Last year, Walt Disney Co.’s annual shareholder meeting was fraught with tension as a billionaire activist investor sought to shake up the boardroom and change the course of the company. This year, by comparison, will be less charged. The Burbank media and entertainment company is coming off a strong year for its studio business, with … Read more
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
Created by Mindy Kaling, with her “Mindy Project” co-star Ike Barinholtz and producer David Stassen, “Running Point,” which premieres Thursday on Netflix, is an adorable workplace family sports comedy set around a fictional Los Angeles basketball team, the Waves. The shorthand pitch might have gone something like “Ted Lasso” meets “Succession,” but it’s less sentimental … Read more
Yasmin Rufo Entertainment reporter Manuel Harlan Bailey’s performance of Richard II has been positively received by most critics From playing Anthony in Bridgerton to Fiyero in Wicked, Jonathan Bailey has nailed the art of portraying regal characters. The trend continues as he now takes on the role of Shakespeare’s Richard II at the Bridge Theatre … Read more
