Meanwhile, viral Instagram accounts like @cigfluencers are raising a glass to “HOT PEOPLE keeping the art of SMOKING & BEING ...

Mass layoffs at HHS: Latest news on the moves at CDC, NIH and FDA; live updates This is a big problem, because, among young people especially, smoking seems to be cool again. Seemingly gone were ...

And yet, this is the year that smoking has officially become “cool” again. That’s how it seems, anyway, if you take a look at recent popular culture.

Smoking offers a palpable pause, a singular moment of physical presence in an existence mediated by ever-present pressure.

The Von Dutch hitmaker’s wedding to The 1975 drummer George Daniel this weekend saw her handing out a tray of cigarettes on a ...

While DeYoung hadn’t considered Friendship a pro-smoking text, he freely gave his blessing as a reading of the film. Part of what’s thrilling about seeing so many cigs in Friendship is that ...

Some anti-smoking advocates worry that these cuts will only exacerbate this trend, sending a message to young people that smoking isn't just cool, but also not that big of a deal for your health.