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Smoking makes a pop culture comeback despite health warnings

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 7/27 09:46 X
Smoking makes a pop culture comeback despite health warnings
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NEW YORK, July 27 —From beauty mogul Kylie Jenner lighting up on the cover of Vanity Fair to cigarette trays at singer Dua Lipa’s wedding, the pop culture-verse has...

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Smoking rates are at a six-decade low among American adults and the lowest in a quarter-century among youth.

And yet, searches for the term “smoking pose” on the image-sharing platform Pinterest have soared 70 per cent among 18- to 24-year-olds, according to Style Analytics, a fashion world data tracker.

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Malay Mail
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Jul 27, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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