You’ll want to cut this part from the guacamole recipe. Cutting avocados accounts for about 1 in every 50 knife injuries in America, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Health Behavior. “It’s shocking how many ER department visits are related to avocado hand-cutting injuries,” Matthew E. Rossheim, the lead author … Read more
California, here she comes. Rachel Bilson, 42, reprised her role as “The O.C.’s” Summer Roberts in a new tequila ad. The ad – which also reunited her with the show’s creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, as they created it through their production company Fake Empire – features the iconic theme song “California.” Bilson told … Read more
Now here’s something to nipple on. Fashionistas with a flair for flaunting flesh are becoming near-nudists thanks to the extreme underboob fad. “You have so much faith in that dress,” raved a fan beneath Emma Chamberlain’s eye-popping Instagram post. “I wish my girlies looked that good.” Chamberlain’s exposed chest during Paris Couture Week received rave reviews from … Read more
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
Oh say can you AC? One heat happy New Yorker chose one of Summer 2024’s sweatiest days to fan up a heated debate over the merits and necessity of apartment air conditioning. The fresh air freak wound up triggering a BTU brouhaha by announcing their dislike of the seasonal window-killer on Reddit’s popular Ask NYC … Read more
Picture it — Sicily, this coming August. Sure, the island’s dramatic coastline will be perfect for swimming and sunbathing, but you’ll be sharing some pretty tight real estate with half of Europe, too. Fast forward a few weeks, and the weather is almost nearly as hot and sunny, with a daily average of 80 degrees, but … Read more
For once, it’s good to be a brat. Gen Z is preparing for a reckless “brat summer,” inspired by the release of Charli XCX’s wildly popular new party album, “Brat.” The LP — which scored millions of streams in the first week of its release earlier this month — is comprised of bass-thumping dance anthems such … Read more
Toward the end of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s “Black Narcissus” (1947), set at a convent high in the Himalayas, the crazed Sister Ruth sneaks up behind her perceived nemesis, Sister Clodagh, who is ringing the convent’s cliffside bell, and gives her a good shove. The scene, a classic in the Powell-Pressburger canon, is remarkable … Read more
The official start of summer is here, and the season is gifting us with a treat: a full Strawberry Moon. The Strawberry Moon is the sixth full Moon of 2024 and comes the day after the summer solstice, appearing at its fullest at 9:08 p.m. EDT on Friday. According to NASA, the Strawberry Moon — … Read more
Theater review CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At PAC NYC, 251 Fulton Street. Through July 28. The hottest show in town is… “Cats”? Nobody’s said that about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s singing-dancing feline musical since around 1984. But four decades later and it’s true again. If you somehow find … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. It’s hard to believe but the summer of ’99 was 25 years ago. Way back when, Y2K fear/excitement was in full force, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa spent … Read more
Forget the Hamptons or St. Barts — all the cool girls are going to camp this summer. Shira Blumenthal, 35, can’t wait to arrive at Camp Social — a women-only adult summer camp in the Poconos costing $600 for a two-day, three-night stay — later in August. “I’m super excited about it. Everyone in my … Read more
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
Filmed in the summer of 2019, the lyrical documentary “Hummingbirds” is a portrait of two friends, Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía (Beba) Contreras, and their lives in Laredo, Texas, across the border from Mexico. When they hang out near the Rio Grande, Beba says, “I’ve never been this close to the river except when … Read more
Baker, who grew up in Amherst, knows the texture of those Massachusetts summers by heart. She also knows the kinds of people who populate the area, sending Janet and Lacy at one point to a midsummer mystical theatrical presentation, complete with larger-than-life puppetry, after which everyone is implored to take home all the extra zucchini … Read more
A star is dead? Keep your eyes on the skies, stargazers: NASA has predicted that the much-anticipated “once-in-a-life-time” star explosion — or nova — will be visible to the naked eye sometime this summer, per a recent press release. “It’s incredibly exciting to have this front-row seat,” said Dr. Rebekah Hounsell, an assistant research scientist … Read more
The weather is warmer, the days are longer — and a lot of people spend more time eating outdoors with family and friends. But in warmer weather, rates of foodborne illnesses rise. To that point, each year in the U.S., some 48 million people get sick, 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 people die from foodborne illness, according … Read more
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
How short is too short? In the case of men’s summer staples, the thigh’s the limit. At Gucci’s Spring 2025 menswear show in Italy this week, short shorts dominated the runway, with 41 out of 46 ensembles featuring pants that graze just below the groin. The catwalk saw pleated shorts in an array of shades … Read more
Merry Midsummer, my babies! The longest day of the year is upon us, and with it, the call to worship the life-giving light of our favorite star. The exact date and time of the solstices vary from year to year, but in 2024, the summer solstice falls on June 20 at 4:50 PM. In technical terms, … Read more