From orange foam to Balenciaga ‘ear jewels’: How self-care-obsessed Gen Zers are making earplugs cool

From orange foam to Balenciaga ‘ear jewels’: How self-care-obsessed Gen Zers are making earplugs cool

Jennifer Fishburn grew up constantly going to concerts in the ’90s, from Lollapalooza to Woodstock ’99, and she kept an unexpected — and unwanted — souvenir from all of them. The 49-year-old suffers from tinnitus, or “ringing in the ears,” a result of being a concert regular. “Now that I’m older, I don’t need to … Read more

Gen Z is trying to make acne ‘cool’ in latest trend: ‘No longer need to hide our blemishes’

Gen Z is trying to make acne ‘cool’ in latest trend:  ‘No longer need to hide our blemishes’

Photos of an Australian influencer at Sydney airport sporting pimple patches all over her face prove the once “embarrassing” acne treatment is now a bona fide Gen Z trend. TikTok star Anna Paul landed with an array of heart-shaped stickers on her face after flying in from her hometown on the Gold Coast on Monday. The … Read more

Your dad’s dorky transition lenses are cool now — thanks to technology

Your dad’s dorky transition lenses are cool now — thanks to technology

These formerly dorky accessories have transitioned into the coolest designer decorations. Transition lenses have become some of the latest high-tech accessories on the market. Photochromic lenses — also known as transition lenses, named after Transitions Optical, the company that launched the first plastic versions in 1991 — are transparent when indoors and darken when exposed … Read more

Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid have made Catch restaurants surprisingly cool again

Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid have made Catch restaurants surprisingly cool again

Call it a comeback. Over the weekend, Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid dined at The Corner Store in SoHo, adding more than a bit of cachet to the new restaurant from Catch Hospitality. The restaurateurs behind Catch and Catch Steak are suddenly trending after years of being dismissed by New Yorkers for having overpriced, uncool … Read more

Buying a house in some popular Florida cities now cheaper than rent — as mortgage rates fall and markets cool

Buying a house in some popular Florida cities now cheaper than rent — as mortgage rates fall and markets cool

A loan at last? With mortgage rates at their lowest since early 2023 and nationwide housing inventory up 22% over a year ago, it might be time for market-shy renters in Florida and other Sun Belt destinations to think about hopping onto the property ladder, experts say. Fresh analysis published by Zillow Home Loans suggest … Read more

Taylor Swift tries to keep cool at stifling Chiefs-Bengals game by drinking from Travis Kelce cup

Taylor Swift tries to keep cool at stifling Chiefs-Bengals game by drinking from Travis Kelce cup

There appeared to be no island breeze keeping Taylor Swift cool at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. The pop superstar, 34, could be seen fanning herself in a suite while drinking from a cup with boyfriend Travis Kelce’s No. 87 on it as she watched the AFC clash between the Chiefs and Bengals in temperatures that … Read more

Gen Z guys are crazy about the mini mullet — and these celebs are making ‘cheeky’ cut cool again

Gen Z guys are crazy about the mini mullet — and these celebs are making ‘cheeky’ cut cool again

This controversial style is making the cut for the hottest hairstyle of the year. The mini mullet — a short, textured style described as having a “’70s/’80s rockstar vibe” — is shaping up to be one of the most popular haircuts among the hunks of Hollywood and their Gen Z admirers on social media. Paul Mescal — a … Read more

Exclusive | Meet the New Yorker behind Spotify’s AI-powered DJ: ‘I’m your friend that’s a little cooler than you, but not too cool’

Exclusive | Meet the New Yorker behind Spotify’s AI-powered DJ: ‘I’m your friend that’s a little cooler than you, but not too cool’

New Yorkers may not recognize Xavier “X” Jernigan walking past him on the street in Brooklyn — but they might do a double take if they heard him talking. That’s because the 47-year-old is the deep voice and energetic personality behind Spotify’s AI-powered DJ — a feature rolled out to the streamer’s 239 million premium subscribers, where … Read more

Wild, pricey popsicles are the cool new trend in NYC fine dining

Wild, pricey popsicles are the cool new trend in NYC fine dining

Fine-dining and popsicles might seem like an awkward union, but at trendy restaurants across the city, chefs are serving frozen desserts on a stick. “Everybody’s doing popsicles,” said Jing Wen Ng, the chef de cuisine at Nōksu (49 W. 32nd St., Koreatown, NoksuNYC.com), a 15-seat chef’s counter. She serves a haute pop as a palate-cleansing … Read more

Stay cool, kids! Shop this clip-on stroller fan for 30% off at Walmart

Stay cool, kids! Shop this clip-on stroller fan for 30% off at Walmart

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Summer strolling is all fun and games until a heat wave hits. Speaking from experience — attempting a walk on a muggy morning with a cranky, overheated baby is never the best idea. Fortunately, you don’t need to … Read more

