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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
Is Digital Addiction Really a Thing?
These days, we’re hearing more and more about the possibility of digital addiction. Some people would rather spend time engaged with their screens than almost
Hotel Transylvania 3 Takes a Bite out of the Box Office
Vampires never seem to get old. That’s true of the immortal undead creatures themselves. (Well, mostly.) And it seems to be true of movies starring
Pokémon … Still Go-ing, Two Years, $2 Billion Later
Like the Energizer Bunny, Pokémon Go is still going. Now, you may think, Wasn’t that that thing people were all abuzz about like, three years
Mom Says: An Apple iOS 12 a Day
So, you were passing by the watercooler at work or standing in the church lobby before the service, and you heard someone say that Apple
Culture Clips: The Most Unlikely Superhero: Fred Rogers
In a world where superhero movies rake in hundreds of millions at the box office, a film that’s made $12.7 million so far might not
About Us
Good media discernment is about guarding our eyes and hearts before we watch or listen. And it’s also about grappling with the entertainment we do see or hear. That’s why the Plugged In Blog is devoted to guarding, discussing and grappling. About Plugged In >>