Culture Buzz A brilliantly photographed series on the dangerous, grueling lives of teenage sex workers in Bangladeshi slums. Read more here.
Culture Buzz Because it is clearly the most inflammatory statement in the world and will make your eyes bleed rainbows from the gayness. Kansas City 17-year-old Bailee Webb wanted to print a dozen t-shirts with this classic saying for her high school's Gay-Straight Alliance Club. Her order was rejected on religious grounds. She responded in mature, awesome fashion.
Culture Buzz What a statesman. The office of Sam Brownback saw a joking tweet by Kansas teen Emma Sullivan and promptly ran crying to her high school principal. Her school was going to force Sullivan to write a letter of apology to avoid a negative mark on her college transcripts, but she is rightfully refusing. #heblowsalot
Chloe Holmes lost all her fingers on her left hand after suffering from septicemia as a toddler. Over the years, her nub got a lot of rude stares in class, but now, with her $62,000 bionic hand, the 15-year old should easily become the most popular girl in school. The fan boys will love her for sure. (via.)
Politics Buzz Oregon Democrat David Wu has been getting psychiatric treatment since February and and allegedly made a pass at a campaign donor's teen-aged daughter. Oh, and he's probably a furry. Do yourself a favor and read more about the new Anthony Weiner at Willamette Week and Wonkette. UPDATE: Under mounting pressure from his own party, David Wu has announced he will resign from Congress. (via wonkette.com)
Celebrity Buzz Actress Renee Ostead in a series of dirty photos. Who is Renee Olstead exactly? Apparently a star of The Secret Life of an American Teenager. Regardless, having joined the prestigious Teen Starlets From Wholesome Youth Programming Taking Filthy Cell Phone Pictures Of Themselves Club, she's famous now. Even NSFWer photos over at I Heart Chaos.
Apparently, teenagers pregnancies are on the rise since shows like “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” have been on the air. Bad influence?
The classic game reimagined as a John Hughes movie. The 8-bit version of New Order's “Bizarre Love Triangle” at the end is pretty epic.
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She's okay now, but still…yikes.
Twilight as an NES game. With experience points you gain levels of teen angst.