http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged teenagers en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 04:50:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/teenagers-recreate-toy-story/ Two amateur film-makers have spent two-and-a-half years making their own scene-for-scene live action remake of Pixar's Toy Story. Jonason Pauley and Jesse Perrotta, from Arizona, were just 17 and 18 respectively when they began releasing short clips of the 1995 film using real toys in June 2010. They proved popular enough for them to decide to make a full version of the Disney classic, and they have now released the full 80-minute movie on to YouTube. The... ]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:32:22 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/teenagers-recreate-toy-story/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/sun-news-teen-girl-accused-of-beating-man-and-leaving-him-in-dumpster-gets-bail/ Police are investigating after a man was found clinging to life in a West End garbage bin in the 500-block of Spence Street on the evening of Sat., July 7, 2012. ]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:33:14 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/sun-news-teen-girl-accused-of-beating-man-and-leaving-him-in-dumpster-gets-bail/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/two-girls-15-charged-in-shocking-pimping-case/ OTTAWA — Police are hunting for a 17-year-old girl accused of forcing other Ottawa teens into prostitution. In a disturbing announcement Monday, police said they were laying charges of human trafficking, procuring, forcible confinement and sexual assault after a number of teen girls, between the ages of 13 and 17 were lured to a Walkley Road residence in late May and early June only to be abducted and delivered up to adult clients. The even more astounding... ]]> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:52:12 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/two-girls-15-charged-in-shocking-pimping-case/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/picasso-painting-stolen-from-former-ukrainian-prime-ministers-mansion-after-100-teenagers-break-in-and-throw-party/ A Pablo Picasso lithograph has been stolen from a California mansion owned by a now-imprisoned former Ukranian prime minister after more than 100 teenagers threw a party there. Pavlo Lazarenko's nine-bedroom property has become a headache for local officials trying to collect $2.1 million in back taxes and fines while fending off vandals, according to the Marin Independent Journal. The 19,500-square-foot home in Marin County has been vandalized by partying teenagers... ]]> Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:28:51 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/picasso-painting-stolen-from-former-ukrainian-prime-ministers-mansion-after-100-teenagers-break-in-and-throw-party/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/museum-opens-sexhibit-for-teens/ Shocking. A museum actually opens up an exhibit where sex is shown, and it's intended for teenagers! I guess it's about time government-funded places finally entered the sex market. ]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 09:13:58 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/museum-opens-sexhibit-for-teens/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/bangladeshs-teenage-prostitutes-turn-to-steroids-for-survival/ Bangladesh's quaint town of Tangail stands in stark contrast to its infamous red light area that houses over hundreds of sex workers. A majority of prostitutes in Kandapara slum are as young as twelve years old. They take medication to help gain weight and appear older. Oradexon, a steroid which is used to fatten cattle, are increasingly used by teenagers in the brothels to develop their bodies. With customers paying as low as 50 Taka (60 cents), taking such m... ]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:37:03 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/bangladeshs-teenage-prostitutes-turn-to-steroids-for-survival/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/lego-man-launched-into-space/ Two teenagers in Toronto attached a Lego Man to a weather balloon and launched the tiny adventurer 80,000 feet into the sky. Matthew Ho and Asad Muhammad, both 17, had been working on the project since September last year, and cost $US400 to make, the Toronto Star reported. The 'spacecraft' was made using a weather balloon, a styrofoam box, four cameras, a mobile phone with GPS, and a parachute. ]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:34:56 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/lego-man-launched-into-space/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/teenagers-pose-near-naked-in-sneaky-hat-trend-on-facebook/ A NEW Facebook craze where teenagers take near-naked photos of themselves has cyber-safety experts horrified. The Sneaky Hat trend has been branded a ''paedophile's paradise'' and involves mostly young people posing in nothing but a hat covering their genitals, the Herald Sun reported. Countless Facebook pages and other sites, open for anyone to see, have sprung up showing male and female teens in provocative poses after reportedly originating at a Queensland hig... ]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:05:53 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/teenagers-pose-near-naked-in-sneaky-hat-trend-on-facebook/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/teens-faked-hold-ups-to-post-to-youtube-say-police/ TWO Perth teenagers have been charged over allegedly using a toy gun to fake a series of armed robberies and filming the incidents to later post on YouTube. Police allege the youths, aged 13 and 16, faked the armed robberies at a fast food restaurant, a pharmacy and a supermarket in Warnbro, in Perth's south, on Thursday afternoon between 3.30pm and 3.45pm (WST). In each store, one of the youths used a toy firearm to make demands to staff while the second ... ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2011 04:10:08 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/teens-faked-hold-ups-to-post-to-youtube-say-police/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/barristers-children-allegedly-demand-15000-cash-for-pornographic-photo-of-rich-mother/ TWO teenage children of a prominent Sydney barrister have been charged with using a "pornographic photo" to blackmail a wealthy north shore mother. The boy and girl allegedly demanded the woman leave $15,000 in a toilet cistern at a hotel or they would make the photo public, The Daily Telegraph reported. They were arrested after the woman's husband reported the demand to police and a covert operation was set up to catch the youths. The girl was arrested by plaincloth... ]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:15:55 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/barristers-children-allegedly-demand-15000-cash-for-pornographic-photo-of-rich-mother/