Ypulse Essentials: 'Dr. Horrible' Goes To High School, Teen Beach Reads, PBS Kids Pushes Summer Sponsors

A high school production of 'Dr. Horrible' (Joss Whedon's web musical is adapted for the amateur stage. Love it. Also, a vlog from "Heather the Teenage Vampire" reveals the truth about "Twilight" Plus after "Star Trek's" big opening weekend, execs hope world of mouth will inspire teens and twentysomethings to head to the theaters. And how "Idol" continues to rake in cash despite losing viewers) (NewTeeVee) (Los Angeles Times, reg. required) (New York Times, reg. required)

- The White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Obama Era (goes from "nerd prom" to a star studded event complete with "screaming teenage fans." Plus Newsweek introduces Generation O and their new Tumblr blog) (Variety)

- Freshman enrollment rates don't fall at top colleges (contrary to recession-induced fears. Also Northwestern University offers software developers free scholarships to J-school. And a new Canadian online mag offers perspective on post-university life) (New York Times, reg. required) (TechCrunch)

- Bristol bristles NYC teens (with her call for abstinence. Attendees at last week's town hall meeting saw the teen ambassador for Candie's Foundation as "a hypocrite who was just trying to push her mother's political agenda. Plus, more thoughts on the long-term impact of Millennials turning away from the Republican party) (ABC News) (Los Angeles Times, reg. required)

- How are rich kids spending their time? (Vanity Fair interviews a handful of young heiresses about their ambitions, and Gawker, unsurprisingly, mocks their answers mercilessly) (Gawker)

- One in five families are cellphone only (makes the days of fighting for a separate "kids" line seem ancient, no?) (TechCrunch)

- iheartdaily's 'Beach Reads' contest (the ladies of iheartdaily join up with HarperTeen for a month-long contest to give away four of their big beach reads. Plus, Jezebel's Fine Lines editor Lizzie Skurnick comes out with a non-fiction book about teen classics) (iheartdaily) (Jezebel)

- Parents get nervous over talking money (with tweens, worrying that a serious conversation will cause more anxiety according to the Marist Poll) (SLJ)

- U.K. sites fail age verification check (making it easier for underage kids to purchase alcohol, knives and violent video games online and inspiring new, stricter enforcement) (BBC News)

- PBS Kids offers summer sponsorships (to corporate sponsors. Seems slightly counterintuitive for public television, no? Also, an Australian tween magazine is criticized for sending an over-commercialized message to tween girls ) (MediaPost, reg. required) (Sydney Morning Herald)

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