smoking

The Stimulating Neuroscience Behind Why Nicotine Makes You Poop

Sure, it can be exhilarating, but at the wrong time and wrong place, it can also be a real drag

The Undeniably Schlong-Shaped Nose of Joe Camel

He was created by R.J. Reynolds to grow its market share of young smokers, but there was something else going on: that giant dick and balls on his face

Early Lucky Strike Ads Promised Smoking Would Inspire Great Feats of Strength, Heroism and Feminism

During the Roaring Twenties, there wasn’t much the cigarette brand wouldn’t shamelessly enlist celebrities to claim on its behalf — even if many of those celebrities died of smoking-related causes not long thereafter

Depressed or Anxious? There Might Not Be an App for That After All

A new massive review of scientific evidence suggests that mental health apps aren’t as effective as we hoped — not yet at least