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The Cornell case puts “Promising Young Woman” back in focus

Published by Sam Flores

It makes perfect sense that Emerald Fennell’s debut film, “Promising Young Woman,” is divisive. In fact, divisive isn’t quite the right word. Since its 2020 release, “Promising Young Woman” has become a lightning rod for heated conversation — quite a far cry from its initially warm reception, which led to five Oscar nominations and one win. Much of this radioactivity results from Fennell’s proclivity for pushing buttons (a habit I defended earlier this year). But in the case of “Promising Young Woman” — about Cassie (Carey Mulligan), a directionless 30-year-old who spends her free time pursuing cosmic justice for her late best friend Nina, whose death was the byproduct of a brutal sexual assault — the discourse is understandable. Fennell wanted to make audiences uncomfortable right out of the gate. And to create this air of discomfort, Fennell crafted a movie that darts from hopeful to despairingly bleak in the blink of an eye. Fennell’s acid-tongued rape-revenge film is caustic and cruel; a feel-bad film for, as Salon described it then, “the #MeToo times.” And …

Will Young on love, gardening and early fame: ‘Even though I was out as a gay man, I couldn’t be myself’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Will Young has reflected on the media circus surrounding his Pop Idol battle against fellow singer Gareth Gates, as well as the intense scrutiny he faced over his personal life in the years that followed. The “Evergreen” star, who won the inaugural reality contest in 2002, has just announced a 25th anniversary tour to celebrate his career to date, which will take place next spring. Young proved himself to be a memorable contestant from the beginning of Pop Idol, starting with his audition of “Blame It on the Boogie” by the Jacksons, and then the moment he stood up to judge Simon Cowell, who described his rendition of “Light My Fire” by the Doors “distinctly average”. As Cowell’s fellow judges expressed shock at his remark, Young endeared himself to viewers at home by telling Cowell he believed he was wrong, and that he was pleased he had the opportunity to say that as “we’ve all been dying to say something to you”, in reference to his fellow contestants. Appearing on The Independent’s Good Vibrations podcast, …

Family of young sailor who died by suicide blames health care gaps and long deployment

Published by Sam Flores

Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June, a month before the ship finally returned to Norfolk, Va. Arianna Calderon hide caption toggle caption Arianna Calderon Jaimie Bethea took hundreds of photographs during her 11 months on the USS Fort Lauderdale, images that show a keen eye and add up to a kind of visual diary of daily life while deployed at sea. But a month before the USS Fort Lauderdale returned to Norfolk, Va., in July, the 21-year- old Navy communications specialist died by suicide. “Nothing matters to me more than my sister,” Arianna Calderon, her older sister, told NPR. “Nothing ever has. I lost my world, genuinely. I lost everything, and all I care about now is getting some semblance of justice.” The USS Fort Lauderdale was in the Caribbean, part of the Trump administration’s operation around Venezuela. The mission included the capture of Nicholas Maduro and ongoing attacks on boats in the region suspected …

I’m a personal trainer in my 40s—these are the five moves I recommend to everyone to keep their hips feeling young

Published by Jenni Sidey

Last week, in the circuits class I run, there was one exercise that a few people struggled with. It involved standing in front of a chair with your leg extended and your foot on the seat. You then raise your foot slightly to tap your heel on one side and then the other. It challenges your balance and works your leg muscles. The men in the class found it fairly easy, but several women said they struggled to raise their leg high enough because their hips felt stiff. Latest Videos FromFit&Well I hear this often from my female personal training clients in their 40s and beyond. Hormonal changes around menopause can contribute to muscle and joint discomfort, while spending long periods sitting may leave your hips feeling stiffer. The five moves below combine mobility, strength and balance to help you move your hips with more control and greater ease. You may like I recommend using them as a warm-up (by doing one round without weights), a finisher or a standalone circuit, building up to three …

Young organs may not be a fountain of youth for recipients

Published by Miika Tikkanen

It’s not clear why this is, but João Pedro de Magalhães, who studies aging at the University of Birmingham in the UK and was not involved in the study, thinks it might have something to do with the recipient’s immune system. Perhaps immune cells circulating in the blood might affect markers of aging in the new organ, he says. Perhaps the potential rejuvenating effects of a young heart end up being diluted by all the other aged components of an older body, Poganik suggests. Or maybe a single organ just isn’t enough to see an effect. Poganik hopes his finding will encourage surgeons to consider using hearts from older donors, many of which are discarded on the assumption they won’t function as well. (Machines used to preserve organs before transplantation are changing that already—and Poganik has worked on another study showing that these devices seem to rejuvenate donor livers to some extent.) But the study also highlights just how complicated aging is. If organs seem to be getting older by one measure but not by another, …

