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Attractive people are less likely to keep wearing face masks in the post-Covid era, a study suggests. Researchers conducted three questionnaires asking people about self-perceived attractiveness and mask-wearing intentions in various scenarios. They concluded that young and middle-aged Americans who view themselves as attractive 'believe wearing a mask hinders the opportunities to deliver a favorable impression to others'. People who consider themselves attractive are less likely to wear face masks Those who see themselves as less attractive likely beliee masks improve looks Meanwhile, other major analysis found masks made 'no difference' to infections

Posting the most flattering picture possible alongside one’s profile may seem a legitimate part of the internet dating game. But if new research is to be believed, those who try to level the playing field by using photos which disguise their worst features could be wasting their time. According to a university study, women can still identify a physically attractive man just by reading his profile. It found good-looking men were able to convey their confidence and attractiveness in their written self-description – and that women volunteers were able to recognise their beauty without being shown the lonely heart’s accompanying...

Many studies have shown that being ugly is actually an economic disadvantage: it's a fact that good looking people make more money than ugly ones. But if you've got a face that only a mother could love, take heart. Economics professor Daniel S. Hamermesh of the University of Texas at Austin has a legal solution: affirmative action for ugly people! Why this disparate treatment of looks in so many areas of life? It’s a matter of simple prejudice. Most of us, regardless of our professed attitudes, prefer as customers to buy from better-looking salespeople, as jurors to listen to better-looking...

For the third year in a row, residents and visitors have voted Philadelphia the city with the least attractive people, according to a survey by Travel + Leisure. But that's not all; the City of Brotherly Love also ranked as the least stylish, least active, least friendly and least worldy by 60,000 respondents who ranked 30 cities in several categories ranging from food to nightlife to culture. On the bright side, the beauty of the museums and art galleries was enough to boost Philly to the third spot in the Historical Sites/Monuments category.

Her appointment at the Civil Right's Commision expires next month There's something about Mary ...