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Movie Monday: The Town and Easy A
After a couple of zombie-like weekends at the box office, a trio of new movies brought some life back to the cineplex. Ben Affleck’s crime
Making Tables
We can’t all be at our best all the time. I wish we could. But sometimes, we drag a little, let our focus sag a
KFC, We Hardly Know Ye
Who knew thoughts of fried chicken could actually make someone sad? But it did this week when I read a USA Today article that claimed
Search Engine Censorship
Let’s face it, you can find just about anything on the Internet. And that’s not always such a good thing. In fact, National Public Radio
Guilt and Forgiveness at the VMAs … or Not
If there was a pop-culture-specific dictionary, and you looked up the word infamous, the entry would say, “See MTV Video Music Awards.” For a couple
Movie Monday: Resident Evil: Afterlife
All was deathly quiet at the cineplex. Wind whistled through the box office. Tumbleweeds slowly trundled through the concession stand, branches sweeping up long-forgotten puddles
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
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 >>