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What’s New and Streaming for Families in August (2019)
It’s sweaty August once again. The kids are dripping their way through those last desperate days of sunburn, insect bites and freedom before school ramps
Culture Clips: Are Video Games Linked to Mass Shootings?
Tragedy struck the communities of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, this weekend. A total of 31 lives were lost in separate mass shootings, with
Tech Tuesday: Why You Should Care About DDoS Attacks (and What You Can DDo About Them)
Player 1: “Everyone attack the boss NOW!” Player 2: “We’re almost there! He’s at 10%!” Player 3: “Healer, I need help! I’m almost out of
Hobbs & Shaw is First and Furious
Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw have never liked each other much. But when did a little mutual loathing ever get in the way of success?
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
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