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Amanda Peterson: How We Process the Death of a Teen Crush

Amanda Peterson, Journalism, Teen idols

I was struck by how news of the death of Amanda Peterson (Can’t Buy Me Love) resonated despite the actress being out of the public eye, and not merely film, for nearly a generation. I guess I underestimated the pull of the teen crush. (For Yahoo!)

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