teenagers

The Original Tinder: The High School Matchmaking Programs That Still Haunt Us Today

The pre-dating app, romantic-compatibility tests for teens of yore were cringey, creepy and all the rage back in the 1990s and early aughts

Meat Loaf Was the Voice of Horny, Insecure Teen Boys Everywhere

The late superstar’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ remains a ridiculous, incredibly honest portrait of what it’s like to be young and full of hormones you can’t understand or control

Was My High School Coach Totally Clueless About Weightlifting?

Asking for my back, which hasn’t been the same since junior year

‘I’m a Believer’ Is What Being a Teenager Sounds Like

The Monkees didn’t write the song, and most of them didn’t even appear on the track, but it remains an anthem for any young person in love