugged In’s Christmas Eve Star Wars Showdown
Answer or answer not: There is no try. But that didn’t stop a couple of Plugged In’s intrepid members—Associate Editor Kristin Smith and Plugged In
Star Wars Rises to the Top of the Box Office
The Empire lives! The empire of the mouse, that is. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker skipped through hyperspace all the way to No. 1
The Beauty of Christmas Movies … in Black and White
With family driving in, the hearth glowing and the spirit of the yuletide warming the cockles of your heart, there are probably times when you
Top Television 2019: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
Of all the entertainment media we write about here, television shows might be the most difficult for Plugged In to reliably define as “the best.”
Culture Clips: Santa Feels Neglected
It’s pretty lonely up at the North Pole these days. Oh, sure, Santa has his elves and reindeer to keep him company. But not many
Jumanji Takes It to the Next Level
Elsa, that Disney maven of ice and snow, is a pretty powerful princess, to be sure. She and her chilly cohorts spent three whole weeks
Game Goods 2019: Bob Hoose’s Year-End Picks
Yes, it’s December and time for Plugged In to wheel out its end-of-the-year “Best Of” lists. And in the gaming category, that’s not an easy
Culture Clips: Tis the Season … for Awards
Forget the snowball fights so picturesquely common this time of year. In 2019—at least at Netflix’s movie headquarters—they’ll be pelting each other with Golden Globes.
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