Category: Culture

Once upon a time, getting your driver’s license was a cherished right of passage, a ticket to freedom few self-respecting teens would pass up for

With the Denver Broncos eliminated from the NFL playoffs several weeks ago, I have to admit I had no “dog in the fight” when it

It’s one thing to see random acts of kindness on TV or in a movie. It’s quite another to personally experience one in real life.

The debate has raged on for some time now: How much influence do celebrities have? Do these singers, actors, reality stars and internet icons really

Tebow time is over, at least for now. Last weekend, the Denver Broncos suffered a humiliating 45-10 defeat at the hands of the New England

In late November, comedian and actor Russell Brand stopped by to chat with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show. Among other things, Ellen asked him

I’m a little bit after the fact here, but as my first blog of the new year let me tell you about what happened at

To paraphrase Steve Martin circa the 1970s, it’s been a wild and crazy year. We’ve been through the Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street

A couple of weeks ago, part of the Plugged In staff gathered around the microphone and talked about our favorite television Christmas specials for the

Kim Jong Il, hereditary dictator of global wallflower North Korea, is gone now, allegedly after suffering a heart attack from overwork. While the world at