Contributor: Adam R. Holz

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.

Feeling Guilty About Your Family’s Screen Time? You’re Not Alone.

It’s one thing to say we need to monitor screen time, it’s another thing to actually do it. How do we address feelings of guilt when we fail?

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swag

SWAG

Justin Bieber’s surprise seventh album delivers sweet, soulful, spiritual, suggestive and sexed-up lyrics across 21 tracks.

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Virgin

On Lorde’s new album ‘Virgin,’ the New Zealand singer has catapulted back into the cultural conversation thanks to a very explicit album photo.

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Lorde’s NSFW Album Insert: Some Thoughts as a Parent of Teens

Lorde’s latest album is generating attention for its explicit cover. What does the public’s reaction to it teach us about how the world views sex?

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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

‘This Is Spinal Tap’ snaps a savagely satirical Polaroid of rock excess, circa the early 1980s, mingling some sweet moments with profanity and innuendo.

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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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