Posts by Nathan Pine
The Best Pool Floats That Are Insta-Worthy, Will Fit Your Besties & Keep You Cool All Labor Day Weekend+
Labor Day weekend is almost here! Do you know what your LDW plans are? Hopefully, they include cooling off in a fabulous pool. Whether you’re headed to a hotel pool party, a friend’s backyard for some pool time, or even trying to stay afloat in the ocean or lake, we’ve found the cutest, most Insta-worthy,…
Read MoreOver 160 Blizzard workers in Irvine join union as gaming-industry labor movement expands
More than 160 workers at video game company Blizzard Entertainment have voted to unionize. The workers, who produce in-house cinematics, animation, trailers, promotional videos and other narrative content, are just the latest batch in the video game industry to unionize, with more than 6,000 having organized across the U.S. and Canada. A wave of organizing…
Read MoreParamount+ Opening Up To Outside Studios, May Experiment With Release Patterns, Won’t Try To Replicate CBS-Style Programming
Paramount+ is once again a real buyer following Skydance’s acquisition of the streamer’s parent Paramount Global. At a Los Angeles press event on Wednesday, new Paramount CEO David Ellison touted the move to empower Paramount+ team, led by Netflix veteran Cindy Holland, to commission the streamer’s original programming vs. the most recent setup where Paramount…
Read MoreGeely profit beats estimates amid reshuffle, sector scrutiny
[HONG KONG] Geely Automobile Holdings’ first-half profit beat estimates as sales soared and the carmaker sought to reduce costs, even as the wider Chinese auto industry faces regulatory scrutiny over a long-running price war. The results incorporate a change in accounting policy, announced in April, that’s been applied retrospectively. Under the new method, net income…
Read MoreStranger Things’ Dacre Montgomery Reveals Why He Quit Hollywood
While it’s been a minute since the Desperate Housewives star lived on Wisteria Lane, she’s since found a new address IRL. “I had my whole adult life here,” Eva told Marie Claire in November 2024 about leaving Los Angeles. “But even before [the pandemic], it was changing. The vibe was different. And then Covid happened,…
Read More‘Dying For Sex’ Co-Showrunner Kim Rosenstock Engages Fellow Scribes On Having To Explain A Show’s Tone – Deadline Dinners
Emmy-nominated writer Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex) posed a provocative question to a eclectic group of playwrights-turned-TV writers who joined her at the latest edition of Proper Presents: Deadline Dinners: Have you ever been asked to explain your show’s tone? To kick off the night that’s designed to foster candid, intimate conversations among storytellers, Rosenstock admitted…
Read MoreKim Kardashian Cries Over Kanye West in Explosive Documentary Trailer
Kim Kardashian Thought Her “Body Was Breaking Down” Amid “Debilitating” Chronic Pain Fans are getting a glimpse at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s marital woes. The new documentary In Whose Name?, set for release Sept. 19, cameras offer a rare look at the “Stronger” rapper’s private life, including the tensions that led to his 2021…
Read MoreShailene Woodley Joins Lindsay Lohan In ‘Count My Lies’ Limited Series Greenlighted By Hulu
Hulu has ordered Count My Lies, a limited series starring Lindsay Lohan and Shailene Woodley from former This Is Us executive producers/co-showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. The project, based on the recently published novel by Sophie Stava, was set up for development at Hulu this spring with Lohan attached. She has now been joined…
Read MoreMapletree Logistics Trust to divest logistics property in Australia for A$60 million
Its manager says the capital freed up will give MLT room to pursue investment openings in modern, high-spec facilities with more growth potential [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Logistics Trust is to divest its logistics asset in the Australian state of Victoria for A$60 million (S$50.4 million) to an unrelated third party, the manager said in a statement…
Read MoreUS embeds trackers in AI chip shipments to catch diversions to China: sources
[SINGAPORE / NEW YORK] US authorities have secretly placed location tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips they see as being at high risk of illegal diversion to China, according to two people with direct knowledge of the previously unreported law enforcement tactic. The measures aim to detect AI chips being diverted to destinations…
Read MoreStephen Fry Narrating Feature Doc ‘This Is Soho’
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Fry is narrating a documentary about Soho and its future. The legendary British actor is aboard This is Soho, which “blends vérité storytelling with unique access behind the doors of Soho’s most celebrated establishments and the residents who call Soho home,” according to its creative team. This is Soho will delve into the heart…
Read MoreZoë Kravitz and Mom Lisa Bonet Almost Lost Snake in Taylor Swift’s House During L.A. Fires
“We’re ripping up the tile. We’re scratching the walls,” she recalled. “I said to her house manager, ‘Obviously, I’m gonna pay for everything to be fixed. Please just don’t say anything until it’s fixed.’” But just when Zoë thought she was out of the woods, it turns out that Taylor, 35, knew all too well…
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