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Facebook Gets Emojional
For 12 years, Facebook’s myriad users were able to signal their approval of a friend’s post in just one way: with the now iconic thumbs-up
What Lady Gaga Got Right—and Wrong—at the Oscars
Lady Gaga is one of Hollywood’s most enigmatic entertainers. One minute she’s wowing us with a heartfelt salute to legend Julie Andrews, the next she’s
Zootopia’s a Beast at Box Office
All good things come to an end. All bad things too, for that matter. However you classify Deadpool, its red reign at the top of
The Day My Life Became a Video Game
I never knew I wanted a Sneakers badge. Or a Redwood Forest badge. Until today. Some of you—perhaps quite a few, actually—know exactly what I’m
Better than Video Games
Is there anything cooler than video games? Ask me that question and I could name hundreds of things. But I’m a 50-something guy who was
Just Movies? Not According to the Oscars, They’re Not.
About midway through Sunday’s Oscar telecast on ABC, host Chris Rock brought out his daughters’ Girl Scout troop and had them sell cookies to Hollywood’s
Deadpool Drowns Gods of Egypt
Gods of Egypt proved to be just a bunch of false gods—and certainly for their would-be devotees at Lionsgate. Not a single box office receipt
Vodcast Roundtable: Discussing Eight Oscar Nominees in Eight Minutes
Oscars weekend is upon us. Are you ready for the 88th Academy Awards? Do you even care? We here at Plugged In don’t tend to
Tap Dancing Around What Jesus Might Do at Sundance
When I speak to youth groups and churches on the subject of media discernment, I encourage audiences to consider asking themselves this question when making
Deadpool Kills Again
For the second straight week, Marvel’s profanest protagonist stuffed its competition into the back of a taxi cab—then drove straight to the top of the
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