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The Pope Talks Media Influence on Families

Technology can be a great boon to communication. But it can also be an isolating influence too, something that keeps families from talking instead of

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Where Space Travel and Reality TV Collide

What would you say if someone approached you and offered you an extended stay in a barren wasteland of sand, mudstone and rock? You’d be

2015 Plugged In Movie Awards: Winners

Announcing the winners of the third annual PLUGGED IN MOVIE AWARDS! BEST MOVIE FOR KIDS Nominees: Big Hero 6, Dolphin Tale 2, The LEGO Movie,

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Of Frogs, Kettles and Spiritual Renewal

I want to take something of a personal detour in the blog today—but one that I think relates very much to the media-and-message flooded world

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Whale, Whale, What Do We Have Here?

OK, you may have already seen this since it’s casually blowing up the Internet faster than Kim Kardashian when she’s trying really hard. But I

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Far More Than Fifty Shades of Comments

On Thursday I published a blog titled “We’re Reviewing Fifty Shades of Grey. Here’s Why.” The response was … interesting. First, a shout-out to all

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Fifty Shades of Green

We’ve seen quite a bit of discussion in this space over whether Plugged In should’ve reviewed Fifty Shades of Grey. But there’s no question that

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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