A Letter to My (Future) Son
Categories: Lifestyle
This piece is part of a special series on the End of Gender, in partnership with the Good Men Project, The Huffington Post, Salon, and others.
Growing up in the Shadow of Bin Laden
Categories: Current Events
President Barack Obama tonight detailed the mission that culminated in the killing of Osama Bin Laden and the retrieval of his body from the mountains of Pakistan.
She’s Just Bein’ Miley!
Categories: Pop Culture
While concerned parents and critical tweens wonder what’s next for the former Miss Montana, she insists she “Can’t Be Tamed.” Is Miley the next pop princess fallen from grace? – or is she just another girl, not yet a woman?
Apparently I’m not an adult. Well, shit.
Categories: Lifestyle
A recent New York Times article has really got our feathers ruffled. Young people are deeply insulted that psychologists and, you know, “grown-ups,” don’t think we’re on the right path. Well, we can think for ourselves, thank-you-very-much. Back off.
Lessons in Adulthood
Categories: Education Week
Adulthood was brutally thrust upon me. I lived at home while I went to college, so I never had the 4 or so years of weaning off of my parents that most grads have. Instead, almost a year after finishing school, with less than $200 in my checking account – I moved 7 states and [...]
Growing up Online
Categories: Technology
By Abby Schoffman: “Twenty-four and a graduate of Florida Gulf Coast University, I’m a young professional in the PR field and searching for my first real job. I’m a native Minnesotan who’s currently living in perpetually sunny Southwest Florida. After three and a half years here, I like to think I’ve lost my accent, but [...]