Childhood
The Films That Traumatized Us as Children
"I literally shit my pants. And that was the last time I would ever shit my pants."
I Grew Up in a Haunted House and I Turned Out Fine
"At first glance, I was just your basic high schooler in ripped Hollister jeans, but the swirling rumors of the haunting lent me an air of mystery."
A Polish Photographer's Dark, Dreamlike Series Shows Her Daughter as She Grows Up
Magdalena Switek is known for her distinctive style: a brooding mixture of street and documentary photography, all black-and-white.
I Went to a Tree Climbing School to Overcome My Fear of Failure
At Tree Climbing Planet, "time stands still and your inner child lives."
Can You Tell from a Child's Behavior If They'll Grow Up to Be a Prick?
This week sees the release of a new film about a spoiled little boy who grows up into a demagogue. But is that trajectory ever that easy to identify?
These Doctored Vintage Photos Will Make You Wonder if All Your Childhood Memories Are Lies
Photographer Weronika Gęsicka's work focuses on the deceptive way what we think we remember is often some melding of fact and fiction.
Former Campers and Counselors Tell Us Why They Got Kicked Out of Summer Camp
From BJs in sheds to the ubiquitous innocent joint, there are lots of ways for teenagers to find themselves sent home for the summer.
Traumatic Tales of Losing Childhood Pets
From the darkly funny to just plain dark, here are tales of your deceased friends with tails.
Meet the Playwright Tackling Sex, Drugs, and Teen Pregnancy Among Muslim Girls
Ambreen Razia's play 'The Diary of a Hounslow Girl' is themed around sex, religion and identity, and the tensions between them.
What It Was Like to Grow Up Fat
I asked my family what it was like to raise an overweight kid during the childhood obesity epidemic, but it seems no one noticed.
The Things My Drug-Addicted Father Gave Me
When I was a kid, my dad was a charming cowboy loved by his friends. But now the only thing left of that man is a bolo tie.
Meet the Artist Behind the Animorphs Covers That Destroyed Your Mind as a Kid
David Mattingly perfected the art of turning kids into animals in the most subtly insane ways possible.