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Movie Monday: The Twilight Saga Goes Supernova
He has the tux, his specially imprinted Walther PPK/S, his Aston Martin. What does 007 not have in Skyfall? The No. 1 slot in this
Ariel Winter and the Importance of Parenting
Ariel Winter wants to be an adult. The 14-year-old actress best known as Alex in Modern Family is asking for legal emancipation from her mother,
A Game Economy
If you’re the type to worry about an American economy that continues to hobble along like an octogenarian centipede and chew your nails over that
Who Goes To the Movies These Days?
Earlier this year, a Rasmussen study found that 56% of us rarely go to movies. An additional 32% of us say we only “occasionally” go.
A Brave Heart Is Not Always a Good Heart
Sometimes I like to think I’m a pretty good person. That I’m aging gracefully, not grumpily. That I do a little better than average. That
Movie Monday: Skyfall
Cash. Big Cash. That’s what Skyfall earned at the box office this weekend. Daniel Craig’s third turn as 007 gunned down an estimated $87.8 million
License to Watch?
Don’t tell my editor this … but I have a soft spot for James Bond. It’s partly my grandmother’s fault. Grandma, a woman who was
The First Job of a Movie Is to do WHAT?
I’ve been diligently digging through cause-and-effect stories about media for more than a decade and a half now. It’s sort of a Plugged In tradition,
The Skinny on Horror
So you’ve tossed your diet overboard like a rusty anchor, huh? I understand. Cutting back on favorite foods and snacks can be doggone tough. (Unless
Polls, Politics & Postmodernism
If you’ve been paying attention to the news during this presidential election cycle, you’ve probably noticed the wide variance among different polls. Over at Fox
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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