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The Smarmy Charm of Disney
I’ve found myself on Disney duty lately here at Plugged In. I’ve been buried underneath what seems like a mountain of inoffensive pop tunes, happy
3-D Traffic Stopper
If you’re reading this blog in Canada, you may have already been part of a new road-going experiment. But for the rest of you, let
Movie Tuesday: The American
Wow. You know the summer movie season’s really over—and I mean really over—when the top grossing film snags a measily $16.4 million over the weekend,
The Trouble With Statistics
I have a confession to make, and it’s a bit of an odd one: I love statistics. It’s odd since I’m a word guy with
It’s a Girl Thing
It seems everywhere you look nowadays there’s a new story about girls going wild. And I’m not talking about spring-break videos. I’m referring to young
A Curse by Any Other Name …
Plugged In recorded its weekly podcast yesterday (you can download it here), and I had the honor of sitting in on a fascinating conversation centered
An Ode to Books
The last quote that made me stop, think and reminisce was from Ray Bradbury. A Time magazine writer recently asked the 90-year-old sci-fi icon if
Movie Monday: Taking the Last Exorcism
Box office boasting rights were too close to call Monday morning, what with two new PG-13 films, The Last Exorcism and Takers, separated by a
No Review? Horrors!
Why do you guys cover some movies—particularly in the horror genre—and not others? That was essentially the question Ethan had for us recently. He wrote
Fame Monsters All
I remember seeing an ABC report with John Stossel a while back that looked at America’s growing obsession with fame. They were interviewing people in
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