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New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Ted Cruz defends Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad after woke leftists call it ‘Nazi propaganda'
Sen. Ted Cruz came to the defense of Sydney Sweeney and her American Eagle jeans spot after twisted leftist TikTokkers claimed it was full of 'Nazi propaganda.' 'Wow. Now the crazy Left has come out against beautiful women,' Cruz (R-Texas) replied to The Post's X post. 'I'm sure that will poll well….,' he added. Woke social media users jumped at the wordplay between jeans and genes that the 'Euphoria' actress used during the promotion, interpreting it as a nod to eugenics.
New York Post
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Flip phone summer': Gen Z vows to resurrect low-tech — before their ‘brains turn to mush'
Gen Z is flipping the script this season. Hanging up on the addictive call of the smartphone, tweens, teens and 20-somethings are, instead, going retro, ditching their digital devices for 2000s-era flip phones. 'Flip phone summer,' declared Makayla Aubrey, posing with her throwback artifact in a trending clip. 'Life will be so simple.' 4 Aubrey and her fellow Gen Zers have declared this season 'Flip Phone Summer,' vowing to replace their smart devices with the Y2K-era accessories. Tiktok / @makaylaaubreyyyy It's an ease that comes with less time on screens. The Zs, youngsters under age 27, have recently begun rehabbing their high-tech fixations with the help of low-tech tools. It's a generational effort towards disconnecting from the World Wide Web, and reconnecting with the real world in oldfangled ways. 4 Young adults online claim their lives are becoming consumed by their smartphones. Andrii Lysenko – Forgoing iPhone photoshoots, Gen Zers are virally all in favor of snapping pics on vintage digital and disposable cameras, insisting that 'a camera from 2007 gives off a certain vibe that something like an iPhone can't produce.' The whippersnappers are, too, preferring cassette tapes and vinyl records over music streaming platforms, and Walkman headphones over ultramodern Bluetooth earbuds. 4 Dumbphones, such as flip phone and Blackberrys, offer users a break from the incessant buzz of today's buzzy iPhones and Androids. F-Stop Boy – Their newfound fascination with Y2K-style horns, however, started with the BlackBerry. Nicknaming the once in-demand devices 'dumbphones,' owing to their unique keyboards and limited capabilities, Zoomers have been zooming to sites like Facebook Marketplace and eBay, purchasing BlackBerrys to supplant their more sophisticated cellulars. Now, as flip phones rise from the ashes as the hot months' hottest commodity, Gen Zs are crediting the vintage mobiles with restoring their grip on reality. 4 TikTokkers like AR Justin are popularizing the 'Flip Phone Summer' movement, making the old-school cell phones cool again. Tiktok / @ar_justin 'It's an unplugged summer,' Meni, who admittedly spent 13 hours staring at screens each day, announced in the caption of a TikTok clip. 'I swear that my brain is just mush,' she said, blaming her smartphone, its alluring apps and constant notifications, for the regression. 'I no longer live my life,' continued the brunette. 'I just watch other people live theirs, and feel s—ty about mine.' Meni went on to laud her early aughts flip phone, along with an old-timey e-book reader, praising the resurrected gadgets for saving her from sure destruction. 'I love the freedom.'
