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Monday, October 29, 2007 - Posts

  • Catching Up on the Teen Sex Craze


    Wow, I take a couple days off and all heck breaks loose on the teen sex front. I have to agree with Melinda that there is a vast middle ground that is being missed up in Portland, Maine. What have they got against parents up there, anyhow? One thing that Read More...
  • Maybe kids shouldn't wait


    In answer to your question , Emily, no, I don’t think it would be good if 12 became the new 16, and suddenly preteen sex seemed perfectly normal or even yawn-worthy. That said, I think we as a culture do too much gnashing of teeth over the preservation Read More...
  • Girls, Sex, and Stepping Back


    I think Juliet is right: We do worry more about girls and sex, as I've argued here and here in Slate. Although I share Emily's impression that my teenage peers most confused about their sexuality were girls, I don't think we should rely on anecdotal evidence Read More...
  • More on Teen Sex


    If early sex isn't necessarily bad sex , could we agree that it's usually a bad idea? I'm agnostic about calling parents, because it seems so case by case to me, in terms of the kids and the parental relationships involved . And I'm all for the release Read More...
  • Moss Graffiti


    This weekend, a friend showed me artist Edina Tokodi’s incredible moss graffiti , which features moss in the form of animals like rabbits and deer and abstract compositions mounted on walls in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tokodi’s work is a whimsical surprise, Read More...
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