Britney Spears isn't wearing underwear and Lindsay Lohan's taking pole-dancing lessons. Will our children survive?

Perry sells herself as woke, even as her discography is littered with distasteful undertones of of homophobia

In today's young adult novels, girls become women via consumption.

An African-American teenager's open letter to her rump-shaking sisters

Spellbinding pairings of great writing and great acting that stopped me in my tracks this year

A single dad tries to capitalize when a duet with his daughter catches on. Is he taking it too far?

Young stud Josh Hartnett goes celibate for Lent in an impotent anti-sex sex comedy.

What makes the teen star's rump-shaking performance depressing isn't that it's shocking; it's that it's so familiar

A tween version of Ke$ha's party anthem "Tik Tok" becomes a viral hit. Just how disturbed should we be?

Bullying from "cappers" pushed the teen to suicide. She's not the only young woman being pursued by Web creeps

The stars of a film that fell victim to an MPAA double standard say the state of ratings is "disheartening"

After a public kiss, Perry disses Miley -- and Miley fires back brilliantly

For young Asian-American women, Disney's new heroine Mulan is no mirror image, but at least she casts back a reflection.

Sex educators, writers and porn stars share their favorite adult Tumblrs

When a sitter meets a 10-year-old client who's a social media star, she considers adopting his career path