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Pokemon Go and the Hunt for Imagination

The mobile gaming app Pokémon Go crossed over 100 million downloads last week, and it’s still barreling through the culture like an armor-plated buffalo (which,

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Age 9 and on the Scoop

Earlier this year, a young female reporter broke the news of a suspected murder in her hometown. And pretty quickly she started getting hammered online

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What a Pop Star’s Uber Ride Taught Me

We here at Plugged In have often talked about the unsettling fact that our tech can sometimes consume too much of our attention. But, the

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Of Pokémon Go and … Homeless People?

Much has been made of the potential dangers of Pokémon Go since the wildly successful mobile app’s release earlier this month. We’ve heard stories about

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Engaging Wisely With Real-World Violence

I had been planning on writing this blog even before the horrific events in Dallas, Texas, last night. As people gathered there to protest the

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We All Scream for Our Screens

Last week I ruminated on the joys of unplugging for a bit. But truth is, it didn’t take me long to reconnect. Granted, my job

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