Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Lagos to Cape Town, Santiago to Seoul, people want to be cool. "Cool" is a word we hear everywhere – in music, in fashion, on ...

Everyone wants to be liked and accepted by other people — it's part of what makes us human, after all. But we may find that there are certain "cool" people who are able to attract anyone they want ...

Whether you're in San Francisco, Santiago, Sydney or Seoul, one thing is universal: People want to be seen as cool. But what does "cool" mean? And does it differ from country to country? My colleagues ...

“Cool” people across the world tend to have these six personality traits in common. “Am I cool?” is a question we’ve all probably asked ourselves at some point. Or, we may have wondered, “Do they like ...

Marge: Am I cool, kids?Bart and Lisa: No.Marge: Good. I'm glad. And that's what makes me cool: not caring, right?Bart and Lisa: No.Marge: Well, how the hell do you be cool? I feel like we've tried ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month.Become a Plus Member Joel Dinerstein has whittled down the definition of “cool”: a person who shows a ...

What makes things cool? What penumbral principle explains not only the marketing campaigns of Harley Davidson, Apple, and Dos Equis, but also the appeal of cowboys, James Dean, and Jennifer Lawrence?

Groovy is over, hip is square, far out is long gone. Don't worry, though, it's cool. "Cool" remains the gold standard of slang in the 21st century, as reliable as a blue-chip stock, surviving like few ...

As part of Gmail’s latest redesign, three bubbly auto-responses populate the end of nearly every email. One recent message from a colleague generated these three ecstatic reply options: “Thanks!”; ...