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.
Teens are confused by cannabis edibles branded as health foods. ‘Looksmaxxing’ promotes harmful masculinity stereotypes. And how should we teach our kids to respond to “pity marketing?”
Superman II has more suggestive and violent content than you might suspect in a PG-rated film, but it still has some good messages, too.
I imagine there’s a number of women out there who might say, “Jane Austen wrecked my life.” Perhaps they wasted years pining for a Mansfield Park Edmund. Or maybe they were left brokenhearted after getting hoodwinked by a Sense and Sensibility Willough …
Kesha’s ‘Your Love Is My Drug’ Trending on TikTok and Instagram What? In 2010, pop artist Kesha (then stylized as “Ke$ha”) released the track, “Your Love Is My Drug.” The song compares romantic love to drug addiction. The accompanying video has a ‘70s …
A Downton Abbey-like show migrates across the pond and introduces us to new characters, new money … and new content issues.
Cadence Sinclair Eastman has lived a privileged life. Every summer, her grandparents, the illustrious Harris and Tipper Sinclair, host their three daughters’ families on a private island off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Every year, Cadence and her c …
Just two extra hours of weekend sleep reduces teen anxiety. The “My Pet Peeve” trend could help you understand your teen better. And the ban on TikTok has been delayed another 90 days.
Is the “Get Ready with Me” trend harmful? A tragic death from huffing computer dusting spray. The Bop House and OnlyFans aspirations.
The focus of ‘Duck Dynasty: The Revival’ remains what it has always been: “Faith, family and ducks—in that order.”
This thriller flirts with deconstructing the familiar vigilante trope that revenge will ultimately satisfy a victim’s need for justice—even as the body count rises.
What are the dangers with the “Yes You Can” trend? Is the “Niksen” trend healthy or lazy? Do you know how to recognize digital distress in your teen?
‘Lost in Starlight,’ an anime movie on Netflix, mingles sci-fi and romance in a story with some content that definitely pushes the envelope for a PG movie.
What can parents do now to combat dangerous “SkinnyTok” and “bigorexia” content? Is location sharing among friends helpful or harmful? How can parents protect their teenage drivers during summer’s “100 Deadliest Days” of driving.
