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Batman v Superman, the R-rated Version

Hey there, superhero movie fans! With the jumbled, confused and generally rather messy Suicide Squad just hitting theaters, and with Batman v Superman: Dawn of

Culture

Age 9 and on the Scoop

Earlier this year, a young female reporter broke the news of a suspected murder in her hometown. And pretty quickly she started getting hammered online

TV

Born to Be Influenced by Media

I reviewed A&E’s Born This Way this week (the review will be posted later today). It’s a reality show that focuses on several young adults

Movies

Bourne Does Boffo at Box Office

Maybe the movie should’ve been called The Bourne Treasury. Jason Bourne, which marked Matt Damon’s fourth turn as the character, topped the box office this

Culture

What a Pop Star’s Uber Ride Taught Me

We here at Plugged In have often talked about the unsettling fact that our tech can sometimes consume too much of our attention. But, the

Culture

Of Pokémon Go and … Homeless People?

Much has been made of the potential dangers of Pokémon Go since the wildly successful mobile app’s release earlier this month. We’ve heard stories about

Movies

Star Trek Beyond Boldly Goes to No. 1

The summer movie season is a time for pretenders. Studios release their biggest, flashiest products in the hope of hitting a box-office bonanza. But not

Movies

Caviezel on the Cross

When I first saw The Passion of the Christ I had mixed emotions. I was greatly moved by what I had just seen, but it

Tech

Selfie Elbow, Everyone Has It’

There’s tech pain flaring up everywhere. And I’m not talking about the agnsty pain of not having the latest tech. I’m talking about the actual

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