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The Last Jedi Takes to Hyperspace
The Bible tells us the last will be first one day. Alas, the last are rarely first on earth these days … unless, of course,
Television Tops 2017: Paul Asay’s Year-End Picks
Most of television’s nicknames are severely dated. How can it be called the “tube” when most of our HDTV’s don’t even have tubes anymore? I’ve
Disney Now Owns All the Things
The Walt Disney Company, which already either made or bought most of our childhood memories, apparently wasn’t content. The mammoth Mouse House has now purchased
Culture Clips: An Injured NFL Star and God’s ‘Perfect Plan’
The Philadelphia Eagles’ Cinderella season may have come to a screeching halt last week. The NFL team’s star quarterback, Carson Wentz, suffered a season-ending ACL
Coco Creams Competition, Claims Crown (Again)
For the third straight week, Coco proved to be a box-office monster, buzzing to No. 1 and turning its competition inside out. Granted, Coco’s tally
Musical Musings 2017: Adam Holz’s Year-End Picks
We sometimes get emails that take us to task for “hating” what we review. To an extent, I get that. There’s lot to critique, and
Pop Culture’s Complicity in Sexual Harassment
Complicity. The word sounds vaguely menacing. Even if we’re not quite sure what complicity means, it sounds … bad. To be complicit, Merriam-Webster’s dictionary says,
What Parents Need to Know About Facebook’s Messenger Kids App
Facebook is coming for your children. On December 4, 2017, Facebook announced a new app targeted at 6-to-12-year-olds called Messenger Kids. The world will never
Culture Clips: Time’s Person of the Year Is a Hashtag Movement
Each December, speculation builds about who Time magazine will select as its Person of the Year. That tradition that dates back to 1927, when Charles
Truth About the Truth or Dare App
OK, let’s start with Truth, shall we? Many of us have probably played a game of Truth or Dare at some point in our past,
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