Posts by Nathan Pine
Joel & Ethan Coen To Be Honored With France’s Lumière Award
Joel and Ethan Coen will be feted with the Lumière Award at the 18th edition of Thierry Frémaux’s classic film-focused Lumière Festival in Lyon in October. First working together on Blood Simple and then Raising Arizona, the brothers are revered around the world for cult works including the 1991 Cannes Palme d’Or-winning dark comedy thriller…
Read MoreIndonesia central bank raises policy rates again to support rupiah
It raised the seven-day reverse repurchase rate to 5.75 per cent, the highest level since May 2025 Published Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 03:45 PM — Updated Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 04:09 PM [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday (Jun 18), just a week after…
Read MoreNikkei gauge crosses 71,000 on US-Iran peace deal
Published Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 03:43 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share gauge surged past key 71,000 level for the first time on Thursday (Jun 18) after the United States and Iran extended their ceasefire, easing geopolitical tensions and supporting risk appetite. The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 1.65 per cent to close at 71,053.49, after…
Read MoreKohen Wiley’s mother gives account of fatal shooting, says son shot in rib
The mother of Kohen Wiley said a police officer fatally shot her son in the ribcage during a confrontation outside a Walmart in Mississippi on Sunday. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting, said that officers were responding to a shoplifting call in Senatobia when they “encountered two subjects and a juvenile…
Read MoreTrump says Apple to partner with Intel on US chip design, production
The partnership helps Apple to diversify its manufacturing base as it seeks additional chip capacity Published Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 03:03 PM [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday (Jun 18) that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture its chips in the US.…
Read MoreAsian refiners brace for surge in Persian Gulf oil after US-Iran ceasefire agreement
Published Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 01:56 PM [SINGAPORE] An impending wave of oil that’s been trapped inside the Strait of Hormuz is set to be unleashed on Asia, suddenly swamping a region that had managed to make up for lost supply in recent weeks. Around 31 supertankers, capable of carrying about 62 million barrels…
Read MoreHarry Kane can bring it home: The three stars of World Cup Day 7
We’ve now seen all 48 nations of the 2026 World Cup play at least one match, and on Thursday, three players stood above the rest across four games that took place in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. As we do after every night of the World Cup, here are the three players on the…
Read MoreHormuz oil flows may recover to only 70% after Iran war: Goldman
Published Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 12:55 PM OIL flows going through the Strait of Hormuz may recover to only about 70 per cent of their prewar level, according to Goldman Sachs Group, which highlighted regional producers leaning on alternative routes. “This normalisation in gulf exports to prewar levels might be achieved with a 13-million-barrel-a-day…
Read More‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 35 Adds Jimmy Kimmel’s Guillermo Rodriguez
Dancing with the Stars has added another celebrity to its Season 35 roster. Jimmy Kimmel Live star Guillermo Rodriguez will be sashaying his way across the ballroom floor this fall, Disney revealed on Friday night. So far, he joins a cast that includes The Traitors and Love Island breakout Maura Higgins, Summer House favorite Ciara Miller and Savannah Bananas second baseman Jackson Olson.…
Read MoreFrances Fisher And Director Sal Bardo On Making ‘Out Of The Woods’
It took 10 years, but writer-director Sal Bardo is finally seeing his debut feature hit the screens. Out of the Woods, starring Frances Fisher, Bruce Davison and Mimi Kennedy makes its U.S. debut tonight at the Bentonville Film Festival in Northwest Arkansas. “Honestly, as my first feature, it was just an absolute pleasure and honor…
Read MoreIndonesia, Philippines set to hike rates as caution prevails
Published Thu, Jun 18, 2026 · 11:33 AM TWO of Asia’s beleaguered central banks are poised to tighten monetary policy further, staying on guard in case inflation and currency risks persist despite a potential de-escalation of the Middle East conflict. Bank Indonesia and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas are both expected to raise their policy…
Read MoreLas Culturistas Culture Awards 2026: All The Winners & Best Moments Of The Night
The 2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards, hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, celebrated the best in pop culture. It was a jam-packed two-hour telecast of the award ceremony in its second year on Bravo. Yang and Rogers started off the night with a nod to Heated Rivalry, breaking out into song in their hockey…
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