Emily studied film and writing when she was in college. And when she isn’t being way too competitive while playing board games, she enjoys food, sleep, and geeking out with her husband indulging in their “nerdoms,” which is the collective fan cultures of everything they love, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Lord of the Rings.
3 Body Problem is an intriguing entry into the sci-fi genre. But its own problems push it out of bounds for most families.
Kung Fu Panda 4 flexed its muscles and kept Dune: Part Two in check this weekend, taking the box office win with an estimated $30 million.
Teens realize that their phones are stressing them out. A TikTok ban in the U.S. is pending. What is “cop-baiting?” And why should we care?
Magazines and social media have caused a decline in self-esteem. But how will new AI “influencers” impact youth today?
Animal Control is yet another recycled comedy about public servants who can’t seem to do anything right.
Psilocybin-related Calls More Than Tripled Among Teens What? Psilocybin, aka “magic mushrooms,” is a hallucinogenic drug that some states and cities have begun to decriminalize (for those 21 and older.) So What? Despite not being commercially available …
Kate Winslet rules this fictional European country through guile, paranoia and delusion. The show itself is on shaky ground, as well.
Don’t eat TikTok’s trending fried toothpicks. Popcorn brain is diminishing our attention spans. Eating disorders in teen boys are increasing.
How might the Apple Vision Pro be rewiring our brains? And what are states doing to protect kids from the negative effects of social media?
This Walking Dead spinoff isn’t much different from the source material: bloody, gruesome and profane.
The Wizz app can be dangerous. Sextortion puts primarily teenage boys at risk. And teenagers aren’t getting enough sleep.
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix’s live-action remake of the Nickelodeon cartoon, has some good lessons and some troubling elements.