The Age
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
The TikTok-approved trends for brows and make-up coming for your beauty cabinet
This story is part of the July 20 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Tracing trends is always a slippery topic. Sometimes, just when you think you have nailed it, things flip. So, to the best of my ability, here are some trends to take note of. Big, bold hair is back – and just after you had mastered the perfect poker-straight blow-dry. According to the international king of hair, Sam McKnight, 'bombshell blowouts' are big news. The reference point is, of course, the 1980s and the tool of choice is velcro rollers. McKnight has created the 'Big Set', which comes with a 'heating hood' you attach to your hairdryer and 18 rollers. Says McKnight, 'Velcro rollers have been a staple since the '80s – they're foolproof for getting that runway lift at the roots and a soft, touchable texture. The hood dryer locks in your set – it's a game-changer for effortless, high-volume results at home.' Until the kit is available here, the next best thing is the Blo Brush Hot Roller Set ($120). On the TikTok beauty front, trends include the clean brow, where the emphasis is on natural brow shapes and textures, stepping away from more sculpted 'block' brows. This has also created a demand for laser eyebrow tattoo removal. According to brow guru Amy Jean Linnehan, 'If the shape and colour still flatter your face, there's no need to remove the tattoo – and you can opt for the latest, softer 'mist brows' technique.' As with brows, lashes are also taking a more natural stance, and TikTokkers are currently experimenting by applying a full face of make-up – without mascara. But if you are still wedded to mascara, try brown – our current favourite is Benefit BadGal Bang! Volumizing Mascara in Rebel Brown ($49). Alternatively, try applying a clear mascara such as Maybelline Great Lash Clear Gel Mascara ($18) to give your eyelashes a glossy, lifted look. And if you just can't give up dark lashes, try a combined lash lift and tint. The 'Y2K lip' is also on the comeback trail, with two key versions – super juicy lips (think Lancôme's Juicy Tubes) and, at the other end of the spectrum, lips blotted with concealer so that they almost disappear. On TikTok, interest in Y2K make-up increased by 64.8 per cent in the 12 months to March according to data from consumer researcher Spate reported in Global Cosmetic Industry magazine. Too Faced is leading the charge with glosses that are shiny and hydrating; we love Kissing Jelly Lip Oil Gloss ($38). And with concealer lips, keep it modern with a darker lip liner. One of our favourites is Mecca Max Pout Pencil in Stella ($16) – use it to colour in the entire lip – and then top with a putty-coloured lipstick. Hero status here goes to M.A.C Cosmetics Macximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Acting Natural ($40).
Sydney Morning Herald
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
The TikTok-approved trends for brows and make-up coming for your beauty cabinet
This story is part of the July 20 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Tracing trends is always a slippery topic. Sometimes, just when you think you have nailed it, things flip. So, to the best of my ability, here are some trends to take note of. Big, bold hair is back – and just after you had mastered the perfect poker-straight blow-dry. According to the international king of hair, Sam McKnight, 'bombshell blowouts' are big news. The reference point is, of course, the 1980s and the tool of choice is velcro rollers. McKnight has created the 'Big Set', which comes with a 'heating hood' you attach to your hairdryer and 18 rollers. Says McKnight, 'Velcro rollers have been a staple since the '80s – they're foolproof for getting that runway lift at the roots and a soft, touchable texture. The hood dryer locks in your set – it's a game-changer for effortless, high-volume results at home.' Until the kit is available here, the next best thing is the Blo Brush Hot Roller Set ($120). On the TikTok beauty front, trends include the clean brow, where the emphasis is on natural brow shapes and textures, stepping away from more sculpted 'block' brows. This has also created a demand for laser eyebrow tattoo removal. According to brow guru Amy Jean Linnehan, 'If the shape and colour still flatter your face, there's no need to remove the tattoo – and you can opt for the latest, softer 'mist brows' technique.' As with brows, lashes are also taking a more natural stance, and TikTokkers are currently experimenting by applying a full face of make-up – without mascara. But if you are still wedded to mascara, try brown – our current favourite is Benefit BadGal Bang! Volumizing Mascara in Rebel Brown ($49). Alternatively, try applying a clear mascara such as Maybelline Great Lash Clear Gel Mascara ($18) to give your eyelashes a glossy, lifted look. And if you just can't give up dark lashes, try a combined lash lift and tint. The 'Y2K lip' is also on the comeback trail, with two key versions – super juicy lips (think Lancôme's Juicy Tubes) and, at the other end of the spectrum, lips blotted with concealer so that they almost disappear. On TikTok, interest in Y2K make-up increased by 64.8 per cent in the 12 months to March according to data from consumer researcher Spate reported in Global Cosmetic Industry magazine. Too Faced is leading the charge with glosses that are shiny and hydrating; we love Kissing Jelly Lip Oil Gloss ($38). And with concealer lips, keep it modern with a darker lip liner. One of our favourites is Mecca Max Pout Pencil in Stella ($16) – use it to colour in the entire lip – and then top with a putty-coloured lipstick. Hero status here goes to M.A.C Cosmetics Macximal Silky Matte Lipstick in Acting Natural ($40).
