Category: Teenagers and Adolescence

‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’: Beloved, Banned and Finally Adapted

Judy Blume’s 1970 novel hits the big screen at a difficult political moment for a story with themes of bodily autonomy and religious choice.
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With New York, California and Other States

The case ends major litigation over claims of marketing e-cigarettes to adolescents, resolving thousands of lawsuits and amounting to billions of dollars in payouts to states, cities and people.
How It Looks to Come of Age

The Where We Are series gives readers an inside look at the communities and coming-of-age traditions young people are creating today.
TikTok Claims It’s Limiting Teen Screen Time. Teens Say It Isn’t.

This month, the company announced a new 60-minute “daily screen time limit” for users under 18. But for most young users, staying on the app takes just a few taps.
At Camp Naru, Nobody Is ‘an Outlier’

For most of the year, many of these Korean American kids feel like they stick out. But for one week of the summer, they find a sanctuary where everybody belongs.
Where the Band Kids Are

The band kids of Ravenna High in Ohio dream of leaving their “nothing town,” but fear what that means they may have to leave behind.
At This Indian Wrestling Academy, Young Women Find Freedom and Hope

Since 2016, more and more families in the traditionally conservative Haryana region have been sending their daughters away to training programs in the hopes that they might return home a pehelwan: a professional competitive wrestler.
The Magic of Your First Car

For these young people in Los Angeles, a car is a portal to possibilities, a means to escape monotony and a gathering space where they can let it all go.
‘The Mission’ Review: A Substantial Service Undertaking

Mormon teenagers travel to Finland for missionary service in this documentary that struggles to offer new insights.
Three-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17

Sexually explicit content has become so prevalent online that teenagers are deluged, according to a new report by a nonprofit child advocacy group.
Teen Stars of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Sue Over Nudity in 1968 Film

Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting assert in a lawsuit that Paramount Pictures should have known nude images of them in their teens were “secretly and unlawfully obtained.”
RJ Reynolds Sues California Over Flavored Tobacco Ban

On Tuesday, the state’s voters overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect. The company’s lawsuit is viewed by anti-smoking advocates as a tactic that could keep menthol cigarettes on the market longer.