young adults

None for the road

As American students come to the Oktoberfest to drink, Mike Pilewski explains why America is so strict about alcohol.

Be famous without doing anything

"Is it really worth this to be famous for 15 minutes?": Rita Forbes comments on an online trend in Australia.

I'd rather not be in Philadelphia

Mike Pilewski: "We're seeing the dark side of the Twitter revolution" as teenagers organize violently in Philadelphia.

YouTube's teenage theologians

Religion is a big part of life in the American South. So were the recent tornadoes God's fault? Mike Pilewski looks at the theological debate caused by a YouTube video.

"Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink." — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Jessica Watson wants to be alone at Christmas

A 16-year-old Australian girl sailed her yacht out of Sydney Harbour in October, beginning an attempt to become the youngest person ever to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe unassisted.

Dopy, left, Lo, center, and Piss-Mouth on Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, California. Photo: Jan Steuermann

On the streets of San Francisco

Dopy, Lo, and Piss-Mouth are homeless youth who live on the streets of Berkeley, California, near San Francisco. They and their friends see their lifestyle as a choice of freedom over security. Each has lived on the streets for more than eight years.

Amanda is, like, totally cool. She's brave and beautiful, you know.

The Amanda Project has begun

The Amanda Project tells the story of Amanda Valentino through an interactive website and book for readers aged 13 and older. On the site, readers are invited to become a part of the story as they help the main characters to find Amanda.

Listening to what the digital natives have to say

"You can't put an old head on young shoulders"

Let's talk about sex

"Sex may or may not be involved at any stage": Does anyone understand the rules of dating in America? A group of German and American exchange students tries to get to the bottom of things.

World View: Colour me beautiful

In countries where people are naturally pale, almost any trick will be tried to get that sun-kissed colour. The most recent trick has turned up in Ireland.

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