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A Few of My Favorite Things, Part 4
This time of year we’re offered a lot of “best of” lists: Most important news stories for 2018. Top 10 sports highlights for the year.
Culture Clips: Gifts for Everyone!
Tis the season to hand out gifts. But in our harried culture, not everyone has time to write letters to Santa Claus these days. And
Social Animals Showcases the Inspiring, Terrifying World of Instagram
In Social Animals, a new documentary directed by Jonathan Ignatius Green, a teen laments the chaos that is Instagram: “You have to deal with the
Spider-Man: Into First Place
There are those who say that we live in an infinite number of universes. For some scientists who reject the idea of a Creator, it
Top Television 2018: Paul Asay and Kristin Smith’s Year-End Picks
Fun fact: About 495 scripted television series were reportedly aired in 2018. If true, that’s a new record—up from the old record of 487 set
Culture Clips: Is ‘VeggieTales’ Racist?
Hardly a week goes by these days without something somewhere in popular culture offending someone, it seems. Several more such stories made the rounds on
Is a PG-13 Deadpool Movie a Good Thing?
I’ll be seeing Once Upon a Deadpool today—the new PG-13 version of the very, very, VERRRRRY R-rated Deadpool 2. But already, without having seen a
Fee, Fi, Ho, Hum: Ralph Wins Again
Hey, there, friend! Glad you stopped by. Bad news, though: You might just as well move on. That’s right, move along. Read our review of
Musical Musings 2018: Adam Holz’s Year-End Picks
Every year, I find a handful of music releases to look forward to. (Imagine Dragons and Mumford & Sons, for instance, were on the list
Culture Clips: What Do Teens Talk About on Social Media?
If you’ve ever wondered exactly what teens tend to post on social media, well, wonder no more! Pew Research just published an in-depth look at
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