Posts by Nathan Pine
‘S**t You Should Care About’ Founder Lucy Blakiston Signs With WME
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Blakiston, the founder of S**t You Should Care About, has signed with WME for representation in all areas. The deal represents WME’s latest partnership with an outside agency, with Blakiston’s current rep Diving Bell remaining her “primary management and strategic partner.” WME will mainly focus on expanding Blakiston’s presence in the States. The…
Read MoreEricsson’s Q2 profit beats expectations, says North America growth was good
Operating profit excluding restructuring charges was 7.0 billion crowns against a year-earlier loss of 11.9 billion Published Tue, Jul 15, 2025 · 03:06 PM [STOCKHOLM] Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson reported on Tuesday (Jul 15) a swing to a bigger second-quarter adjusted profit than expected, helped by sales growth in North America and cost cuts.…
Read MoreJapan’s 30-year bond yield hits record high ahead of key election
[TOKYO] Japan’s 30-year government bond fell on Tuesday (Jul 15), with the yield hitting a record high, on concerns about the nation’s fiscal health ahead of a closely monitored national election at the end of this week. The 30-year JGB yield touched an all-time high of 3.195 per cent, before easing to 3.18 per cent,…
Read MoreChinese firms rush to buy Nvidia H20 AI chips as sales set to resume
[BEIJING/HONG KONG] Chinese firms are scrambling to buy Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips, two sources told Reuters, as the company said it planned to resume sales to the mainland days after its CEO met US President Donald Trump. Nvidia’s AI chips have been a key focus of US export controls designed to keep the most…
Read MoreJon Stewart’s ‘Sesame Street’ Spoof Addresses Elmo’s Tweets, With Muppet Saying He’s “Alt-Right” So There’s “No Reason” To Pull PBS Funding
Once again, Jon Stewart had a “tremendous show planned for you — well-designed, articulate,” but the tidal wave of current events would not let that slide. It was “a truly illuminating dive into the overlooked role of the commodities markets in trade deficit accounting,” the host began on tonight’s episode of The Daily Show. “It…
Read MoreIndonesia looking at levy on coal exports to boost state coffers
Prabowo Subianto’s administration has been rolling out an array of revenue-boosting measures to fund the president’s big-ticket spending plans Published Tue, Jul 15, 2025 · 12:03 PM [JAKARTA] Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose an export levy on the fossil fuel in a bid to boost state revenues, according to local media reports…
Read MoreThailand to name Vitai Ratanakorn as central bank chief, reports say
[BANGKOK] Thailand is poised to name veteran banker Vitai Ratanakorn as the next governor of the central bank, local media reported ahead of a Cabinet meeting likely to endorse the appointment. Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has picked Vitai, president of the Government Savings Bank (GSB), to run the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the Thai-language newspaper…
Read MoreSarah Jessica Parker On ‘Hocus Pocus 3’: “We’ve Been Having Some Conversations”
It looks like the spell to bring Hocus Pocus 3 to reality is slowly unfolding. In a recent episode of Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live!, star Sarah Jessica Parker answered an audience question about a potential threequel to the beloved Disney Halloween classic. “No more developments other than we would like to do it,”…
Read MoreHow To Watch The Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Livestream
UPDATED: Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards are being announced Tuesday, July 15 in two separate announcements, with the first scheduled for around 4:47 a.m. PT/7:47 a.m. ET. Two categories — Outstanding Reality Competition Program and Outstanding Talk Series — will be revealed in the early window on CBS Mornings (the network is airing…
Read MoreJB Tadena Lands Role In David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures Of Cliff Booth’ At Netflix
EXCLUSIVE: JB Tadena (Kung Fu) is the newest addition to the cast of The Adventures of Cliff Booth, Netflix‘s David Fincher-directed sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 Oscar winner Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Netflix declined to comment. While we’re told Tadena will share the screen with lead Brad Pitt,…
Read MoreFCT extends Northpoint City South Wing management by a year
The automatic renewal follows the March acquisition of the mall’s South Wing. Published Tue, Jul 15, 2025 · 10:28 AM [SINGAPORE] The manager of Frasers Centrepoint Trust announced on Monday (Jul 14) an automatic 12-month extension of its management of the South Wing of shopping mall Northpoint City. The renewal, which takes effect from Jul…
Read MoreStephen Colbert Riffs On Paramount’s “Big Fat Bribe” To Settle Donald Trump’s CBS ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
Stephen Colbert riffed Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement of Donald Trump‘s lawsuit, calling the payment a “big fat bribe” and joking about the prospects that new owner Skydance will try pressure him to back off from humor directed at the president. In a clip from Monday’s The Late Show posted on social media, Colbert joked…
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