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Are Christian Films the New Roman Road? Woodlawn’s Jon Erwin Thinks So.
The Plugged In team has literally screened thousands of movies—and sometimes a moviemaker brings a film right to our very own campus. But when filmmaker
The Clock Ticks, The Tech Pile Grows
One pleasant advantage of having a few years under my belt, is the ability to drone on endlessly about my phenomenal, life-changing adventures in the
The Martian Sears Pan
In his review of Pan, Mashable’s Josh Dickey said that Pan was “so bad, so resoundingly rotten in every way, that you should absolutely leave
Emojis Leave Me Feeling (Insert Confused Face Here)
In an effort to give users a little more flexibility with how they respond to their friends’ missives, Facebook is testing a small set of
Selfies Jump the Shark
What’s more dangerous: sharks or taking pictures of yourself? Now, you might think that those seemingly ferocious feeding machines Discovery Channel spends a week chronicling
Learning about Learning from a Girl Who Was Told She Shouldn’t
I hate to admit this, but I was not a great student in high school. Not that I didn’t get good grades, but while my
The Martian Slingshots to Big Win
Ridley Scott’s newest space story may have taken place on the Red Planet. But the weekend looked mighty green. Scott’s The Martian created an economic
Television’s New Crop of Shows Doesn’t Look Too Great So Far
Autumn is when everything outside just seems to … well, die. Crops are harvested. Leaves fall from the trees. Grass turns a bit brown. Cold
Dealing With Death in the Digital Age
When I was growing up back in the 1980s, the whispering buzz among my peers would amp up when something particularly transgressive began to infiltrate
Hotel Transylvania 2 Flaps to September Record
Leave it to an undead hotel manager to inject a little life into the September box office. Dracula and all his comi-creepy cohorts from Hotel
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 >>