Dad told he was ‘too young for cancer’ dies six months after diagnosis

Published by Daniella Wilson

A devoted father died just six months after a lung cancer diagnosis, despite being told he was “too young” for the disease. Ben Williams, 37, was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in January 2021 after experiencing months of severe pain above his hip. His wife Anita Williams, 43, said doctors initially told them he was “too young for cancer” but by the time he was diagnosed, the cancer was stage four and terminal, and he was given a prognosis of 12 to 18 months. While he underwent chemotherapy and immunotherapy, Ben’s condition deteriorated, and he was admitted to a Sue Ryder hospice, where he died in July 2021, aged 38. After Ben’s death, Anita, from Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, realised she had few keepsakes capturing his life and is now creating memory boxes for other families facing terminal illness, while encouraging people to be more open about grief and death. Anita said grief is an ‘ongoing struggle’ (Collect/PA Real Life) “I think the most important thing that people should understand about grief is that, yes, …

FC 27 wonderkids: Best young players to sign in Career Mode

Published by Daniella Wilson

It’s a near year of Career Mode, and we’ve got a huge list of the best FC 27 wonderkids for you to sign. They’re not all going to be budget, but with the right tactics, you’ll be onto a winner with any of them. Of course, you’ll probably want to opt for some better players in Ultimate Team if you want the best Rivals and FUT Champs rewards. But if you’re after the best young players in FC 27, here are all the top wonderkids to sign in Career Mode this year. FC 27 wonderkids: Best young players to sign in Career Mode The best young player in FC 27 is Lamine Yamal, who boasts an already massive 90 OVR with potential to grow all the way up to 95. But as well as Yamal, here’s a quick list of the top 10 best wonderkids in FC 27 Career Mode: Lamine Yamal: Age 19 | FC Barcelona | RW | 90 OVR | 95 POT João Neves: Age 21 | PSG | CM | 88 …

what’s holding back visually impaired young people who want to work

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Through my research I have had the fortune of following 80 young people with vision impairment over 11 years. I tracked their journey from school through to adulthood, speaking at regular intervals to establish what had happened since we last spoke, what had gone well and what could have been improved. The aim was to observe the different pathways they followed and their experiences of them. Despite achieving relatively well academically in comparison to other Send (special educational needs and disabilities) groups, young people with vision impairment have persistently poor employment rates and are particularly vulnerable to becoming economically inactive. My colleagues and I wanted to understand why this was and identify possible solutions. When I first started working with the young people when they were aged 14 to 16, they were full of optimism for the future. They wanted to become social workers and teachers and psychologists. Yet by the end of the study, when they were aged between 25 and 27, many had never experienced paid employment and could not see a pathway …

British father pleads guilty over death of young son who fell from hotel window | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

A British father has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his child after he fell from a hotel window in Cyprus. The 37-year-old defendant, from Essex, and his family were reportedly a few days into their holiday at the southwestern resort of Paphos in July when the boy fell from the hotel’s fourth-floor. The father admitted a charge of causing death through a reckless, rash or dangerous act at a court in Paphos on Tuesday, where he was accompanied by his parents. The circumstances of the fall remain unclear – and the boy’s age has been reported as both two and three years old. The defendant has not been named by the court. The man’s lawyer, Alexandros Alexandrou, said his client decided to plead guilty late on Monday, largely to avoid a lengthy trial. He said it was also to spare his family from reliving the circumstances of the boy’s death through detailed evidence presented in court. A long trial would mean the man is “again a victim of this tragedy,” Mr Alexandrou said …

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All posts tagged: young

The Cornell case puts “Promising Young Woman” back in focus

Will Young on love, gardening and early fame: ‘Even though I was out as a gay man, I couldn’t be myself’

Family of young sailor who died by suicide blames health care gaps and long deployment

I’m a personal trainer in my 40s—these are the five moves I recommend to everyone to keep their hips feeling young

Young organs may not be a fountain of youth for recipients

Dad told he was ‘too young for cancer’ dies six months after diagnosis

FC 27 wonderkids: Best young players to sign in Career Mode

what’s holding back visually impaired young people who want to work

British father pleads guilty over death of young son who fell from hotel window | UK News