The Soul of a Grown Machine
Environmentally friendly and fun to ride, bamboo bikes are catching on
Life
Will Exercise Video Games Get Kids Off the Couch?
New Nintendo Wii sports and fitness games fuel a fervid debate
Salam, My Name Is: Not That Hard to Pronounce
Sassy Muslim-themed T-shirts protest, poke fun and show pride
The Food Savers
They don’t trust the supermarkets, the global markets or their own purchasing power, for that matter. They may be right.
Never Settle
Beguiled by the allures of the road, and endless choices, more twentysomethings are turning into professional nomads
As Villains or Heroes, Muslims Star in New U.S. Comics
Fights over fundamentalism, and a dearth of role models, are driving forces
Whatever Happened to College Dating?
The complexities of the casual date
Defending a Woman's Right to Tease
Does saying “no” brand a girl with a scarlet T?
Dating Family Style
How to act when Mom and Dad are both dating (but not each other), and brother is too
Racing Without Brakes (or Gears, or Lycra)
The cheapo, pared-down, under-the-radar world of the Alleycat, the international bike messenger races
The (Second) Rise of the Nerd
Girls are again eyeing guys who love Converse sneakers and Japanese animated comics
'90s Nostalgia
Hard to believe, but lots of college kids are already pining away for those "good old days."
Hitting the Big 1.0
More first birthday parties are being turned into extravaganzas, with carousels, sundae bars and petting zoos. “The new wedding,” one party planner calls this. That, or a severe case of one-upmanship.
Not Listening!
Despite warnings that iPods can cause hearing damage, young people are reluctant to turn down the volume.
Taking a Gamble on Health Insurance
Once they’re dropped from their parents’ plans, many twenty-somethings opt to “roll the dice” rather than pay the premiums.
"But That's Where I Live, Too!"
Lots of young adults feel uprooted when parents decide to sell the family home.
Beyond the Gender Binary
As college students explore different sexual identities, campus LGBT organizations are changing their acronym to keep up.
Changing Identities
On forms asking their racial or ethnic background, young multicultural Americans give different answers at different times.
Unprepared
Briefings for my semester abroad glossed over a key issue: how to ward off unwelcome sexual advances
