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Rebellion Is So Mainstream: Teens Look to Parents For Sex Advice

Tara Sharp — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:10:49 PDT

Oh, teenagers, always amazing us with their rebellious ways. But in the case of sexual role models, teens are getting really hipster on us by looking up to the last people we expected them to look up to - their parents. A study has found that teenagers' sexual behavior is most influenced by their parents, more than friends and celebrities.

The research showed 45 percent of teens take sexual advice from mom and dad, compared to 32 percent listening to friends and 15 percent from celebrities. Young adults seem to be more responsible than we believed. So maybe parents should be spending more time talking to their kids about sex and less time wagging their fingers at celebs for being bad role models. Was this the case for you during your teenage years? Who did you go to for advice?

What Advice Would You Give Your 17-Year-Old Self?

TresSugar — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:30:38 PDT

Penn Badgley already plays the least messed-up, and consequently most boring, teenager on Gossip Girl, and this week he'll morph into an even younger teen in the high-school comedy Easy A.

New York magazine asked the 23 year old what he'd like to go back and tell his 17-year-old self, but he had nothing to say. "I believe you have to make your mistakes and deal with the consequences and learn from them," he said. "Looking back, the things you cherish as you get older are often the things that made you cringe then."

What would you like to tell 17-year-old you?

Teen Quits High School Rather Than Stop Cross-Dressing

TresSugar — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:00:00 PDT

16-year-old Jonathan Escobar of Kennesaw, GA, was told by his high school to dress "more manly," so the teen who expressed himself by donning wigs and wearing makeup decided to drop out rather than put up with the dictates.

I think Jonathan looks like an eccentric Hitchcock heroine, and I don't see how this is any different from a teen dressing up goth or emo. (Would they get away with telling a butch girl to dress more feminine?) What do you think about the school's claim that he was causing a commotion with his looks - are they being too conservative about gender?

Fab Read: How Sassy Changed My Life

FabSugar — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:10:22 PDT

Do you gals remember Sassy? Before Teen Vogue there was Sassy, a late-eighties teen mag about feminism, celebrities and girl culture. What set Sassy apart from other magazines at the time was its honest voice and too-cool attitude - although some say this blase attitude contributed to its demise in 1996.

Almost twenty years later, New York writers Kara Jesella and Marisa Meltzer have written a "love letter" to Sassy in their book How Sassy Changed My Life: A Love Letter to the Greatest Teen Magazine of All Time, $13.

It is a behind-the-scenes look at the magazine's office culture, its coverage of feminism, celebrities and girls' problems. It also highlights struggles with advertisers, publishers, religious conservatives and other detractors.

If you missed the Sassy boat or have (foggy) fond memories, this book allows us to see where our rebel sisters and cousins were getting their advice from in the 80s heyday!

Daily Tech: Speaking Out Against Apple

GeekSugar — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:55:13 PST

Protests head to the Apple store today - Newser
Superman's Fortress of Solitude is real! - Cracked
Just how big is the universe? - Dvice
A sci-fi and fantasy teen Summer writing camp backed by sci-fi heavyweights - PopCandy
FBI called Steve Jobs "deceptive" - SlashGear
Knitting needles used in space make for an awesome video - Tecca

Lil Links: Does Spanking Cause Aggression in Tots?

Rebecca M Gruber — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:32:00 PST

New study links spanking to future aggressive behavior - Parenting
Five reasons not to regret your embarrassing tattoo - The Stir
Guess which celeb mom is the first to push the Origami? - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Nickelodeon to launch new Franklin and Friends program - Celebrity Baby Blog
Is a cake the right way to find out if it is a boy or a girl? - FitPregnancy
The best baby-making sex? - The Bump
The hidden costs of breastfeeding - Momformation
A guide to tech-savvy parenting – Tecca
Today's teens are better behaved than their parents - Yahoo! Shine
How to sell, swap, or donate clothes - Real Simple

Supermodel Style: See How Karlie Kloss Works It On and Off Duty

Marisa Tom — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:13 PST

It's no surprise we've deemed Karlie Kloss one of our stylish model MVPs. Her ever-growing list of red-carpet appearances, cool street-style snapshots, and dramatic turns on the runway make her a no-brainer for style-setting honors. Let's recap. The 19-year-old catwalking stunner has already graced the covers of Vogue Italia, Teen Vogue, Vogue Australia, and more. She has opened and closed the Christian Dior Couture show, received her Victoria's Secret angel wings, currently stars as the glamorous face of Oscar de la Renta's Spring '12 ad campaign, and just so happens to be BFFs with designer Jason Wu. Needless to say, Karlie's fashion-entrenched life has influenced and inspired her personal style - from super-chic Winter layers and sexy cutout gowns to ethereal floral dresses paired with moto-inspired leather jackets, she knows how to work it off duty, too. Need further proof? Just click through to see her 360-degree style profile.

Josh Hutcherson on His Journey Pranks and a Hunger Games Surprise!

Katie Henry — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:46:28 PST

Josh Hutcherson is back as teen explorer Sean Anderson in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. He shares the big screen with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Vanessa Hudgens in a 3D adventure that takes viewers through a jungle, beneath the sea, and inside the ruins of a lost city. I sat down with Josh during the film's press junket in Honolulu, where he shared stories about pranking his costars and I even surprised him with some exciting Hunger Games news! Check out our interview and catch Journey 2: The Mysterious Island in theaters on Feb. 10.

Do You Think Women Over 30 Should Avoid Out-There Hair Color?

Jaime Richards — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:38:00 PST

In a recent appearance on her mother's show, The Talk, frequent hair-color-changer Kelly Osbourne had a few things to say about thirtysomethings and out-there hair color. "To me, I'm 27, I've got three years left, the way I look at it, to have fun with it," she explained, adding, "Because once you're 30, you look like a right idiot walking around with like rainbow, bright color hair." While it may be a big ouch to tricenarians, even 37-year-old cohost Sara Gilbert seemed to agree with Kelly.

And even though the majority of stars tend to have wild strands in their teens and 20s, some, such as Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, and even Julia Roberts, have opted for colorful looks in their 30s and beyond. But what do you think? Do you tend to agree with Kelly on this issue, or should women express themselves however they want, regardless of age?

Box Office: Chronicle Edges Into First Place

Shannon Vestal — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:05:00 PST

Supernatural teens used their powers to win the box office this weekend, as new sci-fi release Chronicle won first place with $22 million. Daniel Radcliffe's horror flick The Woman in Black was hot on its heels, though, earning $21 million in its first weekend. Last weekend's box office winner, The Grey, came in third with $9.5 million. John Krasinski and Drew Barrymore couldn't pull off a Big Miracle for their film, however, opening in fourth place with just $8.5 million. Rounding out the top five was Underworld: Awakening, with $5.6 million.

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