Ypulse Essentials: Demi Lovato On Her Eating Disorder, P2P Isn't As Bad As Shoplifting, Is Lady Gaga Crazy?

Demi Lovato discusses (her eating disorder and her stint in rehab in a new issue of Seventeen, making her a positive role model for teen girls — most of whom say they feel pressured to be thin. Youth Advisory Board member Camilla Nord recently discussed her concern that the government’s “Let’s Move” program is too focused on “thinness” and weight loss) (Salon, day pass required) (Seventeen)

- Students think stealing (a CD is worse than downloading music illegally from P2P networks) (Ars Technica)

- Lady Gaga lived (in an egg for three days to be “born again” for her “Born This Way” track, and now she claims in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar that the protrusions on her face and shoulder are her actual bones, which come out when she’s inspired. And Alexander McQueen wrote her hit song…from the grave. Okay, we know she’s a “performance artist,” but this just comes off as crazy) (The Frisky)

- A third of teens (have smartphones, and are using them to the fullest of their abilities…except at school. As smartphones capabilities increase and inch ever closer to computer capabilities, should school bans continue?) (MediaPost)

- The eccentric sport of Parkour (is catching on with youth. The sport has been around for a while, but it is growing in popularity — as many young people would like to learn Parkour as would like to learn Martial Arts — and another dedicated facility just opened in California) (Label Networks)

- Is Twitter floundering (like Foursquare? Execs are fighting, traffic is flat, and nearly half of Twitter accounts are dormant. How much longer will it survive?) (Fortune)

- Fans of Cody Simpson (will want to try his new cereal, CodyCrunch. The Disney Radio star created the recipe himself with apples, chocolate, and flakes. It’s a logical product extension, because, as Rebecca Black reminds us, kids “gotta have cereal”)