As a Teenage Girl, ‘SkinnyTok’ Makes Me Hate My Own Body
My friend’s room was pink, with dolls and flowers and a grand window overlooking Central Park. She had a poster that said “Chanel” above her bed, and a card above…
Lovie Simone Doesn’t Think ‘Forever’ Is Done Telling Its Teenage Love Story: “I’m Team Justin and Keisha”
All of the best TV romances need an amazing pair of actors at their center. In Forever, Netflix’s reimagined adaptation of Judy Blume’s beloved 1975 book, Lovie Simone and Michael…
Teenage angst: From ancient Mesopotamia to modern day
As the mother of two teenagers and a former teenage misanthrope, I’ve developed an anthropological fascination with adolescent grievances spanning the millennia. Nothing validates my parenting quite like discovering an…