Rita Templeton

Ever found yourself squinting at your teen’s text messages like you’re deciphering ancient hieroglyphics? Same. One minute they’re telling you something is “mid,” the next they’re “aura farming,” and suddenly you’re spiraling, wondering exactly when you became so … not with-it. Teen slang has always been its own wild little ecosystem, but today’s Gen Z and …

Since times immemorial, teenage boys have been walking around in a heavily-fragranced cloud. It’s like a rite of passage, where they go from practically boycotting showers to taking an extreme interest in personal freshness, seemingly overnight. When I was in high school in the ’90s, the teen boy fragrance of choice was Drakkar Noir or …

In my younger days, when it seemed I was always either pregnant and uncomfortable or up at night with babies and small children (or both!), I used

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Not that long ago, the idea of girls playing football — actual football, not powderpuff — felt like a novelty at best and a punchline at worst. Now?

Not that long ago, the idea of girls playing football — actual football, not powderpuff — felt like a novelty at best and a punchline at worst. Now? It’s one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. Girls’ flag football is officially having a moment. Participation is surging at the high school level, colleges are …

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