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teens
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Even Seventh-Graders Are Hitting Their Girlfriends (And Boyfriends)
Shift Buzz Domestic violence can start as early as middle school, new research shows .
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What It's Like To Start A Gay-Straight Alliance In The South
Shift Buzz We asked teens (and alums) from three Southern high schools what it's like to grow up gay, out, and active in the South — and how homophobic the place really is.
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Gay Teen Commits Suicide One Month After Making “It Gets Better” Video
Culture Buzz This is heartbreaking. Yesterday, just one month after posting an “It Gets Better” video on YouTube, 19-year-old Californian filmmaker and gay rights activist Eric James Borges took his own life.
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White Kids Can't Rap
TV Buzz Like, reaaaly can't. Here's a clip from '80s Canadian kids show Switchback about a new phenomenon called “rapping”—which the host describes as “one of the hottest, hottest items today”—that features not one, but two secondhand embarrassment-inducing performances from some of the whitest teens to ever hock a rhyme. (via The Daily What)
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Teens React To Rick Perry's “Strong” Ad
Culture Buzz You don't have to be an adult in this country to know that there's something wrong with Rick Perry. (via boingboing.net)
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Study Finds Teens Like Pot More Than Booze And Cigarettes
Culture Buzz Considering the fact that ciggies and booze are two of the most deadly and addictives substances in the world, this could be a pretty good thing. (via rawstory.com)
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Crazy Texting Codes
Ever wonder what kids are typing these days? All the latest slang uncovered here. Now, excuse me, I have a SBBQ to go to.
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Image: Today's Slang Translated
“Fap: Drunk, confused, intoxicated”. Whoops I've been using that word incorrectly this whole time!
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Link: Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens
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Despite their reputation as early adopters, young people are not flocking to Twitter. But their parents are.
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Video: Young Girl Talking About Herself
A spectacularly catchy tribute to the countless teenage girls whose hard work and dedication helps to make YouTube what it is.
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The Hunger Games
Culture Buzz Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games takes place in a futuristic dystopian society where teens fight to the death in front of live TV audiences. Much like The Running Man, Survivor, and Battle Royale, The Hunger Games shines another spotlight on humanity’s obsession with devouring one another alive while the television cameras roll.
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Teens In Tech
Tech Buzz 15 year old tech nerd/entrepreneur, Daniel Brusilovsky, launches start-up for teenagers interested in new media. The site is a response to what Brusilovsky believes to be a shortage of websites that provide safe, easy outlets for teens to share new media content. While the site apparently lacks much in the way of new code, Brusilovsky has garnered some impressive backing and is incredibly enthusiastic about the project. And just look at that face. Is that not a perfect portrait of web success?
