Resting bitch face

Resting bitch face, or bitchy resting face, is a term for a facial expression (or lack of expression) which unintentionally appears angry, annoyed or irritated.

The concept has been studied by psychologists and may have psychological implications on facial biases, gender stereotypes, human judgment, and decision making. Chloé Hogg, in a 2014 article in the journal Philological Quarterly, asserted that the phenomenon was not new, and offered Hyacinthe Rigaud's portrait of Louis XIV depicting his "bitchy resting face".

Jessica Bennett described the phenomenon in an August 1, 2015 article in the New York Times. She listed actors Anna Kendrick, Anna Paquin, January Jones, Kristen Stewart, Karolina Schmidt, and fashion designer Victoria Beckham as celebrities who had been caught in candid snapshots that were characterized as instances of "resting bitch face".

Origin

In a 2013 year end round-up of newly popular words and phrases New York Times writer Grant Barrett asserted the phrase dates back "at least ten years".

The Late Show

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The Late Late Show

The Late Late Show, with its title often shortened to The Late Late, is an Irish chat show. It is the world's second longest-running chat show, after the American The Tonight Show. Perceived as the official flagship television programme of Ireland's public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it is regarded as an Irish television institution (even abroad) and is broadcast live across two hours plus in front of a studio audience on Friday nights between September and May at 21.30.

Having maintained the same name and format continuously, The Late Late Show was first broadcast on Friday, 6 July 1962 at 23.20 and in colour from 1976. Originating as temporary summer filler for a niche Saturday night audience (airing at 23.30), it later moved to its current home on Friday night schedules. The format has remained largely the same throughout—dialogue, comic sketches, musical performances, discourse on topical issues. It has influenced attitudes of the populace towards approval or disapproval of its chosen topics, directed social change and helped shape Irish societal norms. It averages 650,000 viewers per episode and has consistently achieved RTÉ's highest ratings.