By LINDSAY TANNER The Associated Press
CHICAGO - Teenagers whose IPods are full of music with raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer other songs, a study suggests.

Whether it’s hip-hop, rap, pop or rock, much of popular music aimed at teens contains sexual overtones. Its influence on their behaviour appears to depend ( Read more... )

Schumpeter talked a lot about "creative destruction"; institutional economics is one of the most interesting and researched areas within the discipline. Three generations of socialism created a line between those that lived within and without it, and the market economy clearly favors those whose work ethic was not annhilated the way Network Market ( Read more... )

After years of being bullied at school and having no friends, Y.S., who asked to be identified by his initials, retreated to his room at age 14, and proceeded to watch TV, surf the Internet and build model cars - for 13 years. When he finally left his room one April afternoon last year, he had spent half of his life as a shut-in. Like Takeshi and ( Read more... )

Headscarf defeat riles French Muslims

Rioting in a Paris suburb has highlighted discontent among French youths of foreign origin, many of whom define themselves through Islam.

As part of a series on French Muslims, the BBC News website's Henri Astier reports on the impact of the headscarf ban.

Every morning headteacher Genevieve Piniau stands ( Read more... )

Sunday October 23, 2005, The Observer

They're the New Puritans. A generation of young, educated and opinionated people determined to sidestep the consumerist perils of modern life. So if you own a 4x4, spend all your time shopping, or are simply overweight - watch your back. Lucy Siegle meets the moral minority aiming to mend our waysBritain's ( Read more... )