Bullying

Have you ever been teased by your friends, or had completely untrue rumors spread about you?

Opening Up

For many people, just venting about the problems in their lives can be relieving

Cell Phone Zombies!

In high school hallways and in the corners of classrooms a creature is lurking....

SEXUALITY

On November 4th, the United States held an historic election, putting a black man in the oval office for the first time.

How to Get Along With Your Parents (Or Roll Your Eyes While Trying)

I do not know a single teenager who has never had an argument with their parents.

EATING DISORDERS

It is lunchtime, and Erica and Molly finally push their......

COLLEGE

Whether you are in your final years of high school or barely starting..

Money Money Money Money…Money!

SEX TV

Its no secret that human behavior is influenced by sex, and because of this, sex can be found in almost every facet of society.

Cheating

Cheating is how people find easy and quick solutions to lifes inconveniences.

Growing Up

Teen Shyness

I'm surprised I was cleared by the Unnamed Intelligence Agency from Unnamed Western Nation to release this article.

Summertime

So you're free, for at least 1-3 months (depending on whether you have a regular school year or a year-long school year), from that thing you call School.

Depression

Feeling upset or depressed about something from time to time is something a lot of people can relate to. It's a normal response to feel depressed or upset after something bad happens

Getting Healthy

Over the past 10 years the amount of teenagers that are overweight and obese has risen dramatically.

Teen Pregnancy

7 a day. 49 a week. 2,352 a year. This is the average amount of diapers a baby will likely use.

Wallflower

Teens and Self Image

Could you imagine a life without mirrors? A life where
you could not sit in front of the mirror complaining,
“I'm too fat, I'm to thin, I'm too ugly”

TEENS AND GUNS

Luckily for some teens in the U.S. they have never seen
a hand gun, heard one shot......

Teenage Driving

Did you know that motor vehicle accidents are the
leading cause of death among 15-20 year olds?

Teen Freedom

Throughout the years there have been wars fought over it, art portraying it...

Communication

Communicating with your loved ones is very important
for a healthy up bringing, although it doesn't exist
in all families.

Approval Issue

Have you ever tried to hang out with a friend whom your parents had never met before? Did you find yourself surrounded by the twenty-question game...

Relationships

Shane Williams was 17 when he first saw the girl of his dreams walk into his biology class.

The Holiday Issue

T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the city,
Not a person was laughing, nothing looked pretty.

Teenage Depression

Tis' the season for family, friends, celebrations, great food, and presents,

Teenage Prostitution

When Vivian Ward was strapped for money and saw nowhere to turn

Lets Talk About Sex...

Turn on your TV, sex, sex, sex. Turn on your radio, sex, sex, sex.

The Sexually Transmitted Disease Issue. That's right.

My time with the STD Genie.

I used to live on the sea when I was young. Not directly on top of the sea, but in a small wooden house on the seashore. No human lives right on the sea, unless they're in a boat. Don't push me. I'm trying to tell a story.

The sex and virginity issue

So I'm reading through some emails last week, wondering what all the Nigerians are up to, and it occurs to me: I never get email from people I know anymore. For some reason, it's all from the new, exciting "spam friends" ...

The Dropout Issue

Things to do that are infinitely more annoying than dropping out, as told by a hippie

Hey. My name is Starbolt and, yes, I am a hippie. I'm coming right out and telling you this because you might not be able to see my long, flowing, shiny luxuriant hippie hair, mild chronic body odor and excessive wearing of denim and flowers.

The School Grades Issue

I am the Grade Fairy and stop giggling when I say that.

GF: Hellooo. Hello. Hi. Hey, you.

Chuck: What?

GF: It's Me. Actually it is I. Predicate nominative after an intransitive verb. I am the grade fairy.

The Gang Issue

You wake up one day and you want to go out and get a coffee or something and suddenly you realize you can't get out of bed. Odd. You move your arms and try a little harder. Still. Stuck. You shimmy, whatever that is, and scream for help, but no one comes. Is this a horror film? Can you escape? What happens if you try and wake up?

The Alcohol and drugzzzz Issue

How to talk to your adult about their horrible drug problem.

