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With MAD Magazine Gone, is the Future of Satire … Christian?
MAD Magazine, after 67 years of serving as America’s gap-toothed jester-king of satire, is no more. Oh, it’s not completely gone. Its creators say a
Culture Clips: Lil Nas X is Music’s New Record-Setting Sheriff
The music industry has a new top dog: “Old Town Road.” It took 24 years to beat “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz
Tech Tuesday: Make Money at Home! Play Fortnite!
This just in: Fortnite Battle Royale, the wildly popular online shooter game, isn’t as wildly popular as it once was. Part of that dip is
Lion King Roars to Another Win
Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood (circa 1969) is a place of beauty, decay and brutality. A little like a jungle. But while his characters fit in that
Vodcast: God in The Handmaid’s Tale
Hulu’s Emmy award-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in a dystopian future in Gilead, the former United States, where women are subject to the
Culture Clips: Will a Curious Trailer Kill These Cats?
In case you missed it, the new trailer for the upcoming movie musical Cats came out this week and audiences are … unsure about how
Tech Tuesday: What’s the Real King in The Lion King? Technology.
The original Lion King, released in 1994, was a cartoon of the highest order—perhaps traditional Disney 2D animation at its peak. Hand-drawn manes flowed in
The Lion King Takes the Throne
King of the Jungle? Try King of the Box Office. The Lion King, the computer-animated remake of Disney’s classic cartoon, felt the love of its
House of Lies
With Love Island, a sleazy British dating show making its stateside debut on CBS recently, television viewers have been reminded of an important truth: Reality
Will the New Disney Movies Become Timeless Classics?
I grew up on the ’80s and ’90s Disney classics. I wanted to flip my fins like Ariel, run through the hidden pine trails of
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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 >>