The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture.

The young are often accused of exaggerating their troubles; they do so, very often, in the hope of making some impression upon the inertia and the immovability of the selfish old.

I'm interested in youth culture and popular culture.

Rock for Life's mission is to educate, activate, mobilize and unite the youth of our nation to fight the culture of death. Young activists from across the country will gather in our nation's capital this weekend to speak out against the assault on the most essential human right - the right to life.

I'm quite disappointed that I'll never relive my teenage years.

The teenage years are ridiculously crucial and hard and, um, awkward.