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High-tech has created a new low. The term “sexting” is a combination of the words sex and texting, and refers to the practice of sending sexually ­explicit photos electronically, mainly by cell phone. The incidents of sexting have... (more »)

Over the last decade, the number of teens and preteens using websites like MySpace, Facebook, and Bebo has skyrocketed. Kids use their profiles to blog, share pictures, and make virtual “friends.” While social networking sites have ­become... (more »)

The anniversary of the legendary music festival known as Woodstock seems to have passed without much more than a reminiscent remark or sigh by many in our parents' generation. But thanks to famed director Ang Lee's movie, “Taking Woodstock,”... (more »)

You've heard it before … that incessant clicking in the middle of the new hit box-office release. The beeping of buttons as you try to carry on a conversation. The snap of a cell phone as the person you are talking to mumbles an apology about... (more »)

For once I'd like to watch a television show and see life as it actually plays out. Kids getting up before the sun rises without the help of parents, making their own breakfast, packing their own lunch, waking up younger siblings so parents could... (more »)

After spending hours browsing the Coach website, you're convinced you must own this season's latest handbag. If only there were a magical way to change the $250 price into $25. Then the idea of buying a knockoff pops into your head. With a few... (more »)

The beast preys greedily on a 15-year-old girl, showing no mercy. Physically and mentally, she deteriorates, fades, and weakens, but it cares only for her money. She surrenders to its unceasing trickery. At last, it devours the skeletal, exhausted... (more »)

I wonder what it's like to be a Teenage Goddess. Maybe you have always been cute, bright, with beaming eyes mirroring the instant smiles and a cavalcade of comments on your beauty. It helps to have “pretty” as part of your description... (more »)

I'm taking college classes now, and it's impossible not to notice the array of cameos, purses, satchels, and backpacks we students use for our item-carrying needs. You can really tell the character of a person by the quality of his bag. And... (more »)

Her face looks remarkably like an eggplant with its deep purple hue. At first glance, one might guess she had been struck, but the damage is not a result of a beating. The pain she has endured is self-inflicted, and she believes it is for the... (more »)