The fun activities that can trick your body into aging slower

The fun activities that can trick your body into aging slower

Forget the fountain of youth — the secret to staying young may lie in how you spend your free time. New research has identified a series of fun activities that appear to help slow how quickly the body ages, with effects similar to those linked to exercise. But don’t expect one afternoon to turn back … Read more

Exclusive | ‘Wine mom’ culture destroyed my ability to parent — and turned me into an addict

Exclusive | ‘Wine mom’ culture destroyed my ability to parent — and turned me into an addict

It’s a bitter sip. “Wine mom” culture celebrates alcohol as both a requirement and a reward for the maternal workload, with infinite cheeky memes and products boasting, “The most expensive part of having kids is all the wine you have to drink.” But for some, such lighthearted messages and merchandise — think “mommy juice” wine … Read more

‘Missed connections’ 3.0: Craigslist cupids move lovelorn pleas to social media

‘Missed connections’ 3.0: Craigslist cupids move lovelorn pleas to social media

Pursuing missed connections is nothing new — there are just more places to look. The concept’s increased expansion from Craigslist to social media — primarily Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Reddit — is the latest push for partnership from daters who are stepping away from swipe culture in favor of analog (or analog-adjacent) methods to meet … Read more

How California’s ‘Valley Girl’ talk changed the way America speaks

How California’s ‘Valley Girl’ talk changed the way America speaks

Listen closely to how some Californians talk and you’ll hear it. The T sound in words like “water” or “accent” can soften or disappear. “Water” becomes “wader.” “Mountain” turns into “moun-in.” Even “winter” can sound like “winner.” They are small changes. Easy to miss. But linguists say those subtle patterns are part of something bigger. … Read more

Woman shares unspoken dating rule that is a ‘simple gesture that goes a long way’

Woman shares unspoken dating rule that is a ‘simple gesture that goes a long way’

Have you ever heard of such a thing as the “good seat” at a restaurant? I hadn’t — until I realized it has been ingrained into our dating culture without us even realizing. For those as confused as I was, it’s the cushioned “booth side” of the table, or the seat with the better view, … Read more

Finding your roots: Incorporating family cultural traditions will make your wedding ceremony pop

Finding your roots: Incorporating family cultural traditions will make your wedding ceremony pop

If you want to keep your wedding from feeling cookie-cutter, the solution is simple: Add a few heartfelt details to your wedding celebration that pay homage to your family’s heritage and tradition. “Weddings can feel a little anonymous at times,” Zoe Bird Krauss, a New York City bridal stylist, told The Post. “This is one … Read more

Amanda Knox fires back at Matt Damon over cancel culture jail time comments

Amanda Knox fires back at Matt Damon over cancel culture jail time comments

Amanda Knox revived her feud with Matt Damon after the actor and his “The Rip” co-star Ben Affleck weighed in on cancel culture. During a recent interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Damon, 55, and Affleck, 53, shared their thoughts on how cancel culture can be taken to extremes. At one point in their discussion, Damon suggested … Read more

Exclusive | A new type of influencer is stealing the spotlight from toxic diet culture — and could be the 2026 antidote to body image woes

Exclusive | A new type of influencer is stealing the spotlight from toxic diet culture — and could be the 2026 antidote to body image woes

In the current climate of celebs shrinking down and GLP-1 usage becoming mainstream, a refreshingly natural, new type of influencer is burning up social media this New Year’s resolution season. “Midsize” content creators are casting shade on toxic diet culture and shining a light on healthy body image. Amid a sharp rise in dangerously thin young … Read more

Exclusive | From AI sexbots to stay-at-home ‘hub-sons’: 10 Post stories that raised eyebrows in 2025

Exclusive | From AI sexbots to stay-at-home ‘hub-sons’: 10 Post stories that raised eyebrows in 2025

Amid economic anxiety, government gridlock and political violence, it was often hard to remain optimistic in 2025. But amid a seemingly unending stream of bad news, The Post’s Lifestyle team did their best to make readers smile — and raise their eyebrows — by reporting on the weirdest and wildest happenings in the Big Apple … Read more

Expat reveals ‘crazy’ truth about gym culture

Expat reveals ‘crazy’ truth about gym culture

A British expat living in Australia has shared a bizarre truth about the way we work out here compared to back home. Influencer Emily Dew-Gosling took to TikTok recently to share something odd she’d noticed about etiquette in Aussie gyms and work out studios. “The trust Australians have for each other is crazy? London could NEVER,” she … Read more

High schoolers are swapping the Ivy League for the SEC thanks to sunshine, campus culture

