Pop Culture’s Top 10 Movers and Shakers (2012 Edition)
Let’s be honest: A lot of us are relieved to see 2012 go. Sure, we got to see some grand Olympic performances and all. But we spent far more time dealing with hurricanes or mourning horrific tragedies or fighting about politics or panicking over the looming fiscal cliff. It’s a wonder the world didn’tend on […]
Movie Wednesday: The Hobbit Burgles Box Office (Again)
So, imagine it’s Christmas morning, and you unwrap a present that contains, oh, $50 million or so. Now, imagine being disappointed that it’s not more. That sums up the holiday weekend for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Yeah, director Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit movie was given a nice little bundle by moviegoers. It made an […]
Television Tops: Paul Asay’s Year-End Picks
“So I’m just wondering, after reading quite a few of your reviews, is there a secular TV show you guys do like?” A reader emailed me that question just a couple of days ago. It’s a pretty simple question, really—one that probably some of the rest of you have also asked a time or two. “Man, […]
Movie Monday: The Hobbit Makes an Expected Debut
You know, I’m not sure whether those dwarves really need to risk life-and-limb tromping to Lonely Mountain to reclaim their family fortune. Looks like they’re making plenty at the movies. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey pillaged an estimated $84.8 million at the box office—a record for a December opening—and burgled another $138.2 million overseas. That […]
The Gingersnaps Have Been Delivered
Hey there! Great to see you again! It’s been a bit hectic reconnecting with you. Everything was ticking along just dandily—words were showing up on the blog and everything—when suddenly, our IT experts received a mysterious message from deep in the bowels of the blog. “We’re holding your code for ransom,” it read. “We demand […]
Don’t Get Blogged Down In Our Changes
The only constant in life is change, so they say. And that’s particularly true if part of your life is lived online. And now change is coming to the Plugged In blog. No, we’re not going to start flooding the thing with lolcat videos or links to off-shore gambling sites. And none of the Plugged […]
Movie Monday: Sick of Vampires Yet?
I wish I could write about another movie. Really. It’s not that I have anything against Edward or Bella or their freakishly old child or Jacob’s perpetually bare chest or Oregon or young-adult literature or the horrible way that vampires have become undead James Dean clones in glitter. But it sure would be nice to […]
iCarly’s Quest for iFame Ends. iSorta.
Last Friday, Nickelodeon stalwart iCarly taped its final iShow and said goodbye (in an episode appropriately titled “iGoodbye”) to 6.4 million viewers. For Plugged In, iCarly’s exit was a little bittersweet. Nickelodeon’s kid-centric, half-hour sitcom was one of the cleanest shows on television: Sure, it had a bit of bathroom humor here and there, and […]
John McAfee and Me
I know John McAfee. You’ve heard of him, right? He’s the guy behind the once-ubiquitous (and still popular) McAfee antivirus software. He’s the guy who moved to Belize and was then accused of murdering his neighbor Gregory Faull and is now on the run from the law while posting missives on his blog. He’s the […]
Movie Monday: Take Two for Breaking Dawn – Part 2
This past weekend was a time of giving thanks for family, for friends and for all the many blessings we’ve been graced with. And apparently lots of folks were also grateful that Bella, Edward and Jacob are still whooping it up at the local movie theater. Granted, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 […]