The first big hit from this alternative band that’s not from Portugal proffers a fuzzily vague political perspective.
With the Major League Baseball playoffs in full swing, I thought I’d share my Top 5 most-recommended baseball movies for …
Stealing cars. Killing cops. Assaulting prostitutes and swiping their cash. That’s the world of Grand Theft Auto,an enormously popular series …
I should have been a baseball fan. Why, you ask? Well, I like records. They’re interesting. And baseball has lots …
While watching the recent Grammy Awards telecast, I was reminded of a fascinating technological breakthrough. No, not the iPad, though …
I wanted to be a superhero. No, really. When I was about 7, it was my career ambition. While other …
I wonder, sometimes, what the future holds for non-digital entertainment. And an unlikely event raised that question for me earlier …
So, oil’s still washing up on the gulf, the economy’s in the doldrums, the honey bees are dying and my …
A couple nights ago, my wife and I were watching a bit of TV. Specifically, a bit o’ baseball. Neither …
We Americans love our hot dogs. We love our apple pie. We love our baseball. And we especially love our …
It’s easy to look at YouTube with its videos of ranting nobodies, marauding thugs and train-wreck teens and think, “when …
I’m not exactly sure when it struck me. Maybe it was when I brushed my teeth this morning and found …
When I was a kid, I thought pirates were pretty nifty. They had eye patches, peg legs, cool parrots (who …
Plugged In recently published a story of mine called “Around the World in 80 Clicks,” which examined the amazing (and …
About a week ago, I had a chance to talk by phone with Mark Henn. Never heard of him? Not …
This Sunday, the entertainment industry will gather and congratulate themselves on another year well done. Some will go home with …
Play catch with a major league starting pitcher? Most of us will never get the chance. But thanks to Twitter, …
Fireworks? Barbecues? Baseball? Hey, they were all viable ways to celebrate Independence Day during this weirdly elongated holiday “weekend.” But …
I think it’s time we admit it: The Internet makes it easier for us to be nasty. Now, don’t get …
So, who won the weekend box office crown? Was it End of Watch, Jake Gyllenhaal’s gritty, profane action movie? Could …
This is our last category for the Plugged In Movie Awards. It should be—and not just because it’s the last …
It’s been interesting to read the comment string beneath Kevin Simpson’s post last week (“Advice From My Wife (Sort of …
Ah, home. Most of us have one. Mine is located in westside Colorado Springs—a nice little house surrounded by other …
An alien dropped by the other day. His name was Fred. He was nice enough, this Fred. As soon as …
Even though he’s been gone for more than 40 years, Jackie Robinson can still smash one out of the park. …
