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Pride review, National Theatre – Devastating, uplifting musical is much better than the film that inspired it

Pride review, National Theatre – Devastating, uplifting musical is much better than the film that inspired it

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Solidarity is the watchword in the new stage musical Pride, as it was in the feelgood 2014 film that inspired it. Set in 1984, during the height of the miners’ strike, the true-life story follows a group of London-based gay activists who start raising funds to support a Welsh mining community, having realised they have enemies in common (ie, Margaret Thatcher and the right-wing press). Pride, produced by P&P Productions with the National Theatre, transcends its source material in most every way: it’s funnier, more moving, and more joyous than the film. (Both incarnations are directed by Matthew Warchus.) It also – crucially – feels more queer. My big gripe with the film was that it seemed designed with a straight audience in mind: for a tale about people living radically unconventional lives, it was stubbornly traditional in its form. Musical …

Emmerdale sets up Charity’s next move after devastating Mack scenes

Emmerdale sets up Charity’s next move after devastating Mack scenes

Published by Sam Flores

Emmerdale spoilers follow. Emmerdale has seen Charity Dingle coming clean to her husband Mack Boyd about baby Leyla’s parentage and her ordeal with Dr Todd, as a hurt Mack advised her to go to the police. Charity has been struggling after being blackmailed and sexually assaulted by Todd, who knows the truth about Leyla being Charity and Ross Barton’s. After a fateful encounter with kind stranger Serena (who has a closer connection to Charity’s than either of them realised), the Woolpack landlady realised that she would have to be honest not just with Mack, but also with Sarah and Jacob, who believe that Leyla is theirs. ITV In tonight’s hour-long episode, Charity started making amends by telling it all to Mack, who listened in anger as his wife explained she had sex with his friend Ross. “It was just a stupid, drunken mistake, a one-off… and I’ve regretted it ever since,” Charity insisted. “And it didn’t mean anything.” Charity then told Mack that her sleeping with Ross wasn’t just about them, but involved Sarah and …

Kelly Osbourne shares devastating message from late dad Ozzy that still brings her comfort

Kelly Osbourne shares devastating message from late dad Ozzy that still brings her comfort

Published by Daniella Wilson

Kelly Osbourne shared a deeply emotional Father’s Day tribute to her late father, Ozzy Osbourne, revealing the heartbreak of navigating life without the legendary Black Sabbath frontman. The 41-year-old television personality took to Instagram on Sunday to honour the rock icon, who died in July 2025 aged 76, posting a series of treasured throwback photographs alongside a moving message about grief and love. “Dad, I still find myself looking for you in ordinary moments, the advice I need, the joke I want to tell, the victory I wish you could see,” Kelly wrote. © InstagramOzzy Osbourne as a young father “The ache of missing you is the price of loving you, and I would pay it forever rather than have never been your child at all! “I will never stop missing you. It is an honor to spend the rest of my life loving you. Until we meet again!” The heartfelt tribute offered a rare glimpse into Kelly’s enduring bond with her father, who remained one of the most influential figures in her life despite …

House of the Dragon star reacts to season 3’s devastating death

House of the Dragon star reacts to season 3’s devastating death

Published by Daniella Wilson

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for House of the Dragon season 3 episode 1. Another devastating death has befallen House of the Dragon in the very first episode of season 3. Buckle in, it’s a big one. The long-awaited Battle of the Gullet, which was delayed after initially being planned as the climax to season 2, took no prisoners, as the Triarchy, led by Admiral Lohar (Abigail Thorne) and the Velaryon fleet, led by the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint), rained fire over the seas. Meanwhile, with Jacaerys Velaryon (Harry Collett) convinced that his mother, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), was about to land herself in a trap, he took matters into his own hands, locking her in and preventing her from going to war, before joining the fray himself. But it was an ill-fated decision from Jace. After joining the battle, he rides his dragon Vermax just a little too low, and the dragon is hit and crashes into the sea. Although Jace survives the drop, managing to cling to debris, he’s then hit by enemy arrows, …

Clarkson’s Farm star Charlie Ireland reflects on late dad’s ‘devastating’ MND diagnosis on Father’s Day

Clarkson’s Farm star Charlie Ireland reflects on late dad’s ‘devastating’ MND diagnosis on Father’s Day

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Clarkson’s Farm star Charlie Ireland has used Father’s Day to spotlight motor neurone disease (MND), reflecting on his late father’s “devastating” diagnosis. The agronomist and land agent advises Jeremy Clarkson, who has recently announced he has gone into remission after being treated for prostate cancer. Ireland posted a video to boost awareness for global MND awareness day, which coincided with Father’s Day on Sunday. Ireland said: “Overall, I think it’s a poignant day Father’s Day – men are more likely to develop the disease, so the fact the global awareness day falls on Father’s Day makes it just a little bit special this year. “It’s also particularly poignant for me that it lands on Father’s Day – my father was affected with motor neurone disease and he died in 2011 having been diagnosed in late 2007. “Although nearly 15 years has …

