Teen (magazine)
ISSN 1934-5348 | |
Teen was an American teen and lifestyle magazine for teenage girls. The content of Teen included advice, entertainment news, quizzes, fashion, beauty, celebrity role models, and "real-girl stories".[1] The magazine was published between 1954 and 2009.[2]
Publication history
Teen was launched in 1954.
In 1999, the magazine — along with the
Closure
Following the closure of its
Content
The magazine had nine sections: New Stuff, Tech Girl, Celeb Stuff, Celebs, Look, Fashion, Get Real, Absolutely You, and More:
- New Stuff — anything recently released that was attractive to the magazine's readership, such as technology, accessories, clothes, and makeup.
- Tech Girl — about technology, especially "trendy" technology and game reviews.
- Celeb Stuff — reviews of movies, television shows, books, and music, young celebrity quotes, celebrity fashion and makeup tips, and a celebrity style quiz.
- Celebs — celebrity facts, quotes, essays, and predictions, as well as occasional posters of teen stars and a quiz.
- Look — beauty articles, such as those concerning hair and makeup.
- Fashion — clothing section that talked about knits, jeans, clothes for individual body shapes, crafts, and a quiz.
- Get Real — articles written by actual teenagers. Articles included "True Stories from Real Teens", where teens send in their personal essays, "Ask Sophi", an advice column for dating questions, and a quiz.
- Absolutely You — advice and quizzes about readers' personal lives, crushes, and bodies.
- More — at the end of the magazine; included fortune telling, a fictional story, horoscopes, comics, and "Why Me?", a collection of embarrassing stories from readers' real-life experiences.[6]
Music
The magazine released Teen Mag Music 2000 Volume 1, a compilation music CD.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Teen Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-8818-6.
- ^ Bloomberg News (March 2, 2002). "Primedia to Shut Down Teen Magazine". The New York Times.
- ^ Copulsky, Erica (April 25, 2003). "HEARST SCOOPS UP SEVENTEEN FROM PRIMEDIA". New York Post.
- ^ A. W. (January 22, 2009). "Not Keen on Teens". Women's Wear Daily.
- ^ KidMagWriters.com-children's magazine writers information center Archived December 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Teen Mag Music 2000 Volume 1 Archived 2005-10-30 at the Wayback Machine