
Summer in the Forest: A Quiet Respite in a World of Noise
Sometimes people ask us how Plugged In chooses what movies it reviews. The short, simple answer is this: We watch the movies that make the

Sometimes people ask us how Plugged In chooses what movies it reviews. The short, simple answer is this: We watch the movies that make the

About this time in 1968, Stanley Kubrick released a little ol’ movie called 2001: A Space Odyssey, making it one of the few movies older

How often have you heard someone say, “They just don’t make movies like they used to?” Sure, many of today’s films feature nonstop action and

My first job was as a high school teacher in inner-city Philadelphia. Fresh out of college, I was eager to teach and dying to make

Yes, spring is upon us—a time of … well, snow where I live in Colorado. But everywhere else, it’s a time of budding trees and

Facebook has been one of the darlings of the new millennium, presiding over an ever-expanding online empire made up of some two billion souls. But

We’re in the throes of the NCAA Basketball Tournament now, aka March Madness. And you don’t have to be a superfan to know who’s been

What makes a great story? What makes it worth the telling? I’ve been thinking a lot about those sorts of questions this week in the

OK, a quick show of hands: Who would like to get a kiss from Katy Perry? Well, perhaps Plugged In readers are not a representative

American Idol is back. On a new network (ABC), and sporting three new celebrity judges (Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan). That’s a quick
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 >>