Missing Scots pensioner last seen at A&E vanishes overnight

Marilyn Stasio Theater CriticIn the theatrical annals of wild and wicked stage plays, there are black comedies, blacker comedies, and blacker-than-the-dead-of-night comedies like “Hangmen.“  Prolific playwright Martin McDonagh hasn’t written all of them, to be sure; but he’s created some of the best of this deadly lot, including “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” “The Cripple of Inishmaan” and “The Pillowman,” not to mention such beautifully bleak films as “Seven Psychopaths,” “In Bruges” and “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri.”Still, there is something special about “Hangmen,” which, were it a song, would be the perfect little ditty to play as you were cutting your wrists. Happily (if such a word would apply to any of his work), this Broadway production is a deadly beauty, flawlessly cast and directed in the mordant style of an executioner’s song by Matthew Dunster.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticTelevision, this spring, has been full of stories of real-life people struggling against the petty matters of their respective realities and reinventing themselves as heroic figures. On “The Dropout,” Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried) pushed past the limits of science to declare herself a genius, no matter how unrealistic her putative accomplishments; on “Inventing Anna,” Anna Delvey (Julia Garner) made herself into a wealthy woman of leisure, despite having neither wealth nor, in her endless gyrating calculations, leisure time. And on “WeCrashed,” Rebekah Neumann (Anne Hathaway)…I know.

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Fontaines D.C. have said that the future of the band could see them moving away from using guitars completely.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read, vocalist Grian Chatten and drummer Tom Coll discussed the creation of the band’s new album ‘Skinty Fia’, which was recorded live to tape over a two-week period.“Whenever I have an idea for a tune, it doesn’t necessarily exist in a world of guitars and drums, even though those are the tools that we have to express ourselves with,” Chatten said.

Gearbox and 2K have announced that a sequel to narrative-adventure game Tales From The Borderlands is coming out this year. The sequel to Telltale‘s 2014 episodic adventure set in the Borderlands universe was announced during Gearbox’s PAX East live stream yesterday (April 21).Gearbox Entertainment Company CEO Randy Pitchford confirmed the sequel would feature “all-new characters and all-new stories from the Borderlands”, adding that the interactive fiction style of the original Tales From The Borderlands will be being brought back for this follow-up.There are more stories to explore in the #Borderlands universe. An all new Tales from the Borderlands adventure is coming in 2022 from @GearboxOfficial and @2K.Stay tuned for a full announcement this summer! pic.twitter.com/xsFbRZ5eHo— Borderlands (@Borderlands) April 21, 2022Notably, Telltale won’t be developing this new title, with Pitchford saying 2K will publish it whilst the game will be developed “in-house” at Gearbox Software.

Coldplay and Michael Stipe are among the numerous artists to have donated songs to EarthPercent’s Earth Day initiative, which has launched today (April 22).Founded in 2021 by Brian Eno, EarthPercent aims “to offer simple and innovative ways for businesses and artists to donate to the most impactful organisations addressing the climate emergency”.To mark Earth Day today, EarthPercent has shared a list of exclusive tracks – including live versions, collaborations and previously unreleased songs – that have been donated by such artists as Coldplay, Stipe, Eno, Anna Calvi and Jarvis Cocker‘s JARV IS…, and can now be bought via Bandcamp.Proceeds from sales of these songs will go towards funding EarthPercent’s five core areas of work: “greening music, energy transition, climate justice, legal and policy change, and protecting nature”. You can find out more about EarthPercent by heading here.A post shared by EarthPercent (@earthpercent)“EarthPercent’s Earth Day campaign on Bandcamp brings artists together to offer exclusive tracks to their fans, to be sold on behalf of climate justice and environmental protection organisations.

Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has spoken about the experience of writing the band’s new album ‘WE’ during the pandemic.In a new interview with the Montreal Gazette, Butler reflected on the making of their upcoming sixth studio album, during which he and his wife and bandmate Régine Chassagne, who were in New Orleans, were separated from the rest of the band due to lockdown.“They were closing the borders to Canada,” he said. “We had written ‘Age of Anxiety’, ‘End of the Empire’ and a bunch of songs.

Around the secluded mountainside cabin in the Austrian Alps where filmmaker Peter Brunner sets his fierce and freakish “Luzifer,” every day is sacred. As Christians so intensely devout that they don’t even seem to belong to any sect, in particular, Johannes (Franz Rogowski) and his mother (Susanne Jensen) have taken to this hidden-away refuge as if literal altitude will bring them closer to God.

After being delayed for nearly two years, FX‘s drama series “The Old Man” is finally set to return on June 17, with streaming availability the next day on Hulu. Production had been shut down due to the usual Covid complications, but also had been delayed because of lead actor Jeff Bridges‘ cancer scare.

How did “The Bad Guys” come to be?Pierre Perifel: Well, after the short, I really got bit by the bug of directing and got with the studio and just asked them if I could start thinking of directing or co-directing something. I happened to be put on a movie that. once again, didn’t get to the finish line, but that left me with a bit of a gap for a few months.Damon Ross, the producer of “Bad Guys,” had just purchased the rights to “The Bad Guys” at the time.

Harry Styles races into a third week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with As It Was.

Ed Sheeran returns to Number 1 with his fifth studio album = (Equals).

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to host the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, MRC and NBC announced on Friday. The famed rapper and producer will be pulling double duty as executive producer of this year's show, which comes 25 years after Diddy's first-ever Billboard Music Award wins. «This will be unlike any awards show – I’m bringing the love and setting the frequency at an all-time high,» he said in a statement.

Kris Jenner took the stand to testify amid Blac Chyna‘s ongoing defamation lawsuit — and made shocking allegations about the model’s actions toward Kylie Jenner.

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Peering through the window. Jason Oppenheim recalled showing a client Kanye West‘s home — but confessed that the sale didn’t go as planned.

A man who was raped and sexually abused as a child by his evil foster carer has been awarded a record-breaking £1.75m in compensation.

Sean “Diddy” Combs will host the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. He will also serve as the show’s executive producer, bringing his unique brand of excitement and creativity to one of the entertainment industry’s biggest nights.This year’s ceremony will celebrate the highest performing artists on the Billboard Charts across all genres of music and showcase amazing performances, surprise collaborations, and plenty of heart-stopping moments that will make the 2022 BBMAs a truly memorable experience.“This will be unlike any awards show – I’m bringing the love and setting the frequency at an all-time high,” said Combs. “The Billboard Music Awards truly represent the artists and where music is today, so I’m excited to curate the biggest live performances and surprises.

There’s another Netflix rom-com on the way.

Emma Hernan almost had a romance with Ben Affleck.

KOURTNEY Kardashian showed off her stomach in a tiny bikini amid rumors she's pregnant with Travis Barker's baby. The reality star, 43, jetted off with the Blink-182 drummer, 46, on a getaway to Laguna Beach on Thursday to celebrate her birthday.

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A man has vanished after being last seen at a busy accident and emergency department.

A crime gang were locked up yesterday for their part in a sophisticated £500,000 car theft spree.