All My Children star and wife dead following devastating house fire

All My Children star and wife dead following devastating house fire

Published by Daniella Wilson

All My Children star Paul Avery and his wife, Sheila, have passed away following a devastating house fire at their home in Blairstown, New Jersey. Emergency responders received a call about the fire just before 1 a.m. on June 16, and the house had gone up in flames by the time they arrived.  Paul and Sheila were rescued from inside but emerged in critical condition, and died at the scene after responders attempted to administer CPR. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and under investigation.  The late couple’s daughter, Kyle Avery, announced the sad news of their death on Facebook, writing: “I’m devastated to share that our parents, Paul and Sheila Garry Avery, passed away early this morning.” © FacebookPaul and Sheila passed away on Tuesday morning “We loved them so much, and they loved us so much, and nobody ever had to wonder if that was so. We’re grateful to the Blairstown Fire Department for their efforts.” Kyle received an outpouring of grief and love from commenters, with one writing: “Your mom was …

Bigfoot Documentary’s Devastating Debunking | Skeptical Inquirer

Bigfoot Documentary’s Devastating Debunking | Skeptical Inquirer

Published by Sam Flores

The most famous film of Bigfoot has been conclusively revealed as a hoax in a new documentary film, Capturing Bigfoot. The iconic 1967 footage taken in Bluff Creek, California, by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin is said to show a female Bigfoot (dubbed “Patty”) walking across a riverbed. The 16-mm film has been the subject of controversy and debate for half a century and is routinely cited as the gold standard for Bigfoot footage (even some fifty-five years later, which is deeply suspicious given the ubiquity of high-quality smartphone cameras since then). Though the footage is blurry, one thing is clear: it’s either a hoax or a Bigfoot. It’s not an optical illusion, misidentified bear, or anything else. It is no exaggeration to say that the film is a foundational pillar of modern Bigfoot belief. Sure, there are plenty of anecdotal sighting reports (typically at dusk and from great distances), ambiguous tracks, “strange” calls in the forest at night, and so on. But nothing compares to the Patterson/Gimlin film for sheer pop culture influence. Its …

“The Impact was Devastating”: Chicago’s Cross-Burning Was Set By Liberal, Anti-Trump Protester

“The Impact was Devastating”: Chicago’s Cross-Burning Was Set By Liberal, Anti-Trump Protester

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Jonathan Turley, After the Southern Poverty Law Center scandal of actually funding and encouraging racist protests, it appears that at least one individual has created his own orchestrated racist incident. In Chicago (where Jussie Smollett committed his infamous racist hoax), a burning cross was denounced by Mayor Brandon Johnson as a sign of the racism in society. Johnson, however, refused to address the fact that the cross burning was actually the work of an anti-Trump liberal student. University of Illinois senior Merlin Lu said it was never intended as a racist symbol, but the question is whether it could still be charged as a hate crime. In posting a reward for the culprit soon after the incident, Rev. Michael Pfleger declared that “this bold rise of racism must be condemned by every race, faith community, and Chicagoan as was done with the swastika and treated as a hate crime.” It turns out that this was not evidence of the rise of racism but another possible hoax. Lu bizarrely claimed that he was unaware that a burning …

‘Devastating’: ‘Raising Kanan’ Star Patina Miller, Sascha Penn Break Down Shocking Death

‘Devastating’: ‘Raising Kanan’ Star Patina Miller, Sascha Penn Break Down Shocking Death

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This article contains spoilers for the Season 5 premiere of Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Fans have always known that Kanan Stark was a loner, but with the closeout season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, it’s becoming clearer and clearer how he got there. The series ended its fourth season with a blank screen and a gunshot, leaving viewers wondering if Kanan (MeKai Curtis) shot his mother, Raq (Patina Miller), or if something else happened after their charged confrontation.  Now back with the premiere for its fifth and final season, the show sealed the fate of one of its characters, Lou Thomas, played by Malcolm Mays. In a gut-wrenching opening scene, Kanan accidentally shoots his Uncle Lou-Lou, who moved to stop his bodyguard from shooting at Kanan. Lou, bleeding, looks starkly at his nephew before he drops to the floor. In a blink, Raq rushes to him, but he dies in his sister’s arms. Make no mistake: This death sets the tone for the rest of season 5, and Miller shared how it felt …

Silence fills Spurs locker room after devastating Game 4 meltdown

Silence fills Spurs locker room after devastating Game 4 meltdown

Published by Sam Flores

Minutes after the New York Knicks had won Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Taylor Swift led an impromptu pep rally in the bowels of Madison Square Garden, on her way out. She waved a towel and jumped up and down and celebrated with strangers, as a crowd gathered around her. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Timothée Chalamet exited through the same tunnel and was also hooting and hollering with his fellow Knicks fans. Earlier, the video screen had shown him looking shocked, his hands on his face — just like the 19,000 others who bore witness at the Garden that night. The Knicks had just pulled off the impossible. They had trailed by 27 at halftime, 29 at one point in the third quarter, 15 entering the fourth quarter and 11 with about six minutes remaining. At the end of the fourth, down by 1, Jalen Brunson launched a 30-foot 3-pointer, which missed and bounced into the air. The Garden went quiet for a …