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When Demons Go Viral
At play practice one night when I was a high schooler in the late ’80s, some friends broke out a Ouija board. Though I’d grown
Millennials, We Still Love Ya
A few weeks ago, Philadelphia high school student Gillian Share-Raab wrote an article bemoaning her own obsession with technology for the Burlington County Times. She
Tomorrowland Rides to Weekend Win
It wasn’t exactly a win for the ages. But hey, maybe that means hard cold cash won’t be so important in the future. Tomorrowland strapped
Finding Tomorrowland
Disney’s Tomorrowland opens today. If you’d like to read about it, check out my review. But in this space, let me just say this is
How Old Were You When You Quit Listening to New Music?
It’s sort of a given, I think, that most of us quit listening to new music at some point. After all, what do your parents
The Man Behind Bob and Larry Sounds Off On Today’s Media
In 1993, Phil Vischer launched what became a hugely popular series for kids called VeggieTales. Back in 2009, we talked with him about VeggieTales, his
Pitch Perfect 2 Hits High Note
In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Gatsby says of his great love, Daisy, “Her voice is full of money.” Perhaps the same can now
American Idol, CSI & the Passing of the Monoculture
It doesn’t seem that long ago, really, that two influential, iconic network juggernauts dominated the ratings, week after week, year after year: Fox’s American Idol
The Strict Science of Apocalyptic Blockbusters
If you’ve been to a big-budget blockbuster at the multiplex recently—and by recently, I mean, oh, say, the last decade or two—you might have noticed
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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