When I was a teenager we didn't have iPhones, we didn't text, and our prom photos are actual, physical photographs (they are pre-Facebook, luckily). But it's a whole new world out there for high schoolers these days. I was curious about how teens in 2012 do prom, so I started browsing Instagram — something we also didn't have in high school — to get a glimpse into the proms of today. While Read more

The American prom has come a long way since its inception in the late 1890s. Prom, short for promenade, was first used to describe a simple college ball before gaining momentum and popularity as a high school dance. By the 1950s it had become more of the elaborate event it is today, with its prom courts, fancy cars, and expensive dresses — the glorified pinnacle of adolescence. I love looking Read more

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan were among the honorees at yesterday's 71st Peabody Awards in NYC. The pair happily accepted the bronze award on behalf of the groundbreaking documentary they produced, Earth Made of Glass. Backstage during the show, Jenna talked to reporters about the film, saying, "It's nice to be recognized for a project that we feel we're really proud of . . . I think it has a Read more

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise met up with a group of friends in Baton Rouge yesterday. They checked out fun animal statues and played in a park during the sunny afternoon. Katie and Suri are back in Louisiana while Tom Cruise films Oblivion, though he's already started switching gears to promote Rock of Ages. He was shirtless on the cover of W and chatted with the magazine about how Katie and Suri Read more

Channing Tatum held onto his wife Jenna Dewan's hand as they made their way through LAX yesterday. The couple were heading out of town after an exciting week. Channing's new Magic Mike trailer dropped, featuring even more shirtless and sexy moments from him and his costars Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer, and Joe Manganiello. The guys also posed for the cover of Entertainment Weekly, though Read more

David Beckham visited the Experimental University School in Athens, Greece, today before traveling to the UK with the official Olympic torch. David, Princess Anne, and various Olympic officials boarded an Airbus dubbed Firefly and embarked on a four-hour flight with the Olympic torch, bound for an airfield in Culdrose, Cornwall. Expressing his gratitude and excitement, David posted a heartfelt Read more

Want to get in on one of our go-to shopping secrets? At first glance you might dismiss PB Teen as a destination for polka-dot prints and rainbow palettes, but if you take the time to properly peruse their online store, you'll discover something entirely different. Underneath layers of kiddie styling, you'll find surprisingly sophisticated pieces that pair Pottery Barn's signature quality with a Read more

Josh Hutcherson was honored with the Vanguard Award tonight in downtown LA at the GLAAD Media Awards. The celebration honored actors, entertainers, TV shows, and films that have helped support the LGBT community through their work. Joshua Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Betty White, Ali Larter, and Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi were also in attendance to lend their support to the cause. Modern Read more

Today Claire Danes turns 33! While the birthday girl is all grown up these days as the star of Homeland and wife to hot actor Hugh Dancy, we will always remember Claire as the angsty teen heroine of My So-Called Life, Angela Chase. As one of our favorite '90s starlets, Claire's portrayal of Angela gave us someone we could relate to growing up. She went through the same friend dramas, family Read more

Seeing our Dawson's Creek crush James Van Der Beek back in the spotlight for Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 got us to thinking about our favorite '90s heartthrobs. Not only did we see all their movies, sing all their songs, and learn all their dance moves, but we also managed to cover every last inch of our bedroom walls and school notebooks with pictures of the teen stars. Hoping to Read more