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Contributor: Emily Tsiao

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.

Barons season 1

Barons

Barons is built on the CW’s trademark petty drama. And it’s unlikely to inspire any real-life surfers, either.

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Stillwater Apple

Stillwater

This gentle Panda brings fablelike stories to life and offers families who engage a worldview workshop along the way.

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Black Knight season 1

Black Knight

This South Korean Netflix series isn’t as dark as Squid Game, but some families will still probably want to steer clear.

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Tech Trends May 2023

Tech Trends: Mental Health Awareness Month, the Dirty Dozen and AI Continued

How folks are combating technology’s affect on mental health, a dozen apps guilty of child exploitation, AI developments and more.

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White Men Can't Jump 2023

White Men Can’t Jump (2023)

When a film contains f-bombs in the triple digits, that pretty much drowns out any other positive messages.

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Fear the Walking Dead season 8

Fear the Walking Dead

As the final season of Fear the Walking Dead shambles onto AMC, dead content issues come back to life.

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Crater 2023

Crater

This Disney+ sci-fi movie emphasizes friendship, maturity and growth … and occasionally hits some mild bumps in lunar road.

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The Great season 3

The Great

Hulu’s take on Russian empress Catherine the Great is occasionally true. But it’s usually worthy of its TV-MA rating.

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Mulligan season 1

Mulligan

With crude jokes about everything from religion and politics to gender and race, Mulligan isn’t a show you’ll have to mull over.

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How my mom inspired my bibliophilia

How My Mom Inspired My Bibliophilia

Books are awesome. And so are moms. Especially the ones who encourage us to read and love books as much as they do.

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Movie Monday: The Guardians of the Galaxy Outnumber (and Out-Perform) the Super Mario Bros.

The Guardians beat out the Super Mario Bros. for the top seed. But how long will it hold the title?

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Peter Pan Ranking

Peter Pan: A Definitive Family-Friendly Ranking

Everyone has their favorite. But we’re Plugged In, and we’re ranking by family-friendliness.

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Queen Charlotte

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

Even though Charlotte and George are given privacy from the court and their servants whenever they perform their “marital duty,” the cameras never leave the room.

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What's Love Got to Do with It 2023

What’s Love Got to Do with It?

As it turns out, love has an awful lot to do with marriage. But as for the film itself, I’m certainly not married to it.

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Firefly Lane season 2

Firefly Lane

Lifelong besties Tully and Kate met on Firefly Lane. But loyalty and nostalgia aren’t the only things you’ll see here.

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