When I was in college writing away to get my journalism degree, I was fortunate enough to cover a local game jam that was taking place. It’s an event where developers “race against the clock to build...
There are many potentially negative ways that young people can misuse their time. (Yeah, I’m lookin’ at you, social media.). But generally, reading a book isn’t on that list. Studies have shown that...
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 159 If you’re parenting teenagers—and my wife and I are in the thick of that journey right now—you know that cracking the code on what motivates them can...
Back in August, I wrote a blog titled “Summer’s Numbers Don’t Lie: We’re Not Interested in Agendas.” Well, the winter box office has put an exclamation point on that assertion. And if you look...
The television landscape grows bigger and broader with each passing year. While we don’t have figures for 2022 yet, a record 559 scripted shows rolled out in 2021, according to statista.com. If we assume...
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 158 This is going to be a fantastic show.
I’m not referring to the quality of the show (though hopefully that, too). I’m talking about the content. This...
Christmas—the celebration of it, at least—has changed a lot in the last 180 years or so. Most of us have never had figgy pudding. We don’t put real candles on our Christmas trees, lest we burn the...
I’m way ahead of the game.
The game is up, ya rats!
In my opinion, his position is fair game.
Yeah, well that’s a game two can play.
Have you ever wondered why we love to talk about...
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 157 We don’t need to tell you that it’s Thanksgiving Eve. (Or, if we do need to tell you, you should probably start thawing that turkey.) We also don’t need...
The name “Thanksgiving” might feel a bit ironic in your household. You might scoff at the idea of giving thanks, considering how you’re more or less forced to deal with disagreeable relatives. It’s...
If you’re a fan of Dallas Jenkins’ The Chosen, you probably don’t need me to tell you that Season 3 debuts this week. The first two episodes of the new season will be screened in theaters in conjunction...
Note: For all intents and purposes, this blog is solely referencing the canon as established thus far by the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The canon as established by the comics will not be addressed.
Do...
Tomorrow, Netflix will start offering plans for as low as $6.99 a month. But there’s a catch: This new service option comes with ads.
It shouldn’t really be a shock to anyone. Other streaming...
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We talk a lot about screen time here at Plugged In. The less time your kids spend in front of a screen, the better, we often say. And it’s true.
Or...
We all love heroes—they fight for truth and justice, and they inspire us to stand with them against evil. There’s a reason why we all watch superhero movies even though we know that the good guys are...
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We spend a lot of time talking about the problems we find in movies and other entertainment. We count up the swear words, We tabulate all the salacious activity,...
You don’t need to look at a calendar to know that Halloween is creeping closer. All you need to do is check out Plugged In and see what movies are coming out for kids.
Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+) features...
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 150
Ecclesiastes 3:4 tells us that there’s “a time to weep, a time to laugh.” We do a little bit of both in this installment of The Plugged In Show.
We’ll...
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 149
Picture yourself on a boat, paddling down a river. Now, imagine that far off into the distance, you can see that the river suddenly shoots off a cliff—clearly...
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