Uncomfortable

Following Don Lemon’s rocky interview with Elon Musk – which ended in the cancelation of their X contract – the former CNN anchor suggested to tech journalist Kara Swisher that maybe the sit-down was doomed from the start because Musk was “uncomfortable sitting in front of a gay Black guy.” When Swisher joined Lemon’s show, she praised his interview with Musk as “excellent” and “very fair”: “I think people watching it will be wondering why he a gasket over it,” Swisher said. …

What do contract killers charge? In search of an answer, Jenny Kleeman tells us, she tried hard to obtain the contact details of “some of Britain’s most notorious murderers”, so she could write to them in prison about “their pricing structure”. She later found a flamboyant reformed American hitman who was willing to talk.How much do people insure their lives for? Kleeman considers the stories of a man who faked his own death for the insurance; his son, who was flabbergasted when “the father he had spent eight months…

To Make My Chemistry Classes More Welcoming, I Start by Making Students UncomfortableScience is becoming more diverse, but to make it more welcoming we need to examine our history and not repeat itBy Stephanie Knezz Credit: Credit: visualspace/Getty ImagesFor the past seven years, I’ve been teaching introductory and organic chemistry to lecture halls full of ambitious students who see my courses as a means to an end—medical school or requirements for a science major. They enter the room on the first day of class with…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe BBC has defended its reporter, who gave an “uncomfortable” interview with Andrew Scott at the Baftas last weekend.The red carpet interview in question quickly went viral as viewers criticised the BBC’s Colin Paterson for repeatedly asking Scott about Barry Keoghan’s nude scene in Emerald Fennell’s film, Saltburn.Scott, 47, who was snubbed for his lauded turn in Andrew Haigh’s drama…

Recent reports indicate a wave of returns for Apple's Vision Pro headsets with users citing discomfort, headaches and eye strain as primary concerns. This uptick in returns aligns with the closing of Apple's 14-day return window, suggesting initial excitement for the $3,500 device may be waning.The clunky design of the headset has been a critical factor for users. The front-heavy weight distribution has been linked to physical discomfort, with some users experiencing headaches and motion sickness.  While dry eyes and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAndrew Scott fans have defended the actor after he was subjected to what have been branded “inappropriate” and “uncomfortable” questions from a BBC reporter on the Baftas red carpet.The Irish star has been highly praised for his performance in the Andrew Haigh-directed drama All of Us Strangers, in which he plays a grieving writer who begins a romance with his mysterious neighbour…

Hair is, for the most part, considered a pretty personal thing. It’s not like we let just anyone touch it, and if we ever feel tense, it’s one of the first things we touch (and then fondle) in order to comfort ourselves and to alleviate all that stress.However, there’s a contingent of people who like to live dangerously and throw their beautiful luscious hair over their airplane seat rest only to be creeped out by the dad of the kid whose in-flight movie was blocked as a result.It always seems more deliberate than…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJulia Roberts has opened up about the part of Notting Hill she “loathed” making.Roberts, most recently seen in Netflix film Leave the World Behind, starred in the 1999 romantic comedy as a Hollywood film actor who finds romance with a British bookshop owner, played by Hugh Grant.At the time, Roberts was a bonafide star of her own, having starred in Pretty Woman in 1990 and My Best…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJulia Roberts has opened up about the part of Notting Hill she “loathed” making.Roberts, most recently seen in Netflix film Leave the World Behind, starred in the 1999 romantic comedy as a Hollywood film actor who finds romance with a British bookshop owner, played by Wonka actor Hugh Grant.At the time, Roberts was a bonafide star of her own, having starred in Pretty Woman in 1990 and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJulia Roberts has opened up about the part of Notting Hill she “loathed” making.Roberts, most recently seen in Netflix film Leave the World Behind, starred in the 1999 romantic comedy as a Hollywood film actor who finds romance with a British bookshop owner, played by Wonka actor Hugh Grant.At the time, Roberts was a bonafide star of her own, having starred in Pretty Woman in 1990 and…