'90210' releases new cast snapshot (Between the adorable geek, glamorous mother, and teen temptress, the photo looks very "Saved By The Bell" meets "The O.C.") (Entertainment Weekly)

- The newest installment of MTV's 'The Real World' will be filmed in Brooklyn (the very first season took place in New York; 20 years later, the show returns to the big apple) (New York Observer)

- CW cuts back to a five-night-a-week schedule, adding three new shows that appeal to their existing teen girl viewers (also, president of CW calls "Gossip Girl" a "mini-phenomenon"...and Anastasia says, "Yay! 'Reaper' is renewed) (Mediapost, reg. required) (New York Times, reg. required)

- Angsty teens take over the summer big screen (enough with the superhero blockbusters -- smaller films give us a Juno-esque view of high school) (Wall Street Journal, subscription required)

- Disney wants to know why you watch the shows you do (the company plans to open a research center, testing new advertising strategies for their entertainment networks including ESPN and ABC) (LA Times, reg. required)

- Retail spending is down nearly 20% among teens (though survey shows spending money on premium coffee, video games, and electronics are on the rise) (Center for Media Research)

- Even Barbie is environmentally friendly (Mattel tries to appeal to eco-conscious families with an accessory line made from recycled doll clothes) (Salon.com, day pass or sub required)

- Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" will soon be a live-action musical (and in other Jim Henson news, New Balance will soon debut a line of "Sesame Street" sneakers) (Variety) (Adweek)

- Mothers react to the latest teen body art trend, the inner-lip tat (getting ink in the most indiscreet place doesn't make it any more appealing to mothers) (Mom Logic)

- CondéNet has launched widgets and applications for MySpace (in addition to applications from Style.com, Wired.com, and Epicurious.com, the company will relaunch teen hub Flip.com as a MySpace application [it's already on Facebook]) (Media Post, reg. required)

- College students by day, super delegates by night (two Democratic delegates endorse Obama, despite breaking the Democratic National Committee's rules of withholding endorsements until primaries end. Give 'em a break, it's finals week!) (Washington Post, reg. required)

- U.S. economy puts a damper on students' plans to study abroad (the US dollar loses more than 20% of its value against the euro, so students are opting for summers in Latin America, Asia, and Africa) (Wall Street Journal, reg. required)

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