Kristin Smith is the most recent addition to the Plugged In team. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. When she's not writing or editing, she enjoys traveling the world with her husband, Eddy, and running through Colorado Springs’ Garden of the Gods. She loves coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan), and is eagerly awaiting the birth of her first baby, Judah.
What is it about reality TV shows that draw us in? Could it be that we feel a need to disconnect from our own lives and immerse ourselves into something shinier? Better? More glamorous? Do we just need a break from the monotony of our own reality? Do we desire human connection but succumb to […]
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The future of television is streaming. In fact, the present of television is streaming, too. Streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime have been around for quite some time and have helped to pave the way for newer contenders like Apple TV+ and Disney+ and the short-but-sweet viewing snippets of Quibi.. More are on […]
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Christmas is here! Okay, not quite. But Christmas season is here. Cut down that tree, hang those pesky, tangled lights, whip up some chocolatey hot chocolate. Oh, and if the kids want to watch a movie or two, sit on down and take a look at a few of the flicks that just landed on […]
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Stand aside all you pesky streaming services because the behemoth of them all has arrived: Disney+. If your kids are Disney fans (or Star Wars fans or Marvel fans), you might have already purchased Disney+, thinking it would be something your kids would love. And chances are they probably do, but this streaming service is […]
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They call it streaming. But right now, the glut of entertainment services coming is less a stream and more a raging river. With some streaming services just days (or, in the case of Disney +, hours) old, and with a host of others headed your way in the coming months, it can all feel a […]
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A few months ago, my husband convinced me to buy Amazon’s Echo Dot. I was skeptical at first. To be honest, I didn’t want Alexa listening in on all my business, but he gave some pretty compelling reasons as to how Alexa might help streamline our life. I would be able to change the channel, […]
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Sometimes I get tired of tech-related horror stories in the news. Maybe you do, too. After all, we all know technology can be misused in nasty ways. I get that. Still, it’s important for us as parents to keep paying attention, even when we’re tempted to tune out. So I’d like to tackle a topic […]
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The widely beloved 1990’s sitcom Friends will officially celebrate its 25th year anniversary on Sept. 22. That’s right, people. Twenty-five years. That’s a long time. And somehow, more than two decades later, people around the world are still down to chill with the Central Perk gang. In fact, viewers are so adamant about their Friends […]
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I’m no Apple expert, but I am one of the many who have been lured by Apple’s marketing techniques and, yes, I have an iPhone. Which is why, as a dedicated/enthralled/sometimes frustrated Apple user, I’m here to tell you about some of the new features you can expect with the anticipated iOS 13 update—especially how […]
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Hulu’s Emmy award-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in a dystopian future in Gilead, the former United States, where women are subject to the violent, oppressive rule of men—a system that those same men insist is backed by the authority of a spiteful, vindictive God. This is a show Plugged In has been tracking […]
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I grew up on the ’80s and ’90s Disney classics. I wanted to flip my fins like Ariel, run through the hidden pine trails of the forest like Pocahontas and live in a tale as old as time like Belle. If you were to look back into my childhood, you’d probably find me outside in […]
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Editor’s Note: If you’ve read anything from us here at Plugged In within the last few months, you’ve probably stumbled across an article or two that deals with mental health. Some have asked why this is such a big deal. Let me tell you. First, statistics show that mental health issues are on the rise, […]
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I have not yet seen every movie in the Marvel cinematic universe. I know, I know. Sheesh. Good thing I, and the people I work with, get paid to watch movies. So, even though I didn’t get a chance to see Captain Marvel, Paul Asay did. And Paul has some thoughts on the film—thoughts about […]
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Last week, I had the chance to go to Los Angeles and meet with the makers of Run the Race, a Christian movie about two athletic brothers and produced, in part, by football-baseball-celebrity Tim Tebow. It was my first trip like this for Plugged In, and I wanted to share it with you. So let […]
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Here at Plugged In we watch a lot of movies. And once a year, Adam Holz, Paul Asay, Bob Hoose and myself all sit down and pick the ones we thought were “the best.” We unpacked those “bests” all last week as our nominations for the Plugged In Movie Awards. But choosing what makes the […]
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