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When Videogames Go to School
It wasn’t that long ago that everybody from parents to clergymen to U.S. senators were all aflutter about the kid-destroying characteristics of videogames. These days,
Culture Clips: A Sad Goodbye
Truett Foster McKeehan, eldest son of Christian hip hop artist TobyMac, died suddenly Oct. 23 at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. As the artist and
Teens and Tweens Can’t Get Enough Ninja Videos (and Anything Else on YouTube)
Movies? TV? Those things are soooo 2015 for today’s youth. YouTube is where it’s at. That’s what Common Sense Media found in its fresh-off-the-presses 2019
Is This Joker’s Last Laugh?
Maybe it’s only appropriate for a character that’s been around since 1940: Warner Bros.’ Joker just won’t go away. The supervillain origin story laughed all
A Plugged In Conversation With Jessie Minassian
Being a tween or teen has probably never been an easy thing. But the pressures faced by adolescents today—especially girls—are amplified in many ways by
Culture Clips: TikTok Trouble
Parents of teens and tweens may be familiar with TikTok, a popular social media app that allows you to create videos by lip-synching or dancing
Kids, Fortnite and Predators
Sometimes I get tired of tech-related horror stories in the news. Maybe you do, too. After all, we all know technology can be misused in
Maleficent Manages the Win
It was a dandy weekend for the bad guys. Well, not bad bad guys, necessarily. Many of these black hats hide hearts of gold. Take
Why Has Supernatural Lasted So Long? One Word: Fans.
With Supernatural now into its 15th (and final) season, I find my social media timeline swarmed with memes, GIFs, and posts reflecting on the series,
Culture Clips: The Black Hole
Last week, Culture Clips noted that Epic Games was being sued because its wildly popular online game, Fortnite, was allegedly as addictive as cocaine. You’d
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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 >>