Posts by Nathan Pine
Barry Diller Wrote One Hell Of A Mogul Memoir With ‘Who Knew’; Great Boardroom Tales Abound
EXCLUSIVE: You haven’t really made it as a mogul until you’ve written a memoir. Few rise to that rarefied space and have lasted there as long as has Barry Diller, a first-ballot Hall of Fame exec whose Simon & Schuster memoir Who Knew I happened to lay hands on. It hits bookshelves Tuesday. It takes…
Read MoreAfter rocky week, Coinbase becomes first crypto exchange to join the S&P 500
Coinbase on Monday became the first cryptocurrency exchange to join the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, marking a pivotal moment for the digital assets industry. The inclusion on the S&P 500 also was a point of pride for Coinbase, which consumers use to buy, sell, transfer and store various cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. The S&P…
Read More‘The Boys’ Team, Riding Ratings Surge, Says Season 5 Will Include Things “You’re Not Going To Have On Your Bingo Card”
It’s been happening quite a lot these days for the cast of The Boys – fans coming out of the woodwork to express their shock and disappointment that the Prime Video series is actually coming to an end after Season 5. But star Jack Quaid, who plays Hughie Campbell, can’t help but see it as…
Read MorePolice Investigating Death of TikToker Emilie Kiser’s 3-Year-Old Son
Influencer Emilie Kiser’s 3-Year-Old Son Dies After Being Found Unconscious in Pool The tragic death of TikToker Emilie Kiser’s 3-year-old son is under investigation. One day after authorities in Arizona shared Trigg Kiser had died May 18 following a nearly week-long stay in the hospital, they have confirmed they are formally looking into the matter.…
Read MoreReal ‘Dead Outlaw’ Elmer McCurdy Finds Fame As Broadway Musical Fans Leave Tributes At Gravesite
A cemetery in Guthrie, Oklahoma, is seeing an unusual increase in foot traffic lately, ever since real-life dead outlaw Elmer McCurdy has become Broadway‘s most famous corpse. McCurdy’s bizarre tale is the subject of the Tony-nominated musical Dead Outlaw. The newly minted celebrity died in a shoot-out with an Oklahoma sheriff’s posse after robbing a…
Read More“Disingenuous Charade”: Blake Lively Mocks Justin Baldoni’s Long Delayed HR Probe Of Her Sexual Harassment Claims
Days after a federal judge quickly shot down a Taylor Swift circus of sorts that seemed poised to take took over the multiple lawsuits battle between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, the Another Simple Favor actress is calling out her It Ends With Us co-star for using an investigation on her sexual harassment claims to…
Read MoreLatonya Pottain, My 600-Lb. Life Star, Dead at 40
TLC Star Jazz Jennings Shares Inspirational Video of 100-Pound Weight Loss Journey The TLC family has lost a beloved member. Latonya Pottain—who appeared on season 11 of My 600-Lb. Life in February 2023—died at an inpatient medical rehabilitation facility in Louisiana May 17, the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed. She was 40. “She experienced a…
Read MoreJustin Connolly Exits Disney Distribution Post On Eve Of ESPN Streaming Launch, YouTube TV Carriage Renewal Talks
Justin Connolly, a veteran Disney distribution executive, has exited the company just as it enters into a consequential series of negotiations. After more than two decades at ESPN and Disney, Connolly departed on Friday, according to a person familiar with the details. He had just last week taken part in ESPN’s high-profile media briefing about…
Read More‘Splitsville’ Director Tears Up As Dakota Johnson Pic Gets Eight-Minute Ovation At Cannes Premiere
Michael Angelo Covino’s sophomore feature directing effort, Splitsville, was unveiled this evening as part of the Cannes Film Festival Premiere section. It was greeted with a eight-minute reception. The comedy, co-written by Covino and Kyle Martin, follows Ashley (Adria Arjona) who, after asking for a divorce, spurs the good-natured Carey (Kyle Marvin) to run to…
Read More‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Denzel Washington Finds A Great Role And A$AP Rocky Finds A New Career In Spike Lee’s Entertaining Kidnap Drama – Cannes Film Festival
Yet again a filmmaker has gone to the throne of Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa for inspiration. Among the lauded director’s films Hollywood has turned into English-language adaptations are Seven Samurai, which became The Magnificent Seven twice (including once with Denzel Washington); Rashomon, which became Paul Newman’s The Outrage; Ikiru, remade a few years ago as…
Read MoreJeremiah Duggar and Wife Hannah Duggar Welcome Baby No. 3
Jessa Duggar (m. Ben Seewald) Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth child, Jessa Duggar, was born Nov. 4, 1992. Jessa met Ben through church and he began courting her in 2013—the old-fashioned approach to romance coming as a brand-new notion to a lot of viewers. The kids never talked about their romances pre-engagement, so Jim Bob explained…
Read More‘The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’ Sets HBO Max Premiere Date
The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is set to begin streaming exclusively on HBO Max in the U.S. on June 27. Hailing from Ketchup Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, the film will debut on HBO linear at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 28. The film sees Porky Pig and Daffy Duck…
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