Should You Set Your Toddlers Loose in the Netflix Playground?

The Netflix Playground app is a catalogue of simple video games designed specifically for toddlers and preschool kids. Should you …

Plugged In: All Human, All the Time. (Books, Maybe Not So Much.)

Barnes & Noble CEO says he’ll stock AI-generated books. But at Plugged In, we promise to only post human-generated reviews.

Movie Monday: ‘Disclosure Day’ Wins the Weekend

Steven Spielberg’s spiritually tinged ‘Disclosure Day’ earns an estimated $44 million in North America to claim the weekend’s box-office crown.

On the Radar: Parental Faith Impacts Children, AI Hides Poor Literacy Skills and Netflix Building Kid-Centric Games

A parent’s faith impacts the religiosity of their children. AI may be masking America’s lack of literacy. Netflix introduces a …

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Move Over, ‘Disclosure Day’: 5 (Other) Movies About Extraterrestrials That Talk About Faith

‘Disclosure Day’ meets audiences at the intersection of faith and aliens, but it’s not the first film to do so. …

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Movie Monday: ‘Scary Movie’ Boasts a Screaming Debut

A long-dead franchise rises from its cinematic grave to take first place at the box office.

On the Radar: DuckDuckGo Expands into Anti-AI Waters, Meta Ships Out 13+ Accounts and AI and Faith

DuckDuckGo grows by offering an AI-free alternative. Meta implements its new teen account settings globally. AI biases prevent full faith …

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5 Great Movies for Summer Family Movie Night

If your family has some extra time this summer, why not try a family movie night? Here are five family-friendly …

Finding the Spiritual Sub-Basement in ‘Backrooms’

‘Backrooms’ speaks into our fear of the unknown, particularly the unknown things about ourselves. But God speaks into those fears, …

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Movie Monday: ‘Backrooms’ Astounds at the Box Office

All those backrooms in ‘Backrooms’ can now serve a purpose beyond just being uncanny and creepy. They’ll be a great …

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