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2016 Plugged In Movie Awards: Best Movie for Kids
Oscars, schmoscars. Since nobody’s actually paying much attention to all that manufactured buzz about the likes of The Revenant and Mad Max, we’ll move right
The Revenant Chills at No. 1
Hugh Glass, the main character in The Revenant, was thought to be a goner—his still-breathing body plopped in a makeshift grave in the dead of
You May Never Run Out of Toner Again
We’ve all been there. You need to wash clothes for work the next day, but you discover all too late that you’re all out of
Ride Along 2, Revenant Force Star Wars Off the Top
What does it take to topple an utterly dominant, seemingly invincible galactic force? You need a vertically challenged, fast-talking cop, apparently. Oh, and maybe a
The Joy of CES 2016’s Gadgets and Gizmos
There was a time when the yearly Consumer Electronics Show was all about computers and TVs. You know, the big dogs that used to sit
And the Oscar Nominees Are … Surprising?
It’s that time of year again, the time when we movie geeks hold our collective breath at the brink of Oscar nomination time, wondering what
David Bowie’s Countercultural Legacy
David Bowie died Jan. 10 after an 18-month struggle with cancer. He was just 69. Bowie was one of the era’s most influential singers and
Star Wars Forces Its Way to Fourth Straight
After three weeks of its grosses looking as colossal as that asteroid critter from The Empire Strikes Back, the latest Star Wars movie dwindled to
Rediscovering the Old Fashioned Joy of Reading … Out Loud … Together
There’s very, very little that I’ve done in more than nine years of parenting that I would absolutely, unequivocally say that I’ve gotten right as
The Pesky Power of Words
I’m on assignment in Miami right now (I know, I know, tough work), and in the midst of flights and flight delays, I’ve been reading
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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