Walking in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens, New York, LL COOL J said, "I love this hood, man. Love this neighborhood. Love everything about it. Love the energy. I made a name for myself rappin' ...

It’s tough to define the exact qualities that make someone cool, since pretty much everyone has a different idea of what "cool" is. For some, it’s a leather-coat-wearing motorcyclist on an open road.

As much as people enjoy the warm summer months, high temperatures can be hard on the human body. “As mammals, we live close to the thermal edge of life and death,” says Craig Heller, a physiologist ...

Being cool is hard. Staying cool is harder. It’s an elusive quality, in part because it’s an elusive word with layers of nuanced meaning that peel off as we travel back through the centuries. Sprinkle ...

It’s easy to get lost in what’s uncool. From politics to the environment to making a living, so many things would fail to win Fonzie’s approval. But let’s not forget—there’s plenty that is, in fact, ...

Who Hasn’t Wanted To Be Cool? We’ve all wanted to be cool. But research shows that it’s not merely a shallow desire. Cool makes a difference in life. For instance, charismatic leaders bring out people ...

The definition of “cool” would seem to be an ephemeral thing. (We’re not talking temperature here. We’re talking James Dean, Serena Williams, and Arthur Fonzarelli cool.) What inspires one to admire ...