Ypulse Essentials
Posted by anastasia on 03-26-2007
MTV goes through puberty (with its first ever mobile content…while TRL is definitely in a state of arrested development) (Digit) (Media Life Magazine)
- Lauren Conrad sells lots of magazines (WWD says "The Hills" star and Teen Vogue intern is responsible for a big increase in Teen Vogue's sales)
- Fashion democracy (or celebs like Sarah Jessica Parker and Madonna launching low cost lines at Steve & Barry's and H&M) (WWD) (Reuters)
- Tivo this (100 Greatest Teen Stars)
- Government takes a 'hard look at horror' (and the way slasher films, which are rated R yet hugely popular with teens, are marketed) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Chastity balls (fathers dancing with daughters…celebrating their pledge to be chaste. That has some ick factor to it for me. Thanks Rick!) (AFP via Yahoo! News)
- Teletubbies turn 10 (and want to move beyond the toddler set to become pop culture icons) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Death of the album (it's all about the single song download now…) (New York Times, reg. required)
P.S. Check out a recap of last week's NYC book launch events over at Totally Wired.
