Journalist and author Caitlin Moran talks to Matthew Stadlen about Twitter, being home schooled, what feminism means to her, how writing behind the paywall at The Times has affected her readership – and why her childhood was blighted by tights and towel shortages.

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VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Caitlin Moran

Annabel Clark documented a pair of conjoined twins for a project that is not about a physical bond, but the nature of a very intimate relationship.

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Lens Blog: Photographs of Conjoined Twins by Annabel Clark

They are students at one of Russia’s elite military academies. But as Sergey Kozmin’s photographs from his “Girl Soldiers” show, they are also little girls.

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Lens Blog: Photos of an Elite Russian Military School for Young Girls

They are students at one of Russia’s elite military academies. But as Sergey Kozmin’s photographs from his “Girl Soldiers” show, they are also little girls.

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Lens Blog: Photos of an Elite Russian Military School for Young Girls

Do you remember from your childhood how satisfying it was to pull apart the two triangles of a toasty sandwich and dip each imminent mouthful into a bowl of steam-wafting soup? Plenty of restaurateurs are capitalizing on the possibility that you might. Read full article > >

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Soup and sandwich, now more than ever

Adapted from a recent online discussion. Possibly much better. There are times as all kids grow up when they need to separate themselves from their parents, be it physically, emotionally, politically, whatever. It’s part of their absolutely essential process of building their own identity. Technically they’re doing this hard work internally at every point in their childhood, but there are times when it’s low-key and other times when the internal struggle is so great that it sucks the whole family in. Read full article > >

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Carolyn Hax: A button-pushing 10-year-old

The food and advertising industries are pushing back against an Obama administration proposal that calls for food makers to voluntarily limit the way they market sugary cereals, salty snacks and other foods to children and teens. From yogurt makers to candy manufacturers, they lined up Tuesday to tell regulators that the first-ever proposed guidelines for marketing to children would not stop the childhood obesity problem but would certainly hurt their businesses and abridge their right to free speech. Read full article > >

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Food makers resist lawmakers’ proposal for guidelines in marketing to children

U.S. President Barack Obama leaves India on Tuesday for Indonesia, where he spent part of his childhood.

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Obama’s next stop on tour: Indonesia

You can never go home again. As Barack Obama prepares to travel to Indonesia, where he spent much of his childhood, Muslims have staged rallies across the country to protest against his visit. Organized by Muslim group Hizbut Tahrir, they drew around…

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Indonesians Protest Obama Visit

Grown-ups nostalgic for the tree-climbing adventures of their childhood can now indulge themselves at one of several treetop obstacle courses around the UK.

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A day swinging through the trees

Hilary Brown has been running a toys hospital in Essex for the past 20 years – one of the few remaining places in the UK where you can get a precious toy or teddy bear from your childhood repaired.

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Inside an Essex toy hospital

Everything about John A. Boehner stems from a small town that seems untouched since his childhood.

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Boehner’s Path to Power Began in Southern Ohio

Jeremy Paxman asks new Labour leader Ed Miliband about his childhood, the pressure of being in the public eye, brotherly love, marriage and God.

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Paxman grills Ed Miliband

Three out of 10 children in the nation’s capital were living in poverty last year, with the number of poor African American children rising at a breathtaking rate, according to census statistics released Tuesday. Poverty – United States – Facts and Statistics – Education – Health

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D.C., region show disturbing rises in childhood poverty