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Yearly Archives: 2011
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Don’t Label Me
In 1976, George Plemper took a job as a high school chemistry teacher at Riverside School in Thamesmead, South London.
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Bikini Babe
Welcome freelance writer Amelia Stein, who will be a regular contributor to Teenage blog.
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Save The Last Dance
Before the twist, the running man, and the grind—guys and girls danced to formal orchestras and lined up dance partners days in advance.
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Revolutionary Sketch
In the Venn Diagram of society’s opinion of teenagers, where ‘fear’ is one circle and ‘admiration’ is the other, the overlap accounts for times of major social upheaval.
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Metal Head Hair
In the past few years I’ve happened to be in Scandinavia with a certain frequency, and each time I went there—be it Denmark, Norway or Sweden—i’ve always been impressed by the freshness of Scandi youth.
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Teen Bronte
Years before Jane Eyre was bestselling, 13 year old Charlotte Bronte amused herself making miniature books, complete with stories, poetry and imagined literary criticism.
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Slow Jams
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In 1986, A local Philadelphia daytime show celebrated the release of Corey Hart’s “By Your Side” with a teen slow-dancing showcase.
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High School Illustrated
Brooklyn Public Librarian Ben Gocker recently shared this series of drawings made by students at Manual Training High School for their literary-art publication, Prospect.
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Teddy Girls
Teddy girls were working class gals who often left school at 14 or 15, heading straight to careers in offices or factories.