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We All Scream for Our Screens
Last week I ruminated on the joys of unplugging for a bit. But truth is, it didn’t take me long to reconnect. Granted, my job
Box Office Still Looks Fishy
Fish, unless they’re breaded, carved into sticks and thrown into a freezer, don’t typically last that long. You want to enjoy them when they’re as
A Spiritual Journey 20 Years in the Walking
All good things—and even God things—must come to an end. That fate was sealed way back in the beginning, in Genesis 3. And it occurs
Is It Possible to Unplug Anymore? Even on Vacation?
Ah, vacations. A time to unplug, unwind and get away from our frazzled, workaday, always online world. Only apparently, we don’t. According to a survey
Finding Dory Finds Cash: Lots of It
Don’t buy a blue tang fish. Just don’t. As Adam Holz pointed out a few blogs ago, the last thing the natural world needs is
Hollywood Likes Morality: Its Own
Last week, Plugged In Director Bob Waliszewski asked us whether Hollywood should do a better job of making good—as in ethically good—movies. Whether it should
Ben-Hur: A Tale of Three Movies, a Book and a Surprising Conversion
The nearly four-hour epic Ben-Hur, released in 1959, won an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Charlton Heston. The American
YouTube’s Evolving Cultural Influence
Ah, YouTube. Of all the things that the Internet has given us, few have impacted our world as much as that little post-a-vid venture. I
Conjuring Up a Big Win
Hollywood’s sequel machine is reportedly broken. Entertainment pundits have been wringing their hands a good bit as of late, writing that this year’s crop of
The Surprising Unintended Consequences of Fandom
Movies can make people do strange things. And, no, I’m not talking about some of the usual suspects here. You know, teens taking up smoking
About Us
Good media discernment is about guarding our eyes and hearts before we watch or listen. And it’s also about grappling with the entertainment we do see or hear. That’s why the Plugged In Blog is devoted to guarding, discussing and grappling. About Plugged In >>