Much has been said about the role that luck plays in our lives. Esmee Denters is one very lucky girl. Starting early, she paved her way into musical stardom by posting her renditions of famous covers by Natasha Bedingfield and Beyonce on YouTube. Her covers soon caught a major tailwind and before long her videos hit over 21 million views. The little Dutch missy soon became the ‘Most Subscribed Musician’ in the history of this video sharing website.

I had my music player on shuffle today, and it decided to throw up the most random songs on my play list. So here I am singing along to Ricky Martin’s She Bangs when I realise jut how ridiculous the lyrics sound. ‘Cause she looks like a flower but she stings like a bee.’ Wow, I listen to weird music. Then there was Objection by Shakira,

It’s the brave new world for every generation that hits their teens and the Rebel yell manifests itself in every way from fashion, hair-dos, music, to dating debates. Every instance of friendly or not-so-friendly instruction that comes from an ‘older, wiser’ source is rebuffed and with kids rejecting the moral policing done in schools and

It’s rare that siblings get the bigger slice of the pie than their gifted star brothers or sisters who came before.

When Shifali Krishnan was planning her 18th birthday, all she knew was that she wanted the day to be special. Just another lunch with her friends wasn’t memorable enough.

When the modern cellphone was invented in 1973, little did anybody realise that nearly 40 years down the line one of its chief usage would not be to talk, but exchange SMSes, mostly by youngsters.

TIME Magazine named “Internet” as the greatest invention ever. Did they forget “Happy Hours”? reads a youngster’s status message on Facebook.

They all sat around her laptop while she ranted about him and clicked away furiously. Her friends sympathetically listened, nodded and agreed that he was a cad.

Teenagers these days are way smarter than what their parents were at their age. They can cope with issues better, are more informed and seem to know exactly what they want with life.

Artist: Danny Barnes
Album: Pizza Box