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Ms. K. and the 6,000 Selfies
There was a time, back when I was a youth preparing to face the world, when learned sociologists worried about the American masses and our
September 21, 2016
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There was a time, back when I was a youth preparing to face the world, when learned sociologists worried about the American masses and our
The Monday morning after MTV’s Video Music Awards has often been a cultural watercooler moment in a culture that has fewer and fewer of those
How do you respond when a celebrity accepting an award uses that opportunity to preach a mini-sermon? I don’t know about you, but I immediately
The story of Judah Ben-Hur has been one of the culture’s most popular, most powerful stories for more than a century now, and Jesus has
I was reading a Los Angeles Times interview with comedian Amy Schumer. She talked about a Twitter to-do from some weeks back, when fellow comedian
We here at Plugged In have often talked about the unsettling fact that our tech can sometimes consume too much of our attention. But, the
I just ate two Life Savers. And why does this matter to anyone, you ask? Well, I’m going to tell you. It matters because I
Celebrities are different than the rest of us “normal people,” in pretty much any way you want to define the word different. They’re prettier or
Sometimes I think that we Americans have the impression that our fascination with celebrities is a relatively new thing. Some youngsters out there may believe
Rock stars and theologians generally inhabit separate spheres of influence. But every now and then, their orbits intersect in unexpected ways. Such is the case
Good media discernment is about guarding our eyes and hearts before we watch or listen. And it’s also about grappling with the entertainment we do see or hear. That’s why the Plugged In Blog is devoted to guarding, discussing and grappling. About Plugged In >>
