Need to get through a brutal workday? Some people are skipping the coffee run and reaching for something far more habit-forming. Nolan Borgersen is one of them. At his desk, the 29-year-old slips a tiny, white pillow beneath his upper lip, where saliva draws out the natural stimulant inside — a straight shot to the … Read more
Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists. From family feuds to friendship fallouts, money, marriage and sex, there’s no topic too taboo to tackle, and the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue from their differing perspectives to tell the … Read more
Get a whiff of this nightmare. A young woman struggled for years to breathe freely after becoming hooked on a popular over-the-counter nasal spray — making it nearly impossible to quit. “I could not breathe without Afrin,” TikTok user @scaredandsobbing said in a viral clip with over 4 million views. “I was addicted to it … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband is going to be 70 next month. He is in good physical shape but has taken up smoking marijuana every day. He says he is addicted. I have told him how much I hate that he uses dope. He quits for a while and then goes back to it. We have … Read more
New Yorkers shelled out roughly $179 million on OnlyFans in 2024, a new study found — far below the per-capita peak spending in the Mountain State. West Virginia, home to country roads and mountain mamas, was No. 1 in the U.S. in money spent on the sexy site per 10,000 residents — $116,313 annually, according to search … Read more
They’re too wellness-obsessed to spark a Marlboro, but Gen Z is popping open Diet Cokes like they’re nicotine patches in a can. The latest viral vice lighting up TikTok? The “fridge cigarette” — a.k.a. a crisp can of DC, straight from the fridge, enjoyed with all the ceremonial reverence of a smoke break, minus the … Read more
In today’s digital dating world, single people’s biggest romantic dilemma might not be who to date — but how often to text them. From Reddit threads to relationship coaches, the consensus is clear: nobody knows what the rules are anymore. Turns out, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to texting etiquette. But experts — … Read more
A woman has opened up about her strange addiction – eating tea leaves and tea bags. Lyubov Siryk, 20, says she consumes tea leaves every single day and often munches on entire tea bags. Lyubov first started nibbling on mint leaves as a child after her grandmother encouraged her to try them. But her innocent … Read more
“Novocaine” took the No. 1 spot at the box office on its debut in theaters Friday, earning $3.9 million, according to The Numbers. The action comedy, which the Los Angeles Times called “brutal yet weightless,” stars Jack Quaid, the son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, as a bank exec who can’t feel pain. The … Read more
From the moment we wake up in the morning until our heads finally hit the pillow, we’re bombarded with notifications demanding our attention – leading Aussies to admit they often feel distracted and stressed by the end of the day. Now, a new study from Amazon Kindle has revealed just how dire our screen habits are, showing … Read more
She’s got a dark dependency. Like fresh air and clean water, tanning beds have become an everyday necessity for Megan Blain. And despite her high-risk of developing skin cancer from the ultraviolet rays, the 18-year-old student refuses to forgo her faux glow. The Gen Z says she was tanning in sub beds every day for two before … Read more
The early bird gets the worm — or, in this case, the decorative figurine. Loyal Target shoppers and devout fans of the store’s festive felt birds rise in the wee hours of the morning in an attempt to snag one of the $5 fabric figurines online before they sell out — again. Cicero, New York, resident Theresa … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been in a relationship for 11 years. We’re not married, nor do we live together. We are both 57. It has been kind of rocky over the years. He is controlling at times, then does nice things for me. Lately, he has expressed a desire for us to “just have fun.” Problem … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I met this man online a year and a half ago. We have been together ever since. There is a serious problem with him watching porn. When we met, I knew he was doing it when I was not with him. He knows I’m not happy about it, and he tried for a … Read more
Ozempic and Wegovy users are shedding weight — and reducing their boozing, new research finds. Taking the drugs can halve the risk of being diagnosed with alcohol use disorder (AUD) or relapsing, according to a study from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “This is very promising news in that we may have a … Read more
In the dark. Jon Cryer revealed that he didn’t know Demi Moore was addicted to drugs when they dated in the 1980s. “We dated for a short time while we were working on ‘No Small Affair,’ but I guess our particular affair was, in fact, pretty small,” Cryer, 59, told PEOPLE in an interview published Saturday. … Read more
No matter the weather or how cold their hands are, there’s always one person you know who is opting for iced coffee. But there might be a method to their so-called madness, according to experts, who say there is a psychological reason ice coffee devotees can’t give up the chilled java — even when the temperatures … Read more
No need to shell out over $1000 a month for Ozempic — there’s a gas station dupe that’ll cost you just $5. Zyn nicotine pouches are the trendy new weight loss hack favored by Gen Z users, who tout the doses of flavored powder as a poor man’s semiglutide shot — with some content creators claiming … Read more
Love don’t cost a thing. “The View” co-host Joy Behar took aim at the rumors that Ben Affleck, 51, and Jennifer Lopez, 54, are on the rocks. “Not that we want to gossip about people. We don’t, because we’re talking about a friend of the show,” Behar said during Friday’s show, referring to how Lopez … Read more
A 30-year-old Tennessee mom who picked up vaping early in the COVID-19 pandemic claims the habit nearly killed her, with a doctor reportedly saying it was “frying [her] lungs like hot chicken.” Hannah Roth began to hear a “popping” sound in her lungs last month, and she developed a fever of 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Scans … Read more