Commentary: My level of telephone mayhem never reached heights of cruelty, but the endless hours of making or receiving prank calls in those pre-internet days became my coming-of-age story.

Do you remember what it was like to be bored -- like really bored? As a Gen Xer, I didn't grow up scrolling social media or playing endless hours of "Minecraft" to keep me busy; instead, I spent a ...

Once I reached puberty, the majority of our prank calls were spent dialing boys we liked (or girls we didn't). I was careful not to call too often, but the idea that from the confines of my doll-house ...