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Engaging Wisely With Real-World Violence
I had been planning on writing this blog even before the horrific events in Dallas, Texas, last night. As people gathered there to protest the
Television’s House of Horrors
Summertime TV has always been like that proverbial tree in a forest: If a show’s on but nobody watches it, does it make a sound?
Finding Dory Flaps to First Again
We’ve all heard about the law of the jungle: Kill or be killed. Eat or be eaten. We know that those who live in the
Why I Don’t Look Like Dwayne Johnson
I just ate two Life Savers. And why does this matter to anyone, you ask? Well, I’m going to tell you. It matters because I
Busting Crime with Your Phone
Way back in the 1800s, some brilliant folks in Europe came up with the idea of using fingerprints to bust criminals. They realized that those
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
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 >>