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.
A couple nights ago, my wife and I were watching a bit of TV. Specifically, a bit o’ baseball. Neither one of us is a huge baseball fan. But we sometimes tune in for a few minutes here and there during the playoffs, just to see what’s happening. I thin …
The world’s most famous ogre returns for another tale majoring on family, love and … bathroom humor.
The Followills return with their fifth album, a deep-fried, Southern rock effort many are saying will officially coronate them as America’s new kings of arena rock.
What’s the recipe for this ‘XXX’ sequel? Add James Bond to ‘The Fast and the Furious.’ Garnish with explosions. Go easy on originality.
Every now and then, celebrities reveal some pretty interesting double standards. As in, the racy and profane material that they’re more than willing to foist upon the rest of us is actually off limits when it comes to their own children and their own h …
Electronic Arts’ storied wartime franchise jumps from World War II to present-day Afghanistan … and takes fire from all sides in the process.
Pink’s latest single—a new track from her greatest hits collection—salutes everyone who refuses to submit to the status quo. Translation: everyone who wants to party ALL NIGHT LONG.
Bruno Mars’ soulful debut yielded one of the feel-good hits of 2010, “Just the Way You Are.” Does the rest of the album offer as much to feel good about?
A couple weeks ago I had a momentarily confusing, disorienting experience watching NFL football on a Sunday afternoon. I’d just gotten my son down for a nap and came down to see the score of the Denver game. I’m no hard-core fan—I can’t even remember w …
The first hit from this Grammy-nominated British folk-rock act moves from melancholy reflections on a doomed relationship to surprisingly harsh self-condemnation.
Kenny Chesney claims Ernest Hemingway’s life served as an inspiration of sorts for his 17th release. Before taking a swig of his Whiskey, though, it might be wise to recall exactly where that substance led Chesney’s titular muse.
On the way home from work last night, I found myself thinking about the latest self-inflicted travails of actress Lindsay Lohan. Now, even if you don’t pay much attention to the latest pop culture chatter about celebs’ dirty laundry, it’s been almost i …
This six-piece Georgia country act continues to build momentum with its four-part harmonies and good-ol’-boy salutes to familiar country virtues … and vices.
If there was a pop-culture-specific dictionary, and you looked up the word infamous, the entry would say, “See MTV Video Music Awards.” For a couple of decades now, the cable channel formerly known as Music Television has excelled at putting on an annu …
