Technology is morally neutral, right? Not so fast. A new documentary on Netflix suggests there’s nothing neutral about social media at all.
Back in March, many of us hoped that the coronavirus would be a blip on our personal landscapes. We assumed that with a few weeks
Just from the name, Netflix’s Cuties would sound like it’d be … cute, right? Cute is what we call babies. Puppies. Maybe the occasional small
Cardi B’s latest hit, “WAP,” has topped the charts and stirred up enormous commentary and controversy over the last several weeks. Plugged In hasn’t reviewed
History, they say, is written by the victors. We might also say that history’s written by the entertainers. That’s not necessarily a bad thing—but it
The Chosen, a television series based on the life of Jesus, has already broken a lot of new entertainment ground. According to its makers, it’s
Each week on The Plugged In Show, our team (including author and youth culture expert Jonathan McKee) gathers to take a deeper dive into the
Have you ever watched a video where a face swap was involved? On YouTube, you can find plenty of satirical videos featuring celebrity swaps like
Everyone knows that Spider-Man’s powers came from being bitten by a radioactive spider, right? And everyone also knows that super-power-bestowing radioactive spider bites aren’t real,
You heard your kids giggling about an app on their phone called Cameo. And though you didn’t want to start asking dumb questions and appear
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 >>
