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What’s New and Streaming for Families This August
Here we are in sticky August: the Dog Days of Summer. Few of us want to go charging about in the blazing heat of the
Culture Clips: Adults Spend 11 Hours Daily on Screens!?
Does it feel like screens are eating your life? Maybe they are. At least, metaphorically speaking. In the first quarter of 2018, the data hawks
The Man Behind the Bear: An Interview With Christopher Robin Producer Brigham Taylor
Christopher Robin may not be wandering around a 100-acre wood anymore, but he’s just as lost as he ever was. He’s an adult now, working
Mission: Impossible – Fallout Climbs up to No. 1
Tom Cruise, the AARP’s favorite action hero, is well known for doing most of his own stunts. Whether it’s hanging off a helicopter or scaling
Reflections on Demi Lovato’s Relapse
As we reported in Culture Clips on Wednesday, singer and actress Demi Lovato was hospitalized after reportedly overdosing this week. It’s another deeply sad moment
Culture Clips: Demi’s Overdose
After six years of sobriety, pop star Demi Lovato admitted on her latest single that she wasn’t “Sober” anymore. Yesterday, the world came to know
A Conversation With Adam Young, aka Owl City
I really love music. I have special playlists for long runs and cooking, for cleaning and relaxing. Whatever the occasion, I like to have a
Equalizer 2 Takes out Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Movie audiences preferred visceral vigilante violence to ABBA-themed sentimentality over the weekend. Denzel Washington’s R-rated sequel The Equalizer 2 knocked off Mamma Mia! Here We
Vodcast: How Does Parenthood Change Our View of the Media?
Parenthood is full of surprises, no matter how much we try to prepare for everything before the arrival of our firstborn. One of those surprises
Culture Clips: State of the Teens, Summer 2018 Edition
Are the kids alright? It’s a question that many in our culture return to again and again. Rightly so: Today’s children represent the future of
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