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Hang Up and … Walk?
By now, most of us know that texting while driving is a seriously bad idea. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, texting while
Compton Triumphs Over Sinister Hitman
The rap biopic Straight Outta Compton laid the beat down on its competition for the second straight week, Easy-E’ing into the top box office spot
What Spy Movies (and Grandma) Say About Media Discernment
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is not the headiest of movies, but it still got us thinking. In this, the second episode of the Plugged
Moving Sesame Street … to HBO
When I was a youngster watching Sesame Street, I always knew that it had its sponsors: Two letters and a number. “Sesame Street is brought
The E-Laugh’s on You
I got a text from my twentysomething daughter the other day that responded to a message I had sent with a “hahaha.” And being at
Straight Outta Compton Goes Straight to the Top
Straight Outta Compton, a biopic about the controversial and influential rap act N.W.A., busted through the box office noise and climbed to the top, banking
Turning Our Podcast Inside Out
I find that I kinda miss the Plugged In Podcast, and I don’t think I’m alone in that. Long before I sneaked into the inner
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
The smartphone’s ascent from novelty to convenience to necessity has been swift. And as these handy little Dick Tracy-like devices have graduated to the latter
The Robo-Future is Here … With Your Turn-Down Service
Are you one of those who’ve been staunchly steering clear of all those techy thingamajigs and touch-tablet whiz-bangs? You know, maybe holing up in your
Impossible Speeds to Improbable Win
For years, the box office trajectory of movies based on comic-book superheroes has been as reliable as death and taxes. And for the makers, the
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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