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The Invasion of the Christmas Carols
Many of us mark our seasons by firsts: the first robin of spring, the first sunburn of summer, the first interception by our terrible quarterback

To See or Not to See: Is That Our Question?
Every couple of years or so, we try to survey Plugged In’s users to see what you think of the website: what works, what doesn’t,

Culture Clips: The Most Hated Man in Nerd-dom?
Luke almost didn’t come back. Mark Hamill portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, launching him into the kind of superstardom few ever

Thor: Ragnarok Hammers Home a Win
Ragnarok? Try Ragna-rocks! Thor: Ragnarok roared to a truly thunderous win, plundering North American theaters for a titanic $121 million (estimated, of course). That’s about

Miley vs. Hannah
Miley Cyrus just threw Hannah Montana under the bus. Hannah Montana, of course, was the famous character who rocketed young Miley into the stratosphere of

Culture Clips: The ‘House of Cards Indeed’ Edition
For five seasons now, two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has starred in Netflix’s buzzy House of Cards. He played a caddish President Francis Underwood who

Crowdsourcing the Future?
We do indeed live in a Brave New World. And even though things haven’t yet turned out quite as bleak and dystopian as Aldous Huxley’s

Jigsaw Puzzles Together a Win
Given the season and all, perhaps it’s fitting that a horror movie won a truly terrifying weekend—at least terrifying as far as Hollywood bean counters

A Conversation With Kevin Sorbo
Once upon on a time way back in the last millennium, actor Kevin Sorbo visited many a living room weekly via his popular action-adventure series

Culture Clips: Train Up a Child …
It may not be as famous as John 3:16, but the counsel in Proverbs 22:6 is right up there when it comes to most-frequently quoted
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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