In Estonia, the smoke sauna is an 800-year-old tradition carried out with regularity — to this day — by the Voro community in the southeastern part of the country. Singled out by UNESCO as one of the world’s great cultural heritages (like the baguette in France or shadow puppetry in China), the Estonian practice begets … Read more
What a Dogg! Rapper Snoop Dogg revealed that he hasn’t given up smoking weed — He’s just collaborating with a smokeless fire pit. “I have an announcement, I’m giving up smoke,” the rapper, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., said somberly in a brand new advertisement on Instagram. “I know what you’re thinking, ‘Snoop smoke is kinda … Read more
In the director Neil Burger’s harrowing yet thin thriller “The Marsh King’s Daughter,” adapted from Karen Dionne’s same-titled novel, a young Helena (Brooklynn Prince) learns how her fairy tale is actually a nightmare. She lives in a woodland cabin with her stern mother, Beth (Caren Pistorius) and her huntsman father, Jacob (Ben Mendelsohn). Jacob often … Read more
This report may not be the breath of fresh air climate experts hoped. Air pollution reduces the average life expectancy globally by 2.3 years, making it the “greatest external threat to human life expectancy,” according to the annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) report published Tuesday. Researchers from the Energy Policy Institute at the University … Read more
Orange you glad? The Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the NYC skyline with a toxic amber glow in June was no worse for your lungs than a bad pollen day, researchers at NYU Langone found. “Thankfully, the respiratory effects of the wildfire smoke in June were not much worse than what had been seen on … Read more
Former TV news anchorman Bill Boggs is single and ready to mingle — and smoke weed — with Martha Stewart. The 82-year-old Emmy winner has known Stewart, 81, since her first book “Pies & Tarts” was released in 1992 — and has had a crush on her from the moment they met. “I thought, ‘She’s beautiful. … Read more
Police have taken action after a shocking video has emerged of a teenager forcing a little girl to smoke a vape. A video shared to social media shows a four-year-old girl being handed an e-cigarette before a teenage boy allegedly tells her to “suck.” The little girl inhales the vapor and blows it back out … Read more
Unhealthy air quality returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes this week as dry conditions and warm temperatures fueled wildfires in Canada over the weekend, causing more smoke to spill into the northern tier of the U.S. The FOX Forecast Center is tracking wildfire smoke thick enough to reduce air quality across the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa and Illinois. On … Read more
Before last Wednesday, Lizzie Stoldt, a 27-year-old Manhattan publicist, had barely given a thought to New York City’s air quality. “I had heart surgery when I was younger, and even I had no idea air quality was something I should be concerned with,” she said. But as the skies turned smoky over the Big Apple … Read more
Don’t blow off this warning. An Australian researcher is advising against burning scented candles, as they could pollute homes with toxic chemicals. Dr. Svetlana Stevanovic, a professor at Deakin University in Waurn Ponds, told local outlet 7NEWS that candle lovers should err on the side of caution when lighting up — the wick, that is. “Candles … Read more