Category archives: Life

Couldn’t make it to San Diego for all the Comic-Con madness? We sent comedian and YouTuber Cody Ko out on the streets of San Diego to see what it was all about.

Young people take the stage to share their game-changing ideas

Our top 10 Dos and Don’ts to really grab summer by the lemons.

Instead of setting unrealistic expectations about all the ways you’ll transform yourself before school starts again, just … don’t

As one of YouTube’s biggest stars, Connor Franta has built his following on authenticity, opening up to his nearly 6 million subscribers on topics like sexuality, mental health, and relationships. But some stories just can’t be condensed into a five-minute video. Note to Self, Franta’s new book, is a personal, intimate solution to this conundrum…. Read more »

The ‘Girls’ friendship breakup and the impermanence of ‘forever’

Diary of a Professional Teen is a weekly column of #deep thoughts by twentysomething teenager and youth expert Taylor Trudon, where she’ll talk about her feelings in relation to what it’s like to be a Young Person in 2017. I got rejected from my dream school on December 15, 2006. The date is forever seared… Read more »

Between a star’s anti-Semitic rhetoric making national headlines and major brands now pulling ads from the platform over offensive content, YouTube just can’t escape the spotlight. Its latest controversy? Censoring videos made by LGBTQ creators. Outrage first broke when LGBTQ YouTubers (including some of its biggest stars, like Tyler Oakley) realized that many of their… Read more »

On the Rookie Podcast, hosted by Tavi Gevinson, we interview people we admire: artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, comedians, and beyond. Some of our favorites: Rowan Blanchard, Winona Ryder, and Janet Mock. Also up for discussion: Creativity, fe…

The ‘on fleek’ teen’s Vine went viral in 2014, but Monroee never saw a single cent of the profits. Now she’s ready to change that.