Brenda Cronin is a special writer at The Wall Street Journal, where she reports and edits articles on the arts and culture. She has written about the oldest society of book collectors, a legendary New ...

In the pantheon of teen characters, there was no one better suited to bring an edge to the journey of girlhood, when we’re eager to fit in and grow up, than Shannen Doherty. The actor, who died ...

For those of us who grew up in the monoculture era, it’s easy to point to the TV teen drama that imprinted on us when we were most susceptible to it and know we share that with most of our generation.

When Ezra Pound said “Make it new,” he was not talking about teen soaps. So much of their appeal lies in their predictable storytelling and immediately recognizable characters: the beautiful girl ...

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Frances Alexander fondly remembers raising her daughter, Brenda, in Georgia. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “She was a very good ...