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(Newser) - Women have no equivalent to Stand By Me to help them relive their lost tweener years, Hortense writes on Jezebel. The blogger admits to "a jealousy that creeps in whenever I watch Stand By Me . The relationships shared between the boys seem so real, so true.” The next-best thing for women, Now and Then , "is a sweet little film" that Hortense enjoys but calls "a stereotypical mess." More »

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 Can't Talk to Girls? 
 9-Year-Old Has Advice 

Soon-to-be-published Greven offers helpful hints on handling the opposite sex

(Newser) - A 9-year-old Colorado boy garnered national attention—and a two-book publishing deal—after penning answers to that age-old mystery: how to talk to girls. Alec Greven offers some helpful hints on the opposite sex via the Christian Science Monitor . Forget the “pretty girl”—one who favors fancy earrings and “all those shoes”—and cozy up to a “regular girl.” The playground pollster found that “about 73% of regular girls ditch boys, 98% of pretty girls ditch boys.” More »

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Shops Pull 'Lolita' Beds
for Girls

Furious parents blast marketing gimmick

(Newser) - A British retail chain has pulled a line of "Lolita" beds marketed to little girls following protests by parents. The Woolworths website staff "had never heard of Lolita, and to be honest no one else here had either," a spokesman said of the iconic nymphet. "We had to look it up on Wikipedia. But we certainly know who she is now." More »

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'Superwomen' Often Anorexic

Pressure on girls to be 'perfect' increases risk of eating disorders

(Newser) - The driving need to be perfect—or "Superwoman" syndrome—puts girls as young as 13 at a higher risk of developing an eating disorder, reports the Independent. "Superwomen want the perfect life. No matter how well they're doing, they never feel quite good enough," says one researcher. More »

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Girls Think Pink, Naturally,
Study Finds

Women's attraction to redder hues linked
to evolution

(Newser) - Shocking news: Girls love pink. That love might not just be cultural—but linked to evolutionary development, researchers  in a new study have concluded. Pink may have helped ancient women recognize ripe fruit and healthy men with ruddy faces, while both genders yearned for the blue of open skies and clear water, the Telegraph reports. More »

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