Do Teens Hang Out in the Same Way We Did?
A somewhat evidence-based contemplation.
It’s the spring of 1991 and I am in eighth grade, almost 14 years old, at Celeste’s house after school. Nicole takes out a black eyeliner and holds it over a lit match and shows us how that makes the line on her eye smokier. We all try it. It burns a little bit but the effect is cool. We’re watching VH1 and the video for …
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