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Superior Minded Dove

A few years ago I hit you with a short blog about a new Dove ad that wasn’t really so much a commercial as a

Ad and A.D. Add Up to a Big Easter on TV

About 3.7 million people tuned in to watch Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus on the National Geographic Channel last Sunday—the most ever to watch a show

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Music Videos Shape Teens’ Values

MTV doesn’t focus much on music these days. But the medium that the cable channel helped pioneer back in the 1980s, the music video, continues

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The Cost of Cutting Cable

This past weekend, I cut the cable cord. And immediately broke into a cold sweat. “Could I do it?” I wondered while fighting the urge

Unpacking Madonna’s Spiritual Beliefs

Madonna’s 13th album, Rebel Heart, includes quite a lot of spiritual imagery—sometimes couching temptation in terms of a struggle requiring divine assistance, other times merging

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The Internet, Desire & Depression

Is Facebook making us depressed? For at least some users, the answer to that question may be yes, according to a new study out of

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Smile But Don’t Touch

Ever heard of a Quokka? No? Well it’s only a cute grinning critter that’s part of the latest and greatest selfie trend on Instagram right

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Tales of a Third Grade Celebrity

Way, way back in the day—1972, to be precise—Judy Blume published a children’s novel called Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. To be honest, even though

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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