Articles Tagged with #teenagers
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Phenomena Understood
The Wayback Machine
How nostalgia works and why social media may destroy it altogether, or restore it to its original purpose.
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Personal Histories
The Limousine
Prom is a big night for many teenagers, full of firsts. First corsage. First big dance. Never mind first time in a limo—with disastrous results.
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Dispatches
Home Sweet Sweden
In a life of perpetual movement, the moment arrives when you find yourself desperate for stillness.
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Spoofs & Satire
The Pitch
Idea for a television show: a teenager has the power to turn fantasy into reality—but she doesn’t know it. It’s Amelia Bedelia meets Quantum Leap.
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Naming Today
Rumors of Tribes
At one school, the popular girls were called the “chicken patties,” but the jocks were just the “jocks.” How teenage crowds get named.
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Personal Essays
Fly Girl
Even if you grow up crushing on the jets in Top Gun—and not Tom Cruise—it can be tough to preserve a dream of defending your country from a plane. But some girls do.
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TMN Weekender
See How They Grow
Originally conceived as a commentary on Britain’s class system, the series grew along with the children into a bigger and more complex exploration of humanity. To mark the...