Posts by Nathan Pine
Watch Pedro Pascal & More Star Wars Celebs Unwrap Holiday Gifts From Across the Galaxy
We know exactly what ever Star Wars lover is going to be asking for the holidays this year. To celebrate the holidays, E! is bringing you an exclusive first look at your favorite Star Wars talent, including Pedro Pascal, Rosario Dawson, Diego Luna, Jon Favreau, Alan Tudyk and more, unwrapping the hottest gifts of the…
Read MoreTrump $2,000 check update: Proposal gets boost from top economic official
A top economic adviser within the Trump administration said there is enough tariff revenue to cover the $2,000 checks that President Donald Trump has proposed handing out to Americans. “It’s something that will require legislation but if you look at how much tariff revenue has been coming in, then there would actually be enough room…
Read MoreInternational Insider: BBC In Crisis; Disney Goes To APAC; American Film Market Gets Going
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart coming to you after a week in which the British public broadcaster fell into crisis… once again. Read on. And sign up here. BBC In Crisis Getty One Scandal Too Many: BBC crises bedeck these very newsletters with alarming regularity but this time Donald Trump is involved. It was one…
Read MoreCartier owner sales lifted by jewellery, improving Asia
Strong demand for jewellery boosted the sales of brands such as Buccellati, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Vhernier by 6% [ZURICH] Swiss luxury group Richemont, owner of Cartier and other iconic luxury brands, reported sales on Friday (Nov 14) which were ahead of analysts’ forecasts, notably thanks to the strength in its jewellery division.…
Read MoreCompañía De Cine Picks Up International Sales Rights To Argentine Uprising Documentary ‘December’ Ahead Of IDFA World Premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Argentina recently got a $20 billion economic bailout package, courtesy of President Trump. But it’s not the first time the country has faced financial crisis. In December 2001, civil unrest and rioting broke out in Buenos Aires and other cities, the culmination of public anger over what has been called the “Argentine great depression.”…
Read MoreBerlin Film Festival To Fete Michelle Yeoh With Honorary Golden Bear
The Berlin Film Festival is set to fete Michelle Yeoh with an Honorary Golden Bear for her career achievement. The award will be presented at the Opening Ceremony at the Berlinale Palast on February 12, 2026. “Michelle Yeoh is a visionary artist and performer whose work defies boundaries ‒ whether geographic, linguistic, or cinematic,” Berlinale…
Read MoreSelena Quintanilla’s Husband Chris Pérez Makes Rare Comments About Late Singer
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s widower is looking back at his life with the Queen of Tejano music. Three decades after the “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” singer’s tragic death at age 23, her husband Chris Pérez—whom she wed in 1992—gave a rare glimpse inside his late wife’s rise to stardom. “Selena was always going, always on,” he said…
Read MoreArmenia Faces an Information War on Three Fronts | Opinion
Big changes are afoot in the South Caucasus. Back in August, in a move that passed largely unnoticed in the American press, the Trump administration pulled off a major diplomatic coup when it brought together Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to ink a joint declaration formally ending decades of hostility…
Read MoreTikTok Under Fire From French Writer & Composer Rights Management Body SACD Over Copyright Infringement
France’s Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers (SACD) has filed an emergency injunction against TikTok in the Paris Judicial Court over the unauthorized use of its members’ work on the platform. The Paris-based rights and royalties management body which represents some 58,000 cinema, TV and theatre writers and composers said in a statement on Thursday…
Read MorePeople are dumping Tinder. The dating app wants to reignite its spark with Gen Z
More than a decade ago, Tinder became the hottest dating app, transforming modern romance by making it possible for singles to swipe through people’s profiles, match and meet up. Now, Tinder is fighting to keep the flame alive. Sometimes in unexpected ways. Last month, it convinced UCLA students to meet in a big group in…
Read MoreGeo Energy Q3 net profit falls 55% to US$3.2 million due to lower coal prices
[SINGAPORE] Indonesian coal producer Geo Energy Resources on Friday (Nov 14) reported a 55 per cent decline in net profit to US$3.2 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, from US$7 million the year before. This was despite higher revenue, which improved 62 per cent on the year to US$136.6 million from US$84.3 million.…
Read MoreMan bludgeons female co-worker to death with sledgehammer—police
A Minnesota man has been accused of bludgeoning a female co-worker to death using a sledgehammer. David Bruce Delong, 40, was charged with second degree intentional murder on November 11. Wright County Sheriff’s Office said in charging documents that Delong had confessed to the killing and said he did not like the victim, later named…
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