Posts by Nathan Pine
Massive mystery island surfaces in B.C. reservoir, then disappears
A massive, forested island roughly the size of two NFL football fields broke loose in northern British Columbia and drifted into open water before seemingly disappearing from satellite view, utility officials said. The sudden movement of the roughly 9,800-square-meter landmass on the Williston Reservoir, impounded behind the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in 1968, has created new…
Read MoreBillie Eilish’s Brother FINNEAS Marries Claudia Sulewski in Gorgeous Montecito Wedding
Billie Eilish’s Brother FINNEAS Engaged to Claudia Sulewski After 7 Years of Dating UPDATE: FINNEAS and Claudia Sulewski are happier than ever. Indeed, Grammy-winning producer—best known for his collaborations with sister Billie Eilish—married the CYKLAR Skincare founder in a star-studded ceremony in Montecito, Calif., on Aug. 29, according to Vogue. The couple—who started dating in…
Read MoreBox Office Global: Universal Hits $3B Int’l First Any Studio, ‘Dog Stars’ Bombs
In the deepest of summer, Odysseus came close to throwing Spider-Man off the top of the global weekend box office, but the aranea superhero had the upper hand over the crusty ole warrior, $66.2M to $62.9M. Spider-Man: Brand New Day was in its fifth session taking its global count to $2.33B ($1.44B int’l, $891.5M domestic),…
Read MoreThe Summer-to-Fall Dresses You’ll Keep Wearing Into September
The end of summer doesn’t mean the end of fun clothing, like packing away all your dresses. The secret to getting more wear out of the category as the weather cools, is choosing pieces with high coverage (long sleeves, midi and maxi hems) and heavier fabrics for warmth. We’re preparing our back-to-school wardrobes with some…
Read MoreTrump Says He’ll Report NBC’s Kristen Welker To FCC For “Punishment”
Donald Trump went off on NBC News‘ Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday, vowing to report her to the FCC for “rebuke or punishment,” even as the agency is defending itself in a lawsuit brought by ABC alleging regulatory retaliation. The issue: A comment Welker made about the president’s endorsement record. On Truth…
Read MoreGuy Pearce Gives ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 2’ Filming Update
A year after the loss of their Bernadette Bassenger, Priscilla is tuning up for another fabulous adventure across the Australian Outback. Guy Pearce recently gave an update on the production timeline for the sequel to 1994’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, following co-star Terence Stamp’s death at age 87 last August. “Well,…
Read MoreMayor questions lowering flag to honor Dolly Parton
The mayor of a small Mississippi town is in the spotlight after pushing back against lowering flags in honor of Dolly Parton. Ken Adams, the mayor of Olive Branch, which has an approximate population of 47,000, said in a post on Facebook that lowering the flag to half-mast should be “Reserved for our military heroes,…
Read MoreThe twisted irony of Ukraine staging “The Odyssey”
A Ukrainian reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey finally reached the stage in Kyiv this week after Russian attacks repeatedly delayed its premiere. Odyssey, Maeotis, a joint production by Kyiv’s Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater and the National Guard’s 1st Azov Corps, recasts the Greek epic for modern Ukraine a month after Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster interpretation…
Read MoreI gave up the baby I had as a teen—20 years later everything changed
When I gave up my daughter for adoption, I always hoped I would see her again when she was ready. When her 18th birthday came and went without contact, I lost hope—until a familiar stranger showed up at my work. In 1992, I was 14 years old and preparing to leave my childhood home to…
Read MoreICE could deploy robot dogs: How would they be used
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a potential purchase of robotic dogs that could be used to inspect hazardous environments, assess dangerous situations remotely, and support law enforcement operations, according to a newly published Department of Homeland Security acquisition forecast. The document, published August 27, outlines a possible procurement of Boston Dynamics SPOT…
Read MoreDefensive consumer stocks deliver robust performance amid strong institutional inflows
Top 10 consumer staple stocks have averaged a 26.7% total return for the year to date [SINGAPORE] While artificial intelligence continues to dominate global headlines, Singapore’s non-cyclical consumer sector has quietly delivered robust performance. Amid macroeconomic uncertainty, the top 10 consumer staple stocks have averaged a 26.7 per cent total return for the year to date,…
Read MoreFed chair Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole turn favours soaring banks over struggling S-Reits
Rising bond yields may reach a tipping point that chokes off growth and deflates richly priced blue chips [SINGAPORE] In the end, market watchers seemed to interpret US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh’s much-awaited speech on Friday (Aug 28) as a curtain-raiser for a September rate hike. This was somewhat ironic, given his reluctance to…
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