Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
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
Playwright a.k. payne, photographed at the Geffen Playhouse, where “Furlough’s Paradise” is running through May 18. (Marcus Ubungen / For the Times) Among the notes included in the “Furlough’s Paradise” script is an etymology of the word “furlough” — as in, “permission, liberty granted to do something.” Its various definitions throughout the history of language … Read more
David White BBC Radio Cornwall BBC/Red Planet Pictures/Joss Barratt Zahra Ahmadi said she “really likes” her character Esther Williams Kath Peters BBC Radio Cornwall One of the stars of the hit BBC TV drama Beyond Paradise says the show has taken a “grittier” turn in its third series. Zahra Ahmadi plays DS Esther Williams, who … Read more
Emmy-winning actor Sterling K. Brown is back in a starring TV role. He’s partnered with his former boss (and creator of This Is Us), Dan Fogelman, on the new political murder mystery Paradise. Brown plays Xavier Collins, the leader of the security team for former president Cal Bradford (played by Emmy nominee James Marsden). After … Read more
“The Bachelor” contestant Beverly Ortega is setting the record straight about her abrupt departure from Season 29 of the ABC dating franchise. The 30-year-old insurance salesperson — who was among the 25 women vying for “Bachelor” Grant Ellis’ final rose — confirmed Tuesday that she left the series due to appendicitis. Her departure was revealed … Read more
