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By Cammi Henao, 15, reporting from Chicago on getting secrets off her chest
I stumbled across The Little Red Heart Project while attempting to avoid my biology homework, and I fell in love with the entire idea. If you want to get involved in the project, it's fairly simple: find some cardboard, cut it out in the shape of a heart, paint ...
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By Amy Hunt, 18, reporting from Huntingdon, Pennyslvania, on her Internet obsession-with footwear
I've had a strange obsession rise up in recent years: socks.
I'm not just talking about specific socks, a favorite pair or two. It's the entire inventory of Sock Dreams. I spend hours browsing the site, wishing that life presented ...
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By Olive Panter, 18, reporting from Brooklyn, New York, on the excellent new AIDS-fighting album Dark Was the Night
Dark Was The Night is the newest and incredibly awesome compilation CD from the Red Hot Organization, an AIDS non-profit I had the pleasure of working for during the better half of a year before college. Curated by Bryce and ...
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By Sarah Schelde, 16, reporting from Waterlivet,, New York, on why mental_floss-ing every day is a healthy habit
In today's big world of little time, we seem to love to pick up things as quickly as possible. From faster texting on full QWERTY keyboards to shorter blog posts from everywhere (ala Twitter). And what's faster than trivia ...
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By Charlotte Steinway, 20, reporting from Paris, France, on pret-a-Pocahontas style
Ever since Disney's Pocahontas came out in the mid 90's, I've had a mild obsession with all things Native American. It's gone from an innocent penchant for moccasins to a severe affinity for feathered and fringed accessories. In fact, I ...
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By Cindy Morand, 19, reporting from Buffalo, NY, on the global effect of your local YMCA
You can ignore the “Men's” and the “Christian”—the YMCA is for everyone, and even they seem to have phased out their original name. But the Youth part is worth keeping in mind. The YMCA is a great organization that many know as a sports club. Now, ...
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By Rebecca Murray, 20, reporting from Saint Augustine, Florida, on a show who's ending you just can't guess
Television shows, even the generally good ones, can be filled with characters that are predictable. Girl meets boy, girl falls for boy, boy is dating someone else and after a lot of trials and tribulations they seem to get ...
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By Saskia Boggs, 19, reporting from Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Liverpool's hottest player, Steven Gerrard
Are you tired of all the David Beckham hype? How the sport has become watching what he and Posh are wearing, more Fashion Week front row than football? Consider switching teams to Steven Gerrard, captian of Liverpool soccer (or, ...
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By Claudia Berger, 16, reporting from Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on a riveting old White House show's new relevance
With the inauguration of President Barack Obama less than a month ago (can you believe it?), more teens are becoming interested and active in politics. The West Wing—a TV series from the time when the country last had a ...
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By Jocelyn Pearce, 17, reporting from Asheville, North Carolina, on a living, world-changing gift for your Valentine
Happy Valentine’s Day! Some of us are still agonizing about what to get our significant others, and we all want to find cute gifts for our friends. We're also passionate about changing the world. But what, you ask, does ...