Culture Clips: A Sad Goodbye
Truett Foster McKeehan, eldest son of Christian hip hop artist TobyMac, died suddenly Oct. 23 at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. As the artist and his family grieve their loss, TobyMac spoke about his son, saying that Truett “had joy that took the room when he entered.” He also released this statement: “My wife and […]
Culture Clips: TikTok Trouble
Parents of teens and tweens may be familiar with TikTok, a popular social media app that allows you to create videos by lip-synching or dancing along to songs. However, parents might not be as familiar with the problematic content on the app. When ABC News scrolled through TikTok’s content, they found videos of teens “talking […]
Why Has Supernatural Lasted So Long? One Word: Fans.
With Supernatural now into its 15th (and final) season, I find my social media timeline swarmed with memes, GIFs, and posts reflecting on the series, speculating on how the Winchester brothers will save the world from the apocalypse (again), and bidding farewell to the show’s most beloved characters. But seeing all this internet chatter doesn’t […]
Culture Clips: We Say ‘You Say’ is Christian Music’s Biggest Hit Ever.
This past week, Lauren Daigle broke Christian music records as her song, “You Say,” became the longest running No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart. At 63 weeks in the top spot, it has beaten out Hillsong UNITED’s “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” which previously held the top spot, according to The Christian […]
Kanye West Goes to Church
For more than a year now, Kanye West fans have been eagerly awaiting his ninth studio album, Yandhi (a title that plays on the name of Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi). Tomorrow, the album will finally drop, but it’s no longer called Yandhi. According to a Tweet posted by West’s wife, Kim Kardashian West, the new […]
Culture Clips: A Growing Cloud of Concern About Vaping
The ongoing vaping health crisis has been a big story this week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported at least 400 serious lung illnesses and six deaths linked to vaping. And the victims at the forefront of this epidemic are often teenagers and young adults. That figure is directly related […]
There’s a Better Way than Using Sex to Empower Women, Hollywood
Reclaiming your sexuality. It seems that ever since the #MeToo movement took flight on Twitter in 2017, we’ve been hearing this phrase everywhere. But what does it mean? For most, reclaiming sexuality is part of the recovery process for victims of sexual trauma or sexual assault. It can help victims feel comfortable in their own […]
Culture Clips: Just Another September, Just Another iPhone?
Yesterday, Apple fans around the world celebrated as the company released the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The greatest feature of the iconic brand’s latest iterations seems to be the cameras: Depending on which model you get, there are up to three separate lenses on each. Some of the […]
Cookies: Delicious Treat or Malicious Threat?
Ever since 2013, when Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the Nation Security Agency’s data mining practices, people have been concerned about online privacy violations. The fear that Snowden’s disclosures evoked “resonated with Americans from day one,” according to The Guardian. The leak revealed to the world the extent to which U.S. intelligence is […]
Culture Clips: Are Video Games Linked to Mass Shootings?
Tragedy struck the communities of El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, this weekend. A total of 31 lives were lost in separate mass shootings, with more injured. As the friends and families of these victims mourn the loss of their loved ones, it can be difficult to know how to best show our support. Jim […]