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This week's New York Magazine has declared Gossip Girl to be the best teen drama of all time. (The magazine's cover went even further with its proclamation: "Best. Show. Ever.") Really, now? I love the show — but is it better than, say, My So-Called Life or Dawson's Creek? I'm putting the question you, dear readers. The restrictions: Nothing from a decade when most of us weren't alive, no Read more
How one t-shirt can keep a child from contracting AIDS Cyndi Lauper works to empower LGBT youth through lipstick Lauren Conrad styles hospitalized teens for the holiday What's on Rachel Zoe's holiday shopping list? Alexa Chung brings the drama on 24 Hour Catwalk Taylor Swift's new bangs: yay or nay? Stacy Keibler's holiday must have Read more
Something wicked this way comes! The CW's new witchy drama The Secret Circle, which recently got picked up for a first season, is celebrating Halloween, and the characters are going all out. There's no telling what sort of spells the teen witches will get into on the holiday, but for now, check out Cassie and her friends in their costumes, which run the gamut from little red riding hood to, um, Read more
The costume: Katniss Everdeen Need a quick, easy Halloween costume idea? Look no further than District 12, home of The Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen. We know what you're thinking: Isn't that book series for teenagers? Yes and no: though teens were its initial target audience, the strong sociopolitical commentary and action-packed drama appeal to readers of any age. (Seriously, a friend Read more
Tonight you can finally watch the premiere of The CW's drama The Secret Circle, the new series based on the novels of L.J. Smith (who also wrote its lead-in, The Vampire Diaries). The witch-centric new show is from Kevin Williamson and stars CW alum Britt Robertson, and if you're interested in checking it out tonight, make sure to read my pilot scoop below for a hint about whether it might be Read more
It appears Katie Holmes unknowingly prepped for her role in this week's horror film Don't Be Afraid of the Dark during her days playing Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek. In this late '90s episode of the teen drama set on Friday the 13th, Holmes and James Van Der Beek's character, Dawson, discuss their tactics for trying to scare one another throughout the episode before quickly turning the Read more
Blake Lively and Leighton Meester arrived on the NYC set of Gossip Girl yesterday and were shortly met by their costar, Ed Westwick. Blake's back on the East Coast following an eventful week in LA. She filmed new scenes with Chace and Ed on a yacht on the coast, visited a grocery store with boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio, and represented the Gossip Girl cast wearing a leather Gucci dress at Sunday's Read more
MTV's 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom attract tons of viewers, as well as criticism that they glorify teen pregnancy. For its next young-people-growing-up-fast docuseries, MTV is leaving the babies out. Starting after the honeymoon, Married Young will follow young couples in their first year of marriage. If this all sounds familiar, that's because the network ran the series Engaged & Underage a Read more
Shia LaBeouf was out and about in LA yesterday stopping to pick up a cup of coffee before continuing on his way. He was among the many hot young guys nominated for choice male actor in a drama at Sunday night's Teen Choice Awards, but lost to Twilight's leading man Robert Pattinson. Shia's latest film Transformers: Dark of the Moon was also shut out in the category of choice Summer movie, with Read more
Selena Gomez just hit the Teen Choice Awards carpet, opting for a pretty strapless Erin Fetherston frock with a little drama via a sheer train. But, it's the pretty pop of color on her flower-embellished Brian Atwood sandals and bright pink clutch that top it all off. To further the sweet-meets-sexy vibe she adds a pair of gold flower drop earrings and soft makeup with a glossy pink lip. What's Read more
