Posts by Nathan Pine
Chief Oscars Officer Teni Melidonian Steps Down
More than two years into the role, Teni Melidonian has stepped down as Chief Oscars Officer at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. On Monday, CEO Bill Kramer announced Melidonian’s exit in a staff email as part of a restructuring, days after the Academy invited 529 film industry notables to be Oscar voters.…
Read MoreBYD set to overtake Tesla again in fully electric car sales
The carmaker’s shares rise 8.4% on Thursday, its biggest intraday gain since February 2025 Published Thu, Jul 2, 2026 · 11:55 AM BYD IS poised to reclaim the title of the world’s top seller of fully electric cars from Tesla as the Chinese automaker ships an increasing number of vehicles abroad. The carmaker’s shares climbed…
Read MoreKathy Griffin Thinks She’s “Banned” From ‘Jimmy Fallon’
Nearly 15 years after her last appearance, Kathy Griffin doesn’t expect to get another invite to Jimmy Fallon‘s late-night talk show. The 2x Emmy winner recently claimed she’s likely been “banned” from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as she called out the double standard of having Conor McGregor on the NBC talk show after…
Read MoreDating App Tinder Reports 60% More Matches During World Cup 2026
Ryan Seacrest Clarifies If He’s Really on Tinder After Wheel of Fortune Comment World Cup 2026 has become a goal-den opportunity for online dating. In fact, Tinder usage has kicked into high gear in host cities in the United States, with the dating app seeing nearly a 60 percent increase in matches compared to this time last year, according…
Read More‘The Gunfighter’ Indie to Be Directed by Patrick Perez Vidauri
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Perez Vidauri will direct the RXM Entertainment action movie, The Gunfighter. Written by Tom Jenkins, The Gunfighter follows Johnny Bandit, a philosophy student by day and a mysterious masked vigilante by night. As his relentless pursuit of justice ignites fear, admiration, and controversy throughout the city, law enforcement races to uncover the man…
Read MoreJapan records leap in currency-driven bankruptcies triggered by yen weakness
Published Thu, Jul 2, 2026 · 10:34 AM JAPAN’S weak currency caused the most bankruptcies for the first half of a year since 2022, underscoring the growing economic costs of the currency’s slump. The number of firms that failed from January to June for that reason stands at 45, up more than 30 per cent…
Read MoreWeird Al Yankovic Turned Down “Nice Pile Of Money” For AI Ad
The prince of parody music has spoken, as Weird Al Yankovic draws a line in the sand over AI. The 5x Grammy winner recently noted he’s “not down” with artificial intelligence, revealing he recently turned down “a nice pile of money” to star in an advertisement for an undisclosed AI company. “I’m not a fan…
Read MoreTom Hanks Sony Baseball Movie ‘The Comebacker’ Sets Late Summer 2027 Release
Sony has dated the Tom Hanks movie baseball movie The Comebacker for July 30, 2027. The pic, as Deadline first told you, reteams the 2x Oscar winner with filmmaker Marielle Heller who directed the actor in the Mister Rogers movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Hanks received an Oscar nomination in the supporting actor…
Read MoreSingapore High Court interprets vital term of Competition Act in case of price-fixing by warehouse operators
‘By object’ under section 34 of the Act refers to conduct that has ‘manifest anti-competitive economic rationale’ [SINGAPORE] The Singapore High Court has defined a vital term of the Competition Act in the first appeal under this law, providing clarity on what conduct constitutes a restriction of competition. In a 113-page landmark judgment published on…
Read MoreHigh Court interprets vital term of Competition Act in case of price-fixing by warehouse operators
‘By object’ under section 34 of the act refers to conduct that has ‘manifest anti-competitive economic rationale’ [SINGAPORE] The High Court has defined a vital term of the Competition Act in the first appeal under this law, providing clarity on what conduct constitutes a restriction of competition. In an 113-page landmark judgment published Tuesday (Jun…
Read MoreJosh Brolin Almost Quit Ridley Scott’s ‘The Dog Stars’ After First Day
With his latest role in The Dog Stars, Josh Brolin was ready to throw in the towel on the first day. The Oscar nominee recently explained why director Ridley Scott “bugged me out” and nearly made him drop out of his role as ex-Marine Bangley in the post-apocalyptic drama, which premieres Aug. 28. “Ridley was…
Read MoreCiara Miller & Tefi Pessoa On Humanizing Islanders On ‘Love Island USA Aftersun’ & Pitch To Host Reunion
Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa, the two new bombshells who entered the Love Island USA villa to revamp Aftersun. The weekly talk show features Miller and Pessoa giving a debrief of the Peacock dating reality series, as well as exclusive never-before-seen footage and interviews with dumped Islanders. The change has paid off for the streamer,…
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