growing up

Why I Wear A Transformers T-Shirt To My Grownup Person Job

The bottom line is, I never made it to Harvard. I no longer own that stupid expensive car. What goes up must come down.

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Brows 2000 and 2015

The Agony & The Ecstasy Of Lifelong Brow Obsession

They start dark and unruly at the inner corners, then turn blonde about half way through and form the vague shape of a balding, albino caterpillar.

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What American Dream? My Search For Happiness In An Economic Wasteland

I may never own a house or a new car. I feel like I’ve won a small war by sincerely being able to say, “I’m okay with that.”

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My Father Never Said I Love You, But I'll Be Different

I realized my father was from a generation that never said those three little words. He was saying he loved me without them. But I didn't realize it then.

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I Still Live In My Hometown . . . And I Feel Like A Loser

I'm 30 years old and stuck in San Jose, the hometown I always wanted to leave. What happened?

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The First Cut Is The Deepest? Ravishly Tales Of First Love

There's something about your First Love that casts quite a spell on the psyche. So we thought we'd share our first-cuts with you.

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All photos courtesy of Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki via Paste Magazine

Violence, Sex, And Coming Of Age: Why Everyone Is Talking About This One Summer  

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

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The Glory And Burden Of High School "Promposals"

In case the extremism of our current engagement culture isn't enough, we've gone ahead and upped the ante. Welcome to The Promposal.

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