This fashion designer wants to stuff your pants. Chad Nazam is amassing a following in the online fashion world, thanks to his bizarre design. Nazam, a 22-year-old Virginian who runs the brand Le Rêve Nazam, took perfectly good, wearable pants and sewed at least 200 stuffed animals onto the legs. Le Rêve Nazam’s stuffed animal … Read more
What’s worse than sitting next to a “manspreader” on a flight? Getting smooshed between two of them, as one woman discovered during a recent plane trip from hell. “Why would anyone EVER need that much room???” fumed the flyer, named Erin, in the caption to the claustrophobic clip, which currently boasts 16.7 million views on … Read more
Enough with the gratuitous gratuities. Increasingly common prompts to leave an extra something for the employees at a wide range of businesses across the country has patrons totally tipped off, according to reports. Welcome to America’s “tip rage” era, according to USA Today’s Christopher Elliott. The increasing ubiquity of the dreaded tip screen at points … Read more
The latest TikTok hack would have you believe the key to better sleep, clearer skin and sustained energy is a mere sprinkle of salt away. Celtic sea salt, also known as gray salt, is making the rounds on social media, with die-hard fans celebrating the saline for its purported hydrating and healing properties. The trend … Read more
She’s sending passengers’ blood pressure soaring. A lifestyle content creator who seemingly hogged an airplane bathroom to perform her multi-step skin care routine has been branded as “inconsiderate” and “rude” for making other passengers supposedly wait for close to 15 minutes. “I told the woman in the queue I would be 2 minutes,” Kate Elisabeth, … Read more
They’re royally tea’d off. A hapless American influencer’s disastrous attempt at making a “proper” cup of tea stirred up a real brew-haha that’s left Britons seething — with some even claiming to need “therapy” after witnessing the sacrilegious display. Kelsey Pomeroy, an eager Bridgerton fan hailing from Kansas, left the special relationship more than a little … Read more
Rage rituals are one of the latest trends circulating on the internet, where women pay thousands of dollars to participate in screaming ceremonies and breaking objects. Mia Banducci, known better for her online persona Mia Majik, is a cybersecurity engineer turned self-proclaimed “intuwitch” who hosts rage ritual retreats for women so that they can boast lungfuls of … Read more
They’re mad as hell. Two treat-seeking misses were knocked seriously off course after a trip to see their local ice cream man — only to discover that the cost of a cone had recently exploded. Marnie and Myrah, 8-year-old twins from Burnley, England, inadvertently wound up encapsulating societal exhaustion over the ever-rising price of nearly … Read more
It’s a McDouble by name — but almost a McTriple by price. A shocking graphic exposes how the cost of individual McDonald’s items has surged over the past decade, with the price of a McDouble up an astonishing 168%. The visual, created by Carbon Finance, is based on a study by FinanceBuzz released last month, … Read more
Is it time to climb on the bandwagon? A mini stepper is like a pint-sized cross between a StairMaster and an elliptical machine — it simulates stair climbing but your feet don’t leave the two pedals. They’ve risen in popularity in recent months because they’re fairly inexpensive and easy to fit into an NYC studio … Read more
Onstage, Epps convincingly plays that rascal who has charmed his way out of trouble. Sometimes, his charisma is a crutch. His writing can coast, especially early in this hour when he seems to be at his most generic, doing pandering or familiar jokes about prison rape, fat girls and code-switching. His most surprising moments are … Read more
Forget protein shakes — collagen cocktails have come into fashion with the promise of younger-looking skin. But some health experts and bartenders are bad-mouthing the tipsy trend, claiming that alcohol negates the effects of collagen — and the drinks don’t even taste that good. “Alcohol can dehydrate the body, including the skin, which is contrary … Read more
A 25-year-old woman took to TikTok to show off what she deemed the “lazy girl” makeup trend. Kaycee Ogle, from Flint, Michigan, was seen sharing a new makeup trend by using self-tanning lotion overnight. She revealed her process and her reasons for the new habit, noting she simply doesn’t want to do her makeup every day. “The modern-day … Read more
It’s leaving influencers utterly speechless — and social media users couldn’t be happier. Scrolling through an endless cycle of talking heads on TikTok, each convincing digital audiences to buy or try the latest buzzy bottle, book, bite or beauty hack, is growing stale. So now, rather than incessantly flapping their gums about the goodies they hope to … Read more
He can testify to that. Rage Against the Machine fans won’t be seeing a reunion anytime soon, as the band has broken up — for a third time. Drummer Brad Wilk made the announcement in a lengthy statement on Wednesday. “I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for … Read more
We’re all bound for bravery and breakthrough, my babies —and right on time, too. Betwixt a Venus retrograde in Leo — which really took the hot girl out of the summer — and the culmination of an eclipse cycle on the heavy metal, heavy feels and heavy resistance of the Taurus/Scorpio axis, the general astro energy … Read more
Fight or flight. Boarding a plane has become one of the most painful parts of modern travel, taking upwards of half an hour and triggering panic — and the possibility of violent squabbles — over available space in overhead lockers. This week, United implemented its new WILMA boarding system in a bid to expedite the … Read more
They’re grinning and bearing it. Two young fashionistas’ fake versions of Balenciaga’s controversial bondage bear handbags have become genuinely popular. Paris-based Balenciaga — worn by the likes of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West — came under fire last November for ads showing two young girls holding stuffed animals dressed in what appeared to be bondage … Read more
That’s hot. Socialite Paris Hilton was spotted on Saturday soaking up the sun and frolicking on a Maui beach with her husband, Carter Reum, and their son, despite the raging wildfires that are currently plaguing the island. Hilton, 42, was reportedly staying at a resort in Wailea, which is only 30 miles from the town … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Melissa Crick was heartbroken this week while watching videos on her phone of people fleeing from a fast-moving wildfire in Hawaii. “Sending love and support from Paradise, California,” Crick commented on one woman’s social media post. To Crick’s surprise, the woman wrote back. She knew Paradise — the small Northern California city in the Sierra … Read more