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Irish Daily Star
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Star
Ivanka Trump skips White House Easter party to be with Jared's family on Costa Rica vacation
First daughter Ivanka Trump skipped the annual White House Easter Egg Roll with her father at the weekend because she was busy vacationing with her husband's family instead. President Donald Trump celebrated Easter Monday on the South Lawn of the White House with his wife Melania Trump and son Don Jr., but Ivanka, 43, was noticeably absent from the celebrations in Washington, D.C. Instead, she was basking in the sun on a beautiful beach in Costa Rica with her three children; Arabella, 13, Joseph, 10, and Theodore, eight, and her husband Jared Kushner's relatives. Read More Related Articles Today Show fans thank NBC as Jenna Bush Hager announces 'incredible' Hoda Kotb replacement Read More Related Articles Ivanka Trump heads back to the beach to catch the waves in simple black bikini On April 19, Ivanka and Jared, 44, were seen posing for photos with the rest of the Kushner clan, including Jared's parents, Charles and Seryl, and his brother Joshua and his wife, Karlie Kloss. Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Joshua Kushner, and Karlie Kloss pose for family photos on the beach (Image: BACKGRID) Ivanka looked stunning in a form-fitting white dress adorned with a blue floral pattern that highlighted her slender physique. Meanwhile, Karlie, 32, who recently announced that she is pregnant with her third child, chose to wear a white mini dress and strappy sandals. Ivanka has been holidaying with her husband's family since last week, and was pictured flaunting her beach tan while surfing in a simple black bikini a few days ago. It comes after rumors of a rift between Ivanka and her sister-in-law Karlie. It's been speculated that the two weren't getting along, especially after they attended the same wedding but weren't photographed together. The Kushner's are spending a luxury vacay exclusive Blue Mist Hotel and Beach Club in Costa Rica (Image: BACKGRID) Other speculations originated from the supermodel's previous admissions of not voting for Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 elections. However, their recent joint vacation appeared to put an end to the rift rumors. Despite their differing political views, it was reported that Ivanka and Jared maintained a "good relationship" with Karlie. Meanwhile President Trump gave his wife Melania a shout-out at the Easter celebrations for her role in organizing the event, which attracted over 40,000 attendees to the White House's South Lawn. "I just want to give a special thank you to our great first lady who organized this entire event," he said, acknowledging her hard work. He also took a moment to honor Pope Francis, who passed away earlier Monday, noting that flags would be flown at half-mast as a sign of respect. "He was a good man, he worked hard and loved the world," Trump said. For the latest local news and features on Irish America, visit our homepage here .
The Guardian
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Speed review – comic tale of road rage and race is approachably provocative
Representation and its discontents lay at the heart of Mohamed-Zain Dada's energised debut play, Blue Mist. It was set in a shisha lounge populated by three British Pakistani bros, though its serious themes came under cover of larkiness. That play, nominated for an Olivier award, showcased Dada's potential. This follow-up, directed by Milli Bhatia, cements Dada as an audacious new talent. Misrepresentation and anger against racial stereotyping lies at its heart of it, although you would not know it from its deceptively light setup. Three British Asian people have been summoned to a basement of a Holiday Inn hotel for a speed awareness course. They are repeat offenders and submit to it for fear of losing their driving licence. Faiza (Shazia Nicholls) is a smugly self-proclaimed hot-shot CEO, Harleen (Sabrina Sandhu) is a put-upon nurse who oozes attitude, and Samir (Arian Nik) is a boy-racer from Yorkshire – and the clown of this classroom. The session begins in predictable fashion, with a road theory test, a clipboard and a clutch of anti road-rage acronyms. But it turns into a kind of anger-management cum therapy session when their course facilitator, Abz (Nikesh Patel), starts talking about radical listening and encountering the unknown self, gradually needling each of them until they rise to the bait. The drama begins in the bouncy style of a Friday night TV sitcom, with broad characters and crowd-pleasing jokes about Dragons' Den. But it revs into a sparky genre bender, twisting from comedy to ghost story to absurdist crime caper. The white-collar realism of Thomás Palmer's set design (fish tank, drinks machine) morphs into PTSD hallucination and switches back in seconds. It risks schlockiness and confusion with even a small mis-step, but it is too nimble for that. The comic element never vanishes, and brings with it layered laughs (only Punjabi/Urdu speakers will get the rude double meaning of RUNDI, the acronym Abz gives this speeding course). But it grows spooky and snarls with upset as the group discover truths about the ever more agitated Abz, who Samir likens to 'Bin Laden running an anti-terror course'. These provoked characters raise provocative issues: there is anger against bigotry and big unbeatable structures, and questions over whether to acquiesce, as Abz advocates, or rage against them whatever the cost. Just as in Blue Mist, Dada delivers these complex ideas with a light touch so that there is no jarring didacticism. Of course, it is about so much more than speeding and road rage. Blasting through at 90 minutes, it maintains it's smile for a long time but ends with bared teeth. At Bush theatre, London, until 17 May
