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Too Much Skin
I bite my tongue a lot whenever I’m let loose in public. The other day at a large, upscale mall in Denver, I almost bit
Please Step Away From the Pink Pony
Last week, Selena Gomez shot a video for her latest single, “Love You Like a Love Song”—a video that included a couple of ponies with
Movie Monday: Did Pirates Find Treasure?
Shiver me timbers! Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides raked in plenty of booty this weekend, with Capt. Jack Sparrow dragging more than 90
Whose Rapture Is It Anyway?
An 89-year-old retired civil engineer from Oakland, Calif., believes today will be Christians’ last Friday on Earth. That prediction has been circulating widely in the
Comfortably One
Time magazine recently published an article (“Bursting the Bubble: Are We Isolated in a World Wide Web of One?”) that discussed how search engines and
The Next Big Wave?
For those of you still wondering what wooden stake or silver cross might finally send all the vampires scurrying from our entertainment landscape, it appears
Fat-Phobic and Blinded by Media
Tap, tap, tap. Hey, is this soapbox on? Because a good mini-diatribe needs amplification. A new Arizona State University study has found that (and I
Movie Monday: Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Thor
Once again, Thor thundered mightily at the box office, bellowing to a $34.5 million weekend to take the title. But Bridesmaids, a gross-out R-rated comedy
Super Summer
If—somehow—you haven’t noticed, there are a lot of superhero movies this summer … and even more in the pipeline for next year. Thor has already
Heroes in Our Midst
We love our heroes. The success of Thor and the bevy of superheroes due to invade both the big and small screen is, I think,
About Us
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 >>