Posts by Nathan Pine
MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Dedicates Video Of The Year Award To Dolly Parton “The Ultimate Showgirl”
Taylor Swift won the night’s top award at the MTV Video Music Awards, taking home a Moonperson trophy for Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia.” Swift took the stage to accept the award and said she was “proud” of the work she did on the video, as it was “one continuous shot”…
Read MoreMTV VMAs 2026 Winners: Madonna Dominates, Taylor Swift Wins Special Honor
It was like 1998 all over again. Madonna won six Video Music Awards that year for Ray of Light. Flash forward to tonight, and the pop icon won seven awards, including Artist of the Year, for Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 album. Also winning were Sabrina Carpenter for Best Editing and for her…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Dedicates Top Prize at MTV VMAs 2026 to “Ultimate Showgirl” Dolly Parton
Sabrina Carpenter & More Make Cameos in Madonna’s Star-Studded VMAs Performance Taylor Swift is keeping it 100 on the land, the sea and at the VMAs. The “Fate of Ophelia” singer accepted the top prize for Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards—further cementing herself as the most decorated artist in the…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Sends Dakota Johnson a Warning About Colin Farrell in Chilling “Patient Zero” Video
Back in 2024, the Los Angeles Times called Taylor Swift “patient zero for emotional contagion,” which may have inspired her lyrics from this single off Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, out Sept. 25, 2026. But it turns out “Patient Zero”—which features Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell in the music video—is about Taylor bonding with a…
Read More‘Lanterns’: Aaron Pierre & Kyle Chandler Talk Penultimate Episode
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the penultimate episode of HBO‘s Lanterns. HBO’s Lanterns gave audiences, and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), a much deeper understanding of Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) in the penultimate episode of the DC series on Sunday night. The episode opens with a flashback to 1975, when Hal gets in trouble…
Read MoreCDL shares dip 6% after strategic review release
[SINGAPORE] Shares of City Developments Limited (CDL) fell more than 6 per cent on Monday (Sep 28) after the release of its strategic review. The counter declined 4.2 per cent in early trade, before falling further to S$7.75 as at 9.17 am, down 6.1 per cent. CDL shares rebounded to S$7.89 as at 9.40 am,…
Read MoreTaylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Music Video To Debut At VMAs
UPDATED with video: The music video for Taylor Swift’s new song “Patient Zero” made its world premiere during the MTV Video Music Awards tonight on CBS and MTV. A teaser clip of the video dropped Thursday, when news of Sunday’s full video fleshed out the storyline hinted at in the teaser released Thursday: Swift and…
Read MoreGeely to acquire 30% of Nio’s power unit as part of battery-swopping, charging business deals
Transaction involves Geely offering 100% equity interest in its subsidiary and cash amounting to US$95 million [SINGAPORE] A 30 per cent stake in Chinese electric-vehicle giant Nio’s power unit will be acquired by a subsidiary of fellow EV company Geely. This is part of a number of agreements relating to battery-swopping and charging businesses. As…
Read MoreBOJ rate hike in October is real possibility, ex-official says
Faster rate hikes may be in store now as policy focus has shifted, says former executive director Published Mon, Sep 28, 2026 · 09:23 AM THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) could raise its benchmark rate for a second straight month when the board meets in October, earlier than many economists expect, according to a former…
Read MoreStoneweg Europe Stapled Trust proposes internalisation of managers
It will be done at a consideration of 94 million euros, excluding third-party co-investment stakes [SINGAPORE] The managers of Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust (Sert) on Monday (Sep 28) said that they have proposed the internalisation of the real estate investment trust’s manager, the business trust’s trustee-manager, and the logistics and light industrial asset management and…
Read MoreVenture capital leads Asia-Pacific private-market returns in Q2: MSCI
[SINGAPORE] Venture capital (VC) led Asia-Pacific private-market returns in the second quarter of 2026, even as infrastructure outperformed its global peers, according to index provider MSCI. Apac VC returned 6.7 per cent in Q2, making it the region’s best-performing private-capital strategy in MSCI’s quarterly snapshot. The return was a jump from 3.7 per cent in…
Read MoreCDL to invest S$5 billion, target S$6 billion in divestments under refreshed strategy
[SINGAPORE] Property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) plans to deploy S$5 billion in growth capital and target S$6 billion in divestments across its portfolio over the next three years. This is part of a “refreshed” road map to sharpen its strategic focus and improve long-term shareholder value. Unveiling the outcome of its strategic review on…
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