Category: Culture

Life Lessons from Middle-Earth

When I reflect on my nearly 20 years at Plugged In, one of my most memorable experiences has been interviewing the Lord of the Rings

Masked Maroons

I wanted to be a superhero. No, really. When I was about 7, it was my career ambition. While other kids were playing baseball or

The Lady and the T-Shirt

Kids getting sent home from school to change clothes is hardly a new thing. But it’s not every day—in fact I don’t think I’ve ever

Whippersnappers Today

Kids. When I’m not yellin’ at ’em to get off my lawn (waving my cane in their general direction), I’m tellin’ ’em to not slouch

When Stars Go Bad

Earlier this week I was flipping through local radio stations on the way to work and caught a snippet of conversation on the syndicated morning

Button Pushers

We humans are strange, mixed-up things. We are God’s creations, carrying God’s likeness and love—yet we are fallen creatures, torn by sin and selfishness and

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

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

When the Funnies Aren’t Funny

If I touch an actual newspaper nowadays, it’s usually because I’m waiting a) in a doctor’s office, b) for my car’s oil to be changed

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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