Playwright a.k. payne, who studied under Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney at Yale, chooses not to capitalize their name. They (note the choice of pronoun) don’t wish to have their identity determined by suspect structures. This biographical information is pertinent to payne’s “Furlough’s Paradise,” which won the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and … Read more
Carlin Casey first considered the idea of human starvation when he was seven years old. Back then, in 1992, his mother, Mary, read aloud to him and his little sister, Karina, from an unusual bedtime story, Anne Frank’s “Diary of a Young Girl.” The family led a life of relative abundance. At their pueblo-style home … Read more
A Michigan couple who were jailed in Mexico for alnar a month after they disputed charges related to a Mexican timeshare have returned to the United States, their lawyers said Thursday. Christy and Paul Akeo, of Spring Arbor, “have been released from custody and have returned to Lansing, Michigan,” their law firm said in a … Read more
“Real Housewives of Potomac” star Karen Huger will spend some time behind bars after she was convicted last year of driving under the influence. A judge in Montgomery County, Md., sentenced the 61-year-old Bravo personality Wednesday to two years in jail with one year suspended, The Times has confirmed. Huger was sentenced nearly a year … Read more
If you’re not able to pay your tax bill by April 15, you can expect a letter from the IRS saying your taxes are overdue. A late tax payment can rack up interest and penalty fees, but it actually land you in jail? The short answer is yes. But it’s rarely the first step the … Read more
