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Box Office Solidarity
For all you Twitter fans out there, it appears there’s something else that your tiny social interaction blurbs can do really well: improve our choices
Miley. Sigh.
I don’t want to write this post. How many times must we talk about Miley Cyrus’ latest indiscretion? When does this tripe stop qualifying as
Movie Monday: Little Fockers
Personally, I don’t see Little Fockers as an ideal way to celebrate Christmas, but loads of people apparently disagreed. The Ben Stiller/Robert De Niro-fronted comedy
Texting Santa
Back when I was a kid, I’d write a letter to Santa nearly every year. I didn’t bother with sending it like most kids did.
Ve Haf Vays of Makink You Buy
Here’s your disturbing thought for the day. There’s a new form of advertising being tested in Germany that won’t let you escape a product’s branding,
Long Live Rankin/Bass
We teach children a lot of things. Most go in one ear and out the other. After all, when you’re 6 years old, it’s hard
Movie Monday: TRON’s Legacy
There are lots of folks who’d say there really is no such thing as an original story, and that all of our books and movies
Movies and Mental Molding
Last weekend I attended our church’s annual Christmas extravaganza. There was a bit of everything, from Handel to jazz, Michael W. Smith to Wagner (if
Hail to the Chief … of Social Media
With 550 million members and counting, Facebook has enough people to be the world’s third largest country. And if you doubt the site’s influence over
Enough to Raise the Dead?
Recently a number of websites were buzzing about a report that director/producer George Lucas (of Star Wars and Indiana Jones fame) was buying up the
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 >>