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Movie Monday: Cars 2
So what if it suffered a couple of critical dings? So what if reviewers thought Pixar’s newest animated vehicle didn’t hum quite as smoothly as
Death Told by Facebook
I didn’t know who Ryan Dunn was until a few days before he died, when I happened to watch part of the NBC game show
A Gunman’s Facebook Status
In one of the more bizarre examples of social networking give and take, an armed 36-year-old guy named Jason Valdez recently held a woman hostage
Yosemite Slam
Plugged In recently published a story of mine called “Around the World in 80 Clicks,” which examined the amazing (and kinda scary) ability we have
My, What Gory Tales They Read
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. The Catcher in the Rye. Bridge to Terabithia. Such were the scandalous teen fiction titles in the late
Movie Monday: Green Lantern
Green Lantern’s mighty ring of power can do many wondrous things. But it couldn’t generate much excitement at the ol’ movieplex this weekend. Oh sure,
A Father’s Close Encounter
You’ve gotta love it when one of the most powerful men in Hollywood is humble enough to second-guess a decades-old creative decision and, in doing
The Difference a Teen Mom Makes
Recently, a new report called “The Millennials, Religion, and Abortion Survey” was released by the Public Religion Research Institute. It’s being characterized as one of
The Finals and Me, Me, Me
Generally speaking, Plugged In doesn’t wade into the happenings of the sports world. Occasionally, though, something happens in that realm that’s worthy of our scrutiny.
Family Media Surprise
For generations, parents have told their kids, “Shut off the TV and go outside!” And in the last decade or so, we can add iPods,
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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