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Quacking and Baaing and Pointing Fingers
The late Douglas Adams, of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy fame, wrote, “If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we
Movie Monday: Argo’s Third Try
Normally, if a movie has any hope of securing the top slot at the box office on a given weekend, it happens the first week
Lebanon Vs. ‘Homeland’
Beirut, Lebanon, was once known to tourists as “the Paris of the Middle East.” Then came a 15-year civil war from 1975 to 1990 that,
A Brave New Password
Ah, passwords. They’re our protectors. Our safety blankets. They’re good and we love them. Sorta. As we all know, nearly everything we do nowadays—from playing
Rape Scene Re-Violates
Can the media influence our attitudes and behaviors? A lot of young people today don’t think so. I spent a great deal of time writing
Cheating Is the New Competing
Lance Armstrong is a cheater. The International Cycling Union says so, his teammates say so and 1,000 pages of documents say so. That makes me
Movie Monday: Paranormal Activity 4
So, I found this eerie video footage of some guy counting the box office receipts for the weekend. I’d show it to you, but it’s
Watch Film, Will Travel
When I travel by plane, I often board with up to a week’s worth of newspapers. Yes, I still enjoy getting my news the old-fashioned
Where Google Keeps Its Stuff (and Yours, Too)
I have seen the inside of Google—the very symbol of technological omnipotence—and it looks like a cross between an Orwellian preschool and the Death Star.
What Some Teens Don’t Want You to See
It may not rot your teeth or send you out on secret late-night trips to purchase baggies full of some illegal substance, but porn addiction
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 >>