Topic: Prom

Can a 16-Year-Old Girl Be a Cougar? Asks the New York Times

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Is there a G-rated word more hideous and nasty to women than the word "cougar"? What about when we apply it to 16-year-old girls?

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 17, 2011

Stat of the Day

Prom Now Costs Around $807 Per Family

And now one fourth of families with teenagers couldn't afford the dance this year

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By Ray Gustini

Jun 16, 2011

What the Tweet?

Beauty Pageants, Greece and 'Laundry Porn'

Plus: this year's hottest prom theme

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