http://dir.salon.com/topics/teenagers/?source=rss&aim=teenagers en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT By Julie Klausner Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/25/fame_remake/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/09/25/fame_remake/index.html?source=rss Why the classic '80s musical won't translate in an era of instant celebrity, YouTube and "American Idol" By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/13/daddy_tokes/index.html?source=rss My husband smokes a lot of pot. Shouldn't we at least admit it to our son? By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/07/john_hughes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/08/07/john_hughes/index.html?source=rss His name remained synonymous with movies that captured the awkwardness of teenage life, long after he had moved on By Joy Press Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/07/15/emma_watson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2009/07/15/emma_watson/index.html?source=rss How "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson is navigating the tricky transition from adorable child actor to mature adult By Laura Miller Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/16/francesca_lia_block/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2009/06/16/francesca_lia_block/index.html?source=rss A Christian group hopes to set fire to library copies of Francesca Lia Block's novel about a gay boy coming of age. By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/25/mom_s_ultimatum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/25/mom_s_ultimatum/index.html?source=rss We got caught making out and now my mom's all like you have to break up with him if you want to keep living here By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/18/16_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/18/16_year_old/index.html?source=rss She hid her boyfriend in her bedroom closet until we went to bed By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/10/hannah_montana/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/10/hannah_montana/index.html?source=rss Miley Cyrus, preteen queen, brings her hit TV show to the big screen. Relax, parents: It's not completely painful! By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/03/adventureland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/04/03/adventureland/index.html?source=rss The director of "Superbad" grows up with an engaging movie about young love, crappy amusement parks and the listless days of summer. By Sarah Hepola Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/26/zac_efron/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2009/03/26/zac_efron/index.html?source=rss The "High School Musical" pinup wants to shed his cheesy image. Can he succeed? Plus: A look at the heartthrobs who made the leap to adult fame. By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/07/live_through_this/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/07/live_through_this/index.html?source=rss After her teenagers hit the streets, author Debra Gwartney faced desperation and panic. She talks about why her children left -- and how they finally returned. By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/20/sexting_teens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/20/sexting_teens/index.html?source=rss What's more disturbing -- that teens are texting each other naked pictures of themselves, or that it could get them branded as sex offenders for life? By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/12/10/teens_sexting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/12/10/teens_sexting/index.html?source=rss A poll finds that young people are taking and sharing sexually explicit snapshots. By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/11/24/13_year_old/index.html?source=rss We took her in because her home life was unbearable. Now my home life is unbearable. By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/31/two_domiciles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/31/two_domiciles/index.html?source=rss I find our arrangement quite suitable, but his two teenage sons are being very rude about it. By Darin Strauss Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/20/darin_strauss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/10/20/darin_strauss/index.html?source=rss Your 20th high school reunion is a reminder that you actually can go home again. But as you suck in your gut, ask yourself this: Do you want to? By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/07/confused_17_year_old/index.html?source=rss I don't know what my friends are talking about, and I don't know what my problem is. By Cary Tennis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/14/houseboat/index.html?source=rss See, there's this maverick single dad with three adopted kids, and he buys this old houseboat and starts restoring it ... By Louis Bayard Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/08/sex_in_crisis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/07/08/sex_in_crisis/index.html?source=rss The religious right is celebrating sex to stroke its conservative message. Liberals better rise to a secular defense soon. By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/20/lolita_effect/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/20/lolita_effect/index.html?source=rss Now companies sell padded bras to 6-year-olds. Isn't it time to stop marketing grown-up sexuality to little kids? By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/02/xxy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/02/xxy/index.html?source=rss A nifty Gothic fable about an intersex teen in a desolate coastal town is among the year's most striking debuts. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/03/24/sex_education/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/vital_signs/2008/03/24/sex_education/index.html?source=rss Sex education regressed into the Dark Ages under Bush. Which candidate will now stand up for young persons' health? By Amy Goldwasser Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/03/14/kids_and_internet/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/03/14/kids_and_internet/index.html?source=rss Nothing, actually. Aside from our panic that the Internet is melting their brains. By Lynn Harris Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/12/teen_stis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/12/teen_stis/index.html?source=rss CDC: One in four teens has a sexually transmitted infection. Someone's not giving them the 411. By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/25/boys/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/25/boys/index.html?source=rss According to a new study, they also care about love ... and stuff.