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Culture Clips: Finally, Something We Can All Agree On
In a culture sometimes infatuated with transgressing norms, it’s hard to do something that’s so far out of bounds, morally speaking, that virtually everyone condemns

Saying Goodbye to the Plugged In App
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like change. I don’t adopt new tech quickly. (We just got rid of our fossil CRT TV

Another Win for Wakanda (and Black Panther)
Yes, King T’Challa moonlights as Black Panther, the nation of Wakanda’s sacred protector. But his titular movie is proving to be something of an Iron

Plugged In Movie Awards 2018: And the Winners Are …
Yes, after long last, it’s time to unveil the winners of Plugged In’s highly respected, uber-prestigious movie awards—both our official selections and the movies that
Talking About the Oscars
It’s Academy Awards season. And since we Plugged In types so often find ourselves in a theater seat with a popcorn bucket and notebook in

Culture Clips: The Red Carpet (and Red Sparrow) Edition
And the Oscar goes to … Jennifer Lawrence! No, no, that can’t be right. The actress isn’t even nominated for anything this year. But, as

Mourning the Olympics’ End
My family is in mourning. Or withdrawal. Or maybe both: After 17 days of nonstop coverage, the 2018 Winter Olympics have come to a close.

Black Panther Takes Two
The reclusive African nation of Wakanda may have weapons that make ours look like stone spears, but it says it has no interest in fighting

A Conversation With Kirk Cameron on Media Discernment (Part II)
Yesterday, we posted the first part of an interview I had with Kirk Cameron who just so happens to be releasing Connect, a film about
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