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Culture Clips: Emma Watson, Post-Gender Awards Darling
MTV has savvily generated awards-show headlines for nearly 35 years now. This year was no different at network’s annual movie (and this year for the
You Want WHAT for Your Birthday Party?
We all know that poop ain’t pleasant. That’s why we hold our noses and give it lots of generally negative names such as “defecation,” “excrement,”

Ginormous Win for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
It wasn’t even close. OK, so it wasn’t exactly a surprise that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 found a wormhole to the top of

From May the Fourth to the Gospel
It was pretty festive in the Holz household this morning. After all, it’s May 4. What’s so special about that, you ask? Well, some years

Culture Clips: Revenge of the Books
It wasn’t that long ago that the much-ballyhooed advent of e-books triggered fretting and nail-biting regarding the future of the printed variety. Would people still

“… In Sickness and In Health, Even When the Batteries Expire in the Clicker …”
Want to find a faithful soulmate? Check and see if they watch HGTV. Hey, I’m not the one saying that. As a Plugged In reviewer,

Fate Flies To Third First-place Finish
The box office collectively throttled back a bit this weekend, with no film earning more than $20 million. But even so, the movie industry is

The Jonah That Was Almost Swallowed Up in My Inbox
One of the hardest aspects of working for Plugged In is having to often say no when asked to review faith-based products. As you might

Culture Clips: The Most Dangerous TV Show?
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why is nearly a month old, but you wouldn’t know it from the buzz. The teen drama triggered more than 11 million

We’re Not Living in a Neutral Zone
Obviously, I spend my days working as one of Plugged In’s editors. We do our best to sift through what’s happening in the entertainment world
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