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Not in My House … But Fine in Yours
Every now and then, celebrities reveal some pretty interesting double standards. As in, the racy and profane material that they’re more than willing to foist
Movie Monday: Secretariat as We Know It
If Secretariat, the horse, was still alive today, and if the thoroughbred received a visitor who happened to have boxofficemojo.com bookmarked on his laptop, the
Shore-ing Up Reality TV
With the success of MTV’s Jersey Shore, it was only a matter of time before reality show makers scoped out the other 49 states to
Getting Better All The Time
Here’s a little test: Think about some stupid moral choice you’ve made and would rather forget. (Don’t worry: You won’t be required to tell us
Trading Tweets for Sweet Art
Singer/songwriter/Twitterer extraordinaire John Mayer stopped tweeting back in February, leaving his 3 million-plus followers adrift and leaderless in a great digital wasteland. He never returned
America, Limping Toward Malaise?
You hear and read a lot of commentary on how America’s values are skidding down the slippery slope at breakneck speed. But you don’t typically
Movie Monday: The Social Network
Sony “likes” The Social Network—and a whole lot of other folks do, too. The movies most folks are calling “the Facebook film” topped the box
Whose Football Is It, Anyway?
A couple weeks ago I had a momentarily confusing, disorienting experience watching NFL football on a Sunday afternoon. I’d just gotten my son down for
The Graying of Network TV
Broadcast TV has a problem. (No, not Two and a Half Men, although, trust me, that show’s got more problems than my uncle Benny’s waistband
Really? This Is Awesome?
I first heard about AwesomenessReminders.com about a month ago and assumed it would garner 10 followers. Then it would land on obscure marketing websites, listed
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 >>