Posts by Nathan Pine
Omnicom Closes Acquisition Of Interpublic In $13B Deal Creating World’s Largest Advertising Firm
Omnicom has closed its acquisition of rival Interpublic in an all-stock deal reshaping the advertising and marketing sectors and creating the world’s largest ad holding company. The combined company, with a pro forma combined revenue in excess of $25 billion, will trade under the OMC ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange. John Wren…
Read MoreFriends Don’t Lie—You Need These Stranger Things Brand Collabs to Prep for the Final Season
My fellow Stranger Things enthusiasts, we have officially entered the bittersweet era. After years of Hawkins lore, waffle-fueled chaos, and running up that hill with Eleven, Dustin, Max, and Steve (justice for that hair), we’re inching toward the end—and I am processing by shopping. Like, aggressively. As the countdown to the final Stranger Things chapter…
Read MoreJames Cameron Reveals He “Almost” Directed ‘Wicked’ But “Couldn’t Find The Song”
Although James Cameron has been in his “blue period” since launching the Avatar franchise in 2009, the director is seeing green over what could have been. The 3x Oscar winner revealed he almost took on Wicked movie musical adaptation as he noted that movies have “to be an event” these days for studios to give…
Read MoreRhea Seehorn Confirms ‘Pluribus’ Voice Cameo Was ‘Better Call Saul’ Co-Star: “They Surprised Me”
SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Pluribus episode ‘Got Milk’ Vince Gilligan snuck another meaningful cameo into this week’s Pluribus, which also served as a mini Better Call Saul reunion. Rhea Seehorn recently confirmed that the voice of the Others’ phone answering service in Wednesday’s episode ‘Got Milk’, now available to stream on Apple…
Read MoreDWTS’ Alfonso Ribeiro Has Heartwarming Response to Witney Carson’s Victory 11 Years After They Won
“My heart is bursting for you both,” she wrote in a Nov. 26 Instagram post alongside several snaps of Alfonso, Witney and Robert from the finale. “Your journey together has been so special to watch from day one.” And Angela—who shares kids Alfonso Jr., 12, Anders, 10, and Ava, 6, with Alfonso—gave a special shoutout…
Read MoreNew Zealand central bank says economic recovery picking up
[AUCKLAND] Early indicators suggest the economy had been expanding during the second half of this year and demand had stabilised, Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Christian Hawkesby told a parliamentary committee on Thursday. The RBNZ cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, the lowest since…
Read More‘Dancing With The Stars’ Waltzes Off With Highest-Rated Finale Since 2016
Dancing with the Stars has had quite a season. The ABC series, based on BBC format Strictly Come Dancing, scored its largest finale audience in nine years – since Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Valentin Chmerkovskiy won in 2016. The finale, which saw Robert Irwin and Witney Carson take home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy,…
Read More‘Home Alone’ Turns 35 – And Macaulay Culkin? The Kid Is All Right
EXCLUSIVE: If he ever resented the burden of reaching a career peak at age 10 when Home Alone and that adorable face made him the most famous pint-sized Hollywood star since Shirley Temple, Macaulay Culkin has come to grips with all of it. There is no evidence of regret or any bitterness in being forever…
Read MoreStellantis deepens Europe’s reliance on China with CATL plant
[MADRID] Stellantis, the maker of Peugeot and Jeep vehicles, and China’s CATL broke ground on a 4.1 billion euros (S$6.2 billion) battery plant in northern Spain, a project that highlights Europe’s growing reliance on Chinese technology. Despite European Union efforts to counter Beijing’s growing influence, Spain has emerged as a key ally. The investment was…
Read MoreWayfair’s Black Friday Sale Is Crazy Good: Up to 80% off Mattresses, Dressers & More Furniture Deals
Black Friday is the perfect time to splurge on all the furniture you’ve been yearning for all year! And there’s truly no better retailer to do all your Cyber Week furniture shopping than Wayfair. You won’t find discounts this deep anywhere else. For Wayfair Black Friday, get up to 80% off sitewide and free shipping—with…
Read MoreEurope’s Stoxx 600 climbs on Fed cut hopes; banks rally post-UK budget announcement
EUROPE’S main equity indexes closed higher on Wednesday, led by technology stocks as growing expectations of a US rate cut boosted global risk appetite, while financials also found support following the UK budget announcement. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 1.09 per cent to 574.21 points at the close, extending its winning streak to a third…
Read MoreDolores Fonzi On Tackling The Battle Of Women’s Reproductive Rights In ‘Belén’ & Inspiring Change
Dolores Fonzi’s Belén, based on the book Somos Belén by Ana Correa, is a true story that follows the contentious case of a young Argentinian woman (Camila Plaate) who is admitted to a hospital with severe abdominal pain, unaware that she is pregnant, the woman succumbs to blood loss and wakes up handcuffed to a…
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