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Contributor: Adam R. Holz

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After serving as an associate editor at NavPress’ Discipleship Journal and consulting editor for Current Thoughts and Trends, Adam now oversees the editing and publishing of Plugged In’s reviews as the site’s director. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three children. In their free time, the Holzes enjoy playing games, a variety of musical instruments, swimming and … watching movies.

On the Radar: ‘Get Ready with Me,’ Death from Dusting and the Bop House

Is the “Get Ready with Me” trend harmful? A tragic death from huffing computer dusting spray. The Bop House and OnlyFans aspirations.

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what i want

What I Want

What are Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae really looking for in their No. 1 hit “What I Want”? Is it a casual hookup, or do they quietly long for something more?

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Ginny & Georgia

Ginny & Georgia is, at best, trashy escapism not fit for the teens it’s aimed at. At worst, it’s just plain trash.

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manchild

Manchild

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s lead single from her forthcoming seventh album doesn’t mince words when it comes to incompetent, helpless men.

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Blue Strips

Rising star Jessie Murph merges elements of pop, country and rap in her new hit “Blue Strips,” in which she tells off an ex in no uncertain terms.

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Skeletá

The sixth studio album from this influential Swedish metal band debuted at No. 1 … and sounds like a band that just got here from 1986. What’s going on?

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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

A long time ago, in 1977, George Lucas began transporting us to a galaxy far, far away. Now, the journey is complete.

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ordinary

Ordinary

Alex Warren’s Top 5 hit ‘Ordinary’ pines for a romance that’s anything but that, using lots of biblical allusions—some of them problematically—along the way.

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H— of a Summer

Imagine a horror-comedy smoothie with Scream, Friday the 13th and Forrest Gump as the ingredients. Does that sound like it’d be a tasty treat?

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Something Beautiful

“Something Beautiful” paints a sad portrait of a woman who longs for lasting love, but who seems willing to settle for a momentary-but-hollow substitute.

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Let Him in Anyway

Blake Shelton’s latest hit pleads for the salvation of a friend who’s passed away, and it’s a song that could generate surprisingly deep theological conversation.

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Surfing Alone: The Unintended Isolation of Our Tech-Obsessed Era

The irony of the technological revolution that’s taken place in the last 30 years is how its promise to more easily connect people has yielded an unintended consequence: increasing social isolation.

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Mayhem

Lady Gaga’s latest harkens back to her early hits with this collection of synth-saturated club bangers that blur the lines between love, sex, faith, pain and death.

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I’ve Got a Story

NEEDTOBREATHE teams up with Tori Kelly in this song about faith and fortitude from the soundtrack to Prime Video’s new show ‘House of David.’

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The Unbreakable Boy Premiere: Thoughts From the Stars and Filmmakers

Last week, I had the privilege of heading to New York City for the premiere of Lionsgate and Kingdom Story’s new movie The Unbreakable Boy. At the most literal level, it’s about a boy who’s anything but unbreakable. Thirteen-year-old Austin suffers fro …

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