The Urban Legend

Scroll of infinite doom

Tessa Morenstein, Editor in Chief, Creative • Mar 13, 2026

Teenagers in the United States spent an average of 4.8 hours a day on popular social media apps — including YouTube, TikTok and Instagram — in 2024. This is the equivalent of roughly 73 days spent...

Touch some grass: demystifying the Dopamine Detox

Riley Young, Editor in Chief, Creative • Feb 29, 2024

Tell me, are you an addict? The answer to that question is likely no, in the context of conventional definitions of addiction among Urban students. But glance beyond the narrow labels of addiction containing...

Caffeine: helpful tool or addictive drug?

Ella Chen, Staff Writer • Nov 18, 2021

Urban students often show up to their 8:30 a.m. morning class with a cup of coffee or a Yerba Mate in hand. Between long days of school, extracurriculars and limited hours of sleep, caffeine can provide...

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