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Gagging Over Gaga

Last week Lady Gaga released a nine-minute-long mess. Sorry, but there’s no other way to say it. She fashioned the track “Telephone,” from her album

‘Idol’atry Waning?

So, American Idol fans, how is Season 9 going for you? I confess, though I once watched almost every week and often voted, I’m just

Movie Monday: Green Zone

The Cheshire Cat isn’t the only one grinning in Wonderland these days. Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton’s curiously entertaining 3-D romp, was the weekend’s box-office

Marijuana and a ‘Lost Boy’

This week brought news of another celebrity’s premature death. Corey Haim, one of the teen stars of 1987’s vampire flick The Lost Boys, died March

Attack of the Giant 3-D TVs!

Wouldn’t you know it. Just when I break down and buy a new, HD, flat-screen, fancy-schmancy television (it even comes with a remote!), I find

Gambling With Chatroulette

In the ever-changing terrain of online social networks, there seems to be a new chat-tweet-skype-till-you-drop Internet craze popping up just about, oh, every 15 seconds

He Said What on Facebook?

Have you ever been told something so personal that you wish you could remove the resulting awkwardness from your brain forever? A few months ago,

Movie Monday: Alice in Wonderland

In the curious country of Underland, there’s a certain cake that, if you eat it, will make you grow. I wonder if the folks at

Live Oscar Blog

It’s time to begin Plugged In’s official live blog of the Oscars. Our red-carpet invites must have gotten lost in the mail this year, so

Oscar Categories I’d Like to See

If you tune in for this year’s Academy Awards telecast, listen for the phrase in ceremonies held earlier.  Simple words rich with meaning.  For starters,

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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