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Parental Controls: X
X (formerly Twitter) doesn’t have parental controls. But here are some tips to help your kids stay safe if they’re using the app.
Toil and Trouble: Witches Are In, and Why That’s a Problem
Witches are all the rage in entertainment these days. And that, as you can imagine, comes with some pretty serious issues.
Movie Monday: ‘Smile 2’ Is All Grins After Box Office Win
Another weekend, another bloody horror movie at the top of the charts. ‘Smile 2’ earned the horrific honors this time around.
On the Radar: ‘Grind Culture,’ School Cellphone Bans and ‘Dirty Soda’
Is “grind culture” burning out your teen? Where do parents stand on school cell phone bans? What is the “dirty soda” trend?
The Theology of … The Chronicles of Narnia
Slide on your magic rings as we explore the most prominent spiritual messages in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Episode 256: How AI is Changing Adolescence. Plus, ‘Agatha All Along’
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 256 Over the last few years, news stories about artificial intelligence’s proliferation show up, it seems, just about
Gen Z Prefers TikTok Over Traditional News Media
In ye old days, folks used to get their news by listening to the town crier. Then Johannes Gutenberg perfected his printing press, and the
Movie Monday: ‘Terrifier 3’ Scares Competition Away
In his review of Terrifier 3, Bob Hoose warned readers that the movie “is grotesquely foul on every level and a torture all its own
On the Radar: Hurricane Misinformation, Fact-Checking Kids and the Upside-Down Trend
What should we share online about ongoing hurricanes? How can we teach our kids to fact-check stuff they read on social media? What’s the Upside-Down Trend?
Our Language is A-Changin’, Whether We Like it or Not
Not all that long ago, comedian George Carlin used to build his routines around observations of our society and its tendency to transform our language
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