Media can impact culture in surprising ways. And I came across three stories recently that illustrate how television, in particular, informs and influences the way
Dude Perfect began in a backyard. On a friendly lunch tab wager. And an epic trick shot. It continues now with a YouTube channel boasting over six million subscribers and prospects
When I walked out of my San Andreas screening last week, there were a lot of things on my mind. I was thinking about the
At play practice one night when I was a high schooler in the late ’80s, some friends broke out a Ouija board. Though I’d grown
A few weeks ago, Philadelphia high school student Gillian Share-Raab wrote an article bemoaning her own obsession with technology for the Burlington County Times. She
Disney’s Tomorrowland opens today. If you’d like to read about it, check out my review. But in this space, let me just say this is
In 1993, Phil Vischer launched what became a hugely popular series for kids called VeggieTales. Back in 2009, we talked with him about VeggieTales, his
It doesn’t seem that long ago, really, that two influential, iconic network juggernauts dominated the ratings, week after week, year after year: Fox’s American Idol
Scotsman Ryan McHenry died Sunday after a two-year struggle with osteosarcoma. He was 27. Some of you might not have heard of McHenry. But in
In late May of 1977, my mom and I clambered into the cavernous back seat of our neighbors’ Chevrolet Caprice Classic wagon and headed downtown
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