She doesn’t want to be known as a “nepo baby” and would probably shudder at the thought of being called a “Gen Z socialite.” But model-content creator Sailor Brinkley Cook is an influencer — and she hopes to be a positive one. “I like to think of myself as mayor of the Hamptons,” she tells … Read more
In her debut book, Gen Z author Freya India tells the story of how girls her age were transformed by the modern world into “Girls®” — products for consumption shaped by social media, beauty filters, and Big Tech. “Young women in particular are starting to see themselves as something more and more like products rather … Read more
Gen Z boys are obsessing over their skin, their jawlines and their bodies in a new trend called “looksmaxxing.” These young men swap tips and scrutinize themselves in the mirror, going to extreme and sometimes harmful lengths to improve their appearances. They’ve baffled the internet and the media, but there’s absolutely nothing surprising about the … Read more
The “Wicked: For Good” set easily defied gravity. Just ask Jon M. Chu, who directed the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.” “It was like a kindergarten set all the time,” the director, 45, exclusively told The Post following Wicked Night on “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night. “Everyone was playing. I … Read more
Nearly seven in 10 Americans suffer from “travel dysmorphia” — the feeling that they haven’t seen enough of the world compared to others. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults split evenly by generation revealed that less than half (48%) are satisfied with how much they’ve traveled in their lifetime. Social media appears to be a … Read more
A young mom has revealed how her life has been “turned upside down” after the tragic loss of her fiance, who recently died by suicide while struggling with cost-of-living pressures. Rachel Keily, 33, said her partner of seven years, Matt Worrall, lived with mental health challenges. But after silently battling with “financial stress,” Worrall took … Read more
’Tis the season of giving — and spending. Americans will be forking over an average of $1,014 for gifts this Yuletide, according to Gallup’s 2024 holiday spending estimates. That’s a 9% jump over 2023, when shoppers dropped an average of $923. The rise comes courtesy of inflation, experts say — a nagging problem that has significantly impacted … Read more
“We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame,” a young Langston Hughes proclaimed in an essay nearly 100 years ago. “If white people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, it doesn’t matter.” Seeking to establish his autonomy as a Black writer, he … Read more