Say you score a date with a hottie. What would you say to him or her on the first outing? Would you boastfully promise to break their heart?The singer in America’s current #1 song does. “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better!”OK, I’m not naïve. I know that heart break happens to romance…a lot. But I’ve never seen it as…ummm…celebrated...
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Stressed Out
According to new research, there are five times as many kids in this...
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Media Consumption: Part IV – The Lure of Glowing Screens
NOTE: This is the final article in a 4-part series based on the Kaiser Family...
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Young Dare Devils
Scaling walls. Jumping off buildings. Vaulting from roof top to roof top. Running...
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Media Consumption: Part III – Kids Are Reading Less Nowadays
NOTE: This is the third article in a 4-part series based on the Kaiser Family...
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Dad, can I download this song?
“Dad, can I download Down?” That’s what my 14-year-old asked me this week, hoping to...
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Dad, can I download this song?
“Dad, can I download Down?” That’s what my 14-year-old asked me this week, hoping to...
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Media Consumption: Part II – Kids Listening to Much More Music
NOTE: This is the second article in a 4-part series based on the Kaiser Family...
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Media Consumption: Part I – A Consuming Generation
NOTE: This is the first article in a 4-part series based on the Kaiser Family...
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God Doesn’t Ask Us to Be Successful
A number of years ago, I went to a funeral that affected me...
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Teens Lighting Up Less
Seeing less smoke down at the bus stop? In the gym locker room?...
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The Buried Life
Throughout their influential history, MTV’s programming has asked plenty of intriguing questions. But...
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The New Form of Phone Sex
They’ve been used to record fights at school. They’ve been used to film...