Heat dome relief: here’s how to cool down your body quickly

Heat dome relief: here’s how to cool down your body quickly

Thursday is the official start of summer, and the changing of seasons has brought oppressive, unprecedented weather to the North East. What we’re experiencing has been dubbed a “heat dome,” wherein temperatures rise when a hot-air mass is trapped under a high-pressure system, locking it in place. As we face a heat dome, experts reveal … Read more

Stay hydrated during this week’s heat wave with expert tips and 15 foods to cool you down

Stay hydrated during this week’s heat wave with expert tips and 15 foods to cool you down

We’re on the edge of a record heat wave — thanks to an oppressive “heat dome” — and the onset of the hottest season of the year, when temperatures rise, sweat rages, and we are at increased risk of dehydration. “Hydration requirements differ widely between individuals, and it varies depending on your age, your activity … Read more

Most Americans agree you stop being ‘cool’ at this age

Most Americans agree you stop being ‘cool’ at this age

If you’re baffled by TikTok or unfamiliar with Taylor Swift’s latest music don’t worry — one in two Americans feels “out of touch” with what’s cool.  A new survey from Talker Research examined how confident Americans feel when it comes to keeping up with popular culture and found 49 percent feel they are out of touch overall. … Read more

‘Girl, Interrupted’ set had ‘intimidating’ Angelina Jolie vs. Winona Ryder ‘camps’ — who were the ‘cool girls’?

‘Girl, Interrupted’ set had ‘intimidating’ Angelina Jolie vs. Winona Ryder ‘camps’ — who were the ‘cool girls’?

Girl, what? The “Girl, Interrupted” set was “intimidating” for star Elisabeth Moss — especially because there were Angelina Jolie vs. Winona Ryder “camps” while filming. The actress, 41, opened up about her experience on the 1999 drama while appearing on the “Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa” podcast on Wednesday. “My mom was still … Read more

Inside Josh Charles’ day working with ‘damn cool’ Taylor Swift on ‘Fortnight’ music video

Inside Josh Charles’ day working with ‘damn cool’ Taylor Swift on ‘Fortnight’ music video

It was beyond his “Wildest Dreams.” Josh Charles, the actor best known for “The Good Wife,” recently starred with Ethan Hawke in Taylor Swift’s music video for “Fortnight,” which dropped April 19. When Swift reached out to him about it, he took an understandable course of action: “First of all, make sure I wasn’t being … Read more

Gen Z is ditching acronyms like Millennial-favorite ‘YOLO’ for cool ‘DIFTP’ slang

Gen Z is ditching acronyms like Millennial-favorite ‘YOLO’ for cool ‘DIFTP’ slang

WTF BRO, LOL?! Trying to decipher Gen Z-speak can be like endeavoring to crack the DaVinci code for most folks over age 30.  While millennials and Xillennials have largely grown accustomed to spicing up their in-person and online communications with cool acronyms like “LMAO,” “G2G” or “YOLO,” teens and twenty-somethings are now ushering out the … Read more

Tweens and teens resurrect ‘flashy’ Ed Hardy, Von Dutch and Stüssy swag amid Y2K-fashion reboot: ‘It’s making millennials cool again’

Tweens and teens resurrect ‘flashy’ Ed Hardy, Von Dutch and Stüssy swag amid Y2K-fashion reboot: ‘It’s making millennials cool again’

Scarlett Metz is stylish beyond her years. In fact, the high school freshman’s favorite streetwear was originally rocked by hotshots of the early aughts like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian and the fist-pumping cast of “The Jersey Shore” long before she was born in 2009.   But now, the trendy teen and her fellow Gen Alpha fashionistas … Read more

New tool ‘HeatRisk’ looks to cool down US’ skyrocketing heat-related deaths

New tool ‘HeatRisk’ looks to cool down US’ skyrocketing heat-related deaths

After the planet’s warmest year on record and a record number of heat-related deaths in 2023 for some cities across the nation, U.S. agencies developed a tool to combat heat exposure that anyone with a computer or smartphone can access. NOAA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partnered to address the skyrocketing number of heat-related deaths each … Read more

Blue Man Group founder turns his head into wild canvas for wearable art — he’s ‘making baldness cool’

Blue Man Group founder turns his head into wild canvas for wearable art — he’s ‘making baldness cool’

He’s a-head of his time. Chris Wink, a New York native and one of the founding members of the iconic performance art company Blue Man Group, has found a new way to express his imaginative soul on the outside — by rocking a variety of intricate mohawks he calls “art fins.” “I’ve got this bald … Read more