Every once in a while we like to put together a guide to how to talk with your adult about various issues. All of us deal with adults that can be sometimes unruly and very often serious behavior problems. I, for example, have purchased most of my adults online so, although I got amazing deals on a few of them, the quality can be wildly variable.

The GLBTQ Issue

I love the month of July. Freedom month. You get to blow stuff up and the police mostly let you get away with it. Talk about freedom. I believe the framers of the constitution specifically concentrated on freedom to blow stuff up, but that was removed early from all documents because of its explosive nature. Do you think people in other countries get to blow up stuff like this? I don't think so.

Let's hear it for independence.

A Weighty Issue

This year, the entire planet will be swelling to 7 billion people. You know what that it? That's big. I don't care what your standards are, that's a lot of people. Having a barbeque? That's a lot of people. A few friends over for a pizza painting party? That's a lot of people. Want to list all the blonde people you know silently in your head as a memory exercise? That's a lot of people.

The communication issue

UPS Representative: Hello, how may I be of assistance?

Some Random Guy: Hey, That's a weird sign

UPS Representative: It's the UPS Logo

Some Random Guy: It totally doesn't look like the UPS logo I know. Anywho, I need to send something

UPS Representative: Excellent. That's what we do. What do you need it to say?

The Divorce Issue

Buddy the Monk: Hey you guys. Thanks for invitin' me into your living room. You probably know me from down the block over at the gym where I teach "boxing for bruisers". I'm the guy in the Robe. Yeah. That's right. It's me- Buddy the monk. I won "Toughest Buddhist in the three Boroughs" for three years running. Not easy, when you know what kind of hands that Ashran the most serene has. He's a monster. A very serene monster but you know, a monster still.

The Freedom Issue

Freedom is important to me. And there is nothing more free than this feeling of just walking down the street, here in this big, beautiful city, without a stitch of clothes on. I swear, you really need to try this. I feel let loose, liberated. In so many ways, I feel the warmth of the entire world on my skin and the passion and power of the human experience welling up in me. And I feel a little singed because I just cooked some bacon earlier.

The Family Rules Issue

Aliens Rule, Humans Drool.

I confess that your planet sickens me a little. Not a huge amount, but there are moments I just want to launch my lunch. As one of the most civilized of alien races out there, I think there are a few primitive barbaric things you people do that really get right under my exoskeleton. Let me list them here.

The Stupid Movie Issue

Hey, you. Yeah. Back here behind the counter.

Yes, I have an account here. Yes, I sometimes use it for evil and not for good. You want evil? Evil is “Logan's Run”, a classic Sci Fi Film from the 70s that has more bad hair moments than a Black metal benefit show for Norelco hair dryers. But I sat through this movie again and again. Why? For you, man. For you. Let me make this clear, buddy. I watch bad movies so you don't have to.

The Art Issue

In the center of East Germany, surrounded by the remnants of a failed quest for world dominance grew up a man who would change forever the shape of Art and create a new modern medium of expression that will last far beyond his own death. Rarely seen and even more rarely interviewed, Seminal artist Bavaglio doesn't paint in color and canvas, sculpt in rock and clay or draw in ink and charcoal. His tools are the spatula and griddle and his medium? The sweetest one of all.

The Music Issue

So I'm sitting in my living room listening to some music.

Sam: I'm telling you, this is the greatest film of all time. I feel like we're on the edge of a new era of filmmaking. I'd be happy if they just shrunk every freaking band in the whole country and just made sequel after sequel until the end of time

Me: Do I know you?

Breaking up is hard to do

Translating your breakup: Hello. And welcome to the first installment of The Translator. My name is Ken and a few years ago, I realized that I had the mutant ability to translate anything just by shoving it down my pants for a few minutes. Right down my pants.

I know you don't believe me. Even I was shocked at first. I remember watching that monkey paw show and thinking "what good will come of this gift- the gift of pantsreading (this is what it is called by the professionals)."

The Plain old Dating Issue

S: This is a very exciting first issue of switched-on we have today and I have to admit I'm a little nervous. We're going to dive right into the seamy underbelly of dating with an interview with the East Coast's number one dating advisor, who just goes by the name "Wendy", apparently, just like "Cher", she's so famous, she only needs the one name. Bob is going to take notes and record the whole thing for us, transcribing it so we can put it up on the website, isn't that right, Bob?