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Marriage: It’s All About the Pyrotechnics
My wife likes movies with big explosions. And boy, am I glad. It’s not because I like big, pyrotechnic-heavy movies myself (though I kinda do).
How TV Shows Have Changed the World
Every year at this time, television networks here in the United States unveil their new fall lineups with lots of fanfare. There are dozens of
In League With Those Incredible Vegetables
I once heard Phil Vischer, the man who launched VeggieTales, say that his original idea for characters involved talking candy bars. I can fully understand
Am I One in a Billion? Or Just Not Cool Enough for the Crowd?
I don’t have a Facebook page. And I’m starting to feel pretty bad about that. After all, out of the 2.5 billion or so folks
Movie Monday: Taken 2
We’re all about lessons here at Plugged In, especially if those lessons have something to do with spirituality or morality or how to make your
Mommy, Mommy, I Want to Be That Dolly!
There’s a new trend hitting the web that, I’ve got to say, feels really … disturbing. It’s this whole thing with young girls transforming themselves
The Spiritual Muscle of Movies
I just visited Campus Crusade for Christ’s website, searching for statistics on the effectiveness of their JESUS film. I knew the movie was released in
No Country for Old Lyrics
Quick: What is Led Zeppelin’s most famous hit, “Stairway to Heaven,” actually about? In the nearly 41 years since Zeppelin’s epic eight-minute opus was released,
Simon Sez R-Rated Movie Is ‘Child Abuse’
It wasn’t what he said that got me. It was that he hadn’t noticed before. Stephen Simon, a movie producer whose credits include What Dreams
Movie Monday: Hotel Transylvania
Halloween may be a month away, but some animated movie monsters managed to sneak out early, ring the box office doorbell and collect an estimated
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