Category: Culture

Fat-Phobic and Blinded by Media

Tap, tap, tap. Hey, is this soapbox on? Because a good mini-diatribe needs amplification. A new Arizona State University study has found that (and I

Super Summer

If—somehow—you haven’t noticed, there are a lot of superhero movies this summer … and even more in the pipeline for next year. Thor has already

Truth, Justice and, Um, Something Else

On April 28, Superman announced his intention of giving up his U.S. citizenship.  “I’m tired of having my actions construed as instruments of U.S. policy,”

No Time Travel For You!

Let’s face it, here in the U.S. we’ve got some folks who want to regulate nearly everything about our lives—from how many minutes of sunshine

My, What Pointy Ears You Have

OK, I’ll admit it. Back when such things were more unusual, I flinched imperceptibly—I hope—whenever I noticed hooks in someone’s eyebrow or massive gauges in

Fiction: Now With More Street Cred

Was Yosemite Sam based on a real, historical person? And was Elmer Fudd a caricature of an actual hunter? To my knowledge, no (and bunnies

A Prayer for Howard and Chelsea

Occasionally here at Plugged In, we’ll take some heat for being too hard on entertainers and pop culture. And I think I understand why: It’s

Elizabeth Taylor: 1932-2011

Last night, my wife, daughter and I started watching Cleopatra, the lavish 1963 epic starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Rex Harrison. It was our

Dancing Around a Problem

I recently heard a radio report from Fox News of a Christian women’s fitness class they’re starting up in Houston called Pole Dancing for Jesus.

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