High schoolers are swapping the Ivy League for the SEC thanks to sunshine, campus culture

Students from the Northeast are heading South in record numbers, drawn by universities where sunshine, football and Greek life define campus life. Rather than chasing the Ivy League dream, many students are now opting for schools in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which consists of 16 schools including the University of South Carolina (USC), the University of … Read more

What is Wave Season? Cruise culture sails into peak travel time

What is Wave Season? Cruise culture sails into peak travel time

This is when you should seas the opportunity to go on a cruise. The American Automobile Association estimates that 20.7 million Americans will go on ocean cruises this year, a higher number than originally projected. In 2026, the organization projects a record-setting year with 21.7 million Americans setting sail. First-time cruisers are a huge part … Read more

Pop culture is making smoking ‘cool’ again — with Gen Z youth watching

Pop culture is making smoking ‘cool’ again — with Gen Z youth watching

Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, according to CDC and FDA data, but that trend may be in jeopardy. “Overall, the decline in smoking in the US, [down] to about 11.9% of the population overall, is a great public health success story that … Read more

Bonhams’ ‘The Uncanny’ movie auction showcases pop culture over decades

Bonhams’ ‘The Uncanny’ movie auction showcases pop culture over decades

Bonhams’ “The Uncanny” auction sale opens October 29, 2025, showcasing a diverse range of works that explore the eerie and unsettling, highlighted by standout pieces from the worlds of film and entertainment. Alien: A prototype for ‘The Facehugger’, 1979 (estimate $8,000 – $10,000). Stephen Chung/LNP/Shutterstock Dune: A Second Stage Guild Navigator Head (estimate $2,000 – … Read more

NYC’s diner culture isn’t dead, it’s just evolving — top critic picks 5 great grub spots to prove it

NYC’s diner culture isn’t dead, it’s just evolving — top critic picks 5 great grub spots to prove it

Adapt or die-ner. Times are undeniably tough for New York City’s legendary diner culture, squeezed by skyrocketing food costs and rent hikes leading to higher menu prices — all amid stagnating demand, as Big Apple eaters turn their attentions elsewhere. Longtime local restaurant critic Robert Sietsema told The Post that the city is currently locked into … Read more

Steve Harvey quit stand-up comedy over cancel culture: ‘Comedy is too hard to do right now’

Steve Harvey quit stand-up comedy over cancel culture: ‘Comedy is too hard to do right now’

Steve Harvey stands by his decision to quit stand-up comedy over ten years ago. The “Family Feud” host, 68, appeared on Tuesday’s episode of “The Pivot Podcast” and was asked what “acceptable jokes” can be made in comedy nowadays in the cancel culture era. “I even see you on ‘Family Feud,’ sometimes, I can see the clock … Read more

Denzel Washington blasts cancel culture, says faith matters more than followers

Denzel Washington blasts cancel culture, says faith matters more than followers

Denzel Washington is making it clear – he wants nothing to do with cancel culture.  In a heated conversation on the topic with Complex, the actor ripped into the concept of being canceled, saying he doesn’t care that much about public support or followers. When asked if he considers the idea of being “canceled,” Washington was quick … Read more

Exclusive | This ‘80s workout is the antidote to uber-competitive fitness culture —and it’s making a comeback with Gen Z and millennials

Exclusive | This ‘80s workout is the antidote to uber-competitive fitness culture —and it’s making a comeback with Gen Z and millennials

Jazzercise: It is your mother’s workout. At least that was the case for Madison Farfan, 25.  Growing up in the San Diego area, where Jazzercise is headquartered, Farfan’s mom occasionally Jazzercised while Farfan pursued competitive dance. To Farfan’s mind, the two were out of sync.  So when a coworker — who happened to be a … Read more

Couple agreed to a casual hook up — but never imagined this would happen after: ‘I had to tell someone’

Couple agreed to a casual hook up — but never imagined this would happen after: ‘I had to tell someone’

He came for dinner — and ended up in her poetry book. One man’s steamy friends-with-benefits fling just got immortalized in verse — and now the internet’s swooning. Tobias, known as @tobiasly on X, set social media ablaze this week after revealing a sizzling romantic entanglement that inspired a published poem. In response to a … Read more

Shane Gillis’ hilarious ESPYs set was a litmus test for our uptight culture

Shane Gillis’ hilarious ESPYs set was a litmus test for our uptight culture

Shane Gillis took a bite out of sports’ biggest names during his opening monologue at Wednesday night’s ESPY Awards. And it was a real sign of cultural health. The performance felt like an infusion of wheatgrass — cleansing out the residual crud left over from more than a decade of hyper-political correctness. The comedian went … Read more