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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,
Coco Tops the Box Office Again
Thanksgiving is long gone. But at the movies, we’re still dealing with leftovers. With Hollywood pivoting toward awards season, no major movies were released wide
Game Goods 2017: Bob Hoose’s Year-End Picks
We all know that it’s a pretty common thing these days to see families playing video games together. Games can be interactive, fun, and even
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