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Feeding Time Again for Zootopia
Foxes live, on average, about five years. Wild rabbits—depending, of course, on the number of foxes in the neighborhood—typically live three. At this rate, it’s
Vodcast: Miracles from Heaven and the Sticky Business of Message Movies
Some movies seem more interested in pushing a point than telling a story. You know the ones I’m talking about! Some of you hate them
A Lesson in Media Influence … from a Girl Scout Troop
Girl Scout cookie season is over in most parts of the country, I think. No longer can I run out and buy, on a whim,
Zootopia Roars Again
When one of your movie’s main stars is an animated rabbit, it makes sense, that the movie itself might hop the competition. Zootopia did just
Plugged In Vodcast: Risen, The Young Messiah and Exploring Jesus Beyond the Flannelgraph
What would Jesus do with his free time? The Young Messiah doesn’t ask that question, in particular, but it does explore what Jesus might’ve been like
Facebook Gets Emojional
For 12 years, Facebook’s myriad users were able to signal their approval of a friend’s post in just one way: with the now iconic thumbs-up
What Lady Gaga Got Right—and Wrong—at the Oscars
Lady Gaga is one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic entertainers. One minute she’s wowing us with a heartfelt salute to legend Julie Andrews, the next she’s
Zootopia’s a Beast at Box Office
All good things come to an end. All bad things too, for that matter. However you classify Deadpool, its red reign at the top of
The Day My Life Became a Video Game
I never knew I wanted a Sneakers badge. Or a Redwood Forest badge. Until today. Some of you—perhaps quite a few, actually—know exactly what I’m
Better than Video Games
Is there anything cooler than video games? Ask me that question and I could name hundreds of things. But I’m a 50-something guy who was
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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