New York Post
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
This $1 pill is transforming sex lives, women say — but the bizarre ingredients are part of a ‘troubling trend'
Experts claim that it's a load of bull. No Viagra, no problem. Many women are swearing by an alleged aphrodisiac pill full of cow parts, claiming that it's sent their sex drives into the stratosphere. 4 TikTokkers are swearing by the so-called steer-based sex tonic. @primalqueenera/Instagram Advertisement Hawked by Maryland wellness company Primal Queen, the $1 gelatin capsules contain a veritable bouillabaisse of bovine viscera, including freeze-dried uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, liver, kidneys and hearts, the Daily Mail reported. The so-called 'superfood cocktail,' which is sold in boxes of 60 pills for $59.99 on their website, allegedly benefits everything from libido to cognition and menstrual cycles by encouraging customers to 'eat like a cavewoman.' Within 1 week, the offal popper will likely cause an increase in 'vitality, sex drive and overall well-being,' per the site. Advertisement Since the alleged panacea's release in 2023, women have come out in droves to tout the bovine love potion's alleged libido-boosting powers. One woman, who goes by the 'Keto Dealer,' revealed on TikTok how her sex drive had 'woken up with a vengeance' after taking the supplements for two months, the Daily Mail reported. 'I'm still single, so it doesn't make it the most convenient time for the resurgence of my libido,' she said, before cheekily quipping that that's what sex toys are for. 4 The pill contains freeze-dried cow uterus. @primalqueenera/Instagram Advertisement Another TikTokker, known as 'addtocartchaos,' who posted a paid partnership with Primal Queen, claimed that in the last two weeks she and her husband made whoopie 'multiple times a night, every single night, for two weeks' — more than in their 20s. Primal Queen alleges that the active ingredient is iron, which can boost the sex drives of women with iron deficiencies, as well as those without it. Organs like an animal liver reportedly contain a lot of iron because they amass the nutrient and recycle old red blood cells, which harbor large amounts of it. 4 The supplements contain everything from bovine fallopian tubes to cow's liver. @primalqueenera/Instagram Advertisement Unfortunately, the supplement itself might only be a pale imitation. While Primal Queen hasn't revealed how much its supplements contain, an analysis of the capsules by a third-party tester found they contained just 0.001 percent iron. According to doctors who spoke to the Daily Mail, the pill is a 'total waste of money' and indicative of a 'troubling trend' where slick marketing meets the 'appeal to nature fallacy.'' 'There is this theme at the moment where supplement companies try to make these claims that we are all deficient in something and then, huzzah, they sell us an expensive cure,' Dr Jess Steier, a public health scientist who founded the Unbiased Science blog, told the Daily Mail. She suggested that while the supplement was harmless, it didn't contain a high enough dose of iron to actually affect someone's sex drive. 'If the dose is not present in high enough quantities, it is not really going to do anything for us,' said Steier. 4 'I started taking beef organs two weeks ago, but I think it's messing my stomach up more than doing good,' said one user. Africa Studio – Dr. David Shusterman, a urologist in New York City, suggested that the cow pill could be a placebo as when it comes to sex drive, 'about 80 percent is mental.' 'So, the thought process of eating the uterus — which is something we don't typically eat — that might stimulate mind over matter, and improve sex drive,' he said. 'Placebo effect is very powerful. If someone takes this supplement and says, 'I feel so much better,' I say keep taking it. If it works for you, then that's great.' Advertisement Unfortunately, some partakers claimed that they experienced adverse physical effects from being on the beef pill. 'I started taking beef organs two weeks ago, but I think it's messing my stomach up more than doing good,' said one woman on TikTok. 'I've been on it for a little over a month — I have the worst period cramps I've ever had,' added another, dismissing the supplement's menstrual health effects. Advertisement 'I'll be honest, I wanted to love it but I just canceled my subscription after 2 solid months because I felt zero difference,' said a third. Dr. Jess Steier noted that people could improve their sexual health by simply eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly.
