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At This Year’s Oscars, Issues (and Anger) Are In
Part of the fun of the Oscars, quite honestly, is complaining about the picks: Vice? What were they thinking? Or, How could the Academy ignore

What Netflix Shows Are Your Family Watching?
Here at Plugged In, we do our best to cover the TV shows everyone’s talking about, whether they’re on broadcast TV, cable networks or, increasingly,

Culture Clips: The Golden Man Edition
Hollywood measures success in two ways: One, the amount of money it rakes in; and two, the number of Oscars its movies take home. And

Glass a Clear No. 1
You’ve heard of the glass ceiling, right? That cliché took on a whole different meaning this weekend. Glass, the latest from director M. Night Shyamalan,

Controversial “The Best Men Can Be” Gillette Ad Is Actually Brilliant
Gillette’s “The Best Men Can Be” short film is actually the culmination of a longer marketing campaign, and a good one at that. Cause marketing

Culture Clips: Kylie Gets Egged
Move over Kylie Jenner. You’ve been egged. On Instagram. No, the social media star isn’t wearing slimy yellow protein on her face. Instead, an image

Celebrity Second Chances, Chris Pratt Edition
Last week, Jake Roberson told us about Tim Tebow’s storybook engagement to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters. This week, we have another high-profile engagement to make note of:

The Upside Finishes Up Top
Comedian Kevin Hart may not be hosting the Oscars this year. But he still found an upside in the midst of the controversy. Like, literally.

Tim Tebow, Pop Culture’s Most Eligible Bachelor, Just Got Engaged to a Former Miss Universe
Tim Tebow is nothing if not a lightning rod for pop culture’s attention. From football to baseball to Super Bowl commercials, Tebow’s strong and vocal
Culture Clips: “Alexa, What’s a First Down Anyway?”
It’s that time of year. The time when some of us build our weekend schedules around football games, both college and pro. Bowl games. Championships.
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