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Ellen Awards College Scholarship To Deserving Homeless Girl
Get ready to have your heart warmed! More »
It’s Hard To Like I Hate My Teenage Daughter
I Hate My Teenage Daughter is a new show that follows Annie (Jamie Pressley) and Nikki (Katie Finneran), two moms who were outcasts in high school (I’m so sure, Jamie Pressley) dealing with parenting two popular teenage girls.
There’s actually potential in this idea. Unfortunately, none of that potential is present in the actual show I Hate My Teenage Daughter. More »
The New Teen Sleuth Show Clue Lacks The Subtlety Of The Classic Movie Clue
When I heard that a network called The Hub – which apparently is responsible for the new My Little Pony that guys love — was airing a miniseries called Clue, I had the usual pearl-clutching, “stay away from my favorite movie!” reaction. Then I watched a few episodes and decided I’ll just leave it alone. The series, about six teenage wannabe-detectives embroiled in a plot involving an old hotel, wasn’t awful, but it doesn’t hold a candle(stick) to the original. More »
Wow, Vanessa Hudgens’ Candie’s Ads Sure Are Offensive
Candie’s is a shoe brand that makes products specifically for teenage girls — so why are their ads targeting your creepy unmarried uncle whom you suspect might be carrying on an illicit online relationship with a 20-year-old in Bulgaria? These print ads are horrendous: they simultaneously infantalize Vanessa Hudgens and turn her into a barefoot-and-pregnant 50s housewife. More »
New Teen Trauma: Energy Drink Overdoses
Leave it to teenagers to find new and inventive ways to overdose on legal substances. According to a report from the medical journal Pediatrics, highly caffeinated drinks cause heart palpitations, seizures and strokes in children and teens who drink them. Already this year, there have been over 300 overdoses and reported side effects.
How much Red Bull are these kids drinking? More »
Mom, I Swear To God This Article Says You Need To Buy Me Rock Band – Adolescent girls are less depressed and better behaved after playing certain video games. Um yeah, because their parents bought them video games! Caveat: You have to play with your parents. (Jezebel)
Video: Teen Wildly Overreacts To The Existence Of The Board Game Risk
Oh, Owen, you are so cute! One day you will get older and discover things like sex and drugs and Scrabble, but for now we admire your insane enthusiasm about getting to play a round of Risk (even though, nb, we have always hated that dumb game). We can’t wait for the inevitable parody video of a teen girl acting really blasé about Girl Talk: The Game of Truth or Dare. More »
New Science Fearmongering: Fat Girls May Think They’re Thin!
Because Thanksgiving is totally the time to start picking at parsley, here’s some awesome news from the land of science: 25 percent of fat girls (girls whose BMIs are over 25) don’t believe they’re actually overweight. And here’s the scary part: You may be one of them! More »
Sex On the Wire: Sex.Com Sells!
• Whoever the genius was who bought the domain name Sex.com when the Internet first came out is now a very rich man. (Domain Name News)
• Dare to leave the house without a bra? Beware: you may be participating in an “unfortunate” trend. (Lemondrop)
• The 31 Days to Better Sex Challenge continues! Today’s lesson? Turning a boring old handjob into something that your guy will actually enjoy. (YourTango) More »
No More BFFs
Are the years of childhood best friendships gone forever? Your school might be hoping so: The New York Times revealed today that some school officials discourage best friending because it leaves out other students and encourages cliques and overall Mean Girl-style behavior. But will it work?
Probably not, especially since teenage BFFs are usually forged on a one-on-one basis, the opposite of a clique. If you foster a community where a bunch of girls are thrust into a social scenario and… More »
New Twilight teaser!
Here’s a new TV spot for Twilight that just aired this weekend; includes new footage from the movie coming out November 21.
Oh, and if you missed it, here’s the first Twilight TV spot:
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