Articles
Love in the Time of Globalization
They meet as teenagers, around the same age as Romeo and Juliet. They fall in love. Their families aren't warring, but their love is visa-crossed. When frequent...
2 Women, Missing for a Decade, Found Alive in Ohio
(CLEVELAND) — Two women who went missing as teenagers about a decade ago were found alive Monday in a residential area just south of downtown, within a few miles...

Millionaire Marsh Indicted on Sex Assault Charges
(AMARILLO, Texas) — A Texas grand jury has indicted eccentric millionaire artist Stanley Marsh 3 on charges that he sexually assaulted two teenagers, according...

Financial Independence? Today’s Young People Don’t Expect It Anytime Soon
In a mere two years, the proportion of teenagers who expect to be financially dependent on their parents until their mid-20s has doubled. That gives us all...

Controversy Brews Over Beer Ice Cream Ad in Brazil
Brazilian watchdogs are not screaming for this ice cream.
Photo Essays

The Invention of Teenagers: LIFE and the Triumph of Youth Culture
Historians and social critics differ on the specifics of the timeline, but most cultural observers agree that the strange and fascinating creature known as the...

LIFE in 2012: The Year in 12 Galleries
What do the Empire State Building, Albert Einstein, Hillary Clinton, Woody Guthrie and druggy Japanese teenagers have in common? Well … nothing, really. Or...


