Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Squid Game’ & ‘Avengers’ Actors Board Netflix’s ‘Paper Man’
Netflix is following the money in Korea. The streamer has cast Park Hae-soo (Squid Game, Narco-Saints), Claudia Kim (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Gyeongseong Creature, The Atypical Family) and Cho Jung-seok (Hospital Playlist, Exit) to lead crime thriller series Paper Man (working title), which has gone into production. The series follows a man (cho), who works…
Read MoreSteve Hilton’s chances of flipping California governor seat
Republican Steve Hilton is headed to a general-election race against former U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, as Hilton aims to become California’s first Republican governor in 15 years. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom can’t run for reelection because he’s term-limited, leaving an open seat, and Republicans are looking to seize the opportunity.…
Read MoreSingPost unveils S$30 million sortation machines that treble its parcels processing capacity
New systems will boost the small and medium parcel processing capacity from 100,000 to 300,000 parcels per day [SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) has unveiled its S$30 million automated parcel sortation facility – a touted competitive advantage – at its regional e-commerce logistics hub in Tampines. Comprising two new automated machines – a 3D sorter and…
Read MoreSingPost unveils S$30 million sortation machines that will boost its parcels processing capacity
New systems will increase capacity to process small and medium-sized parcels from 100,000 to 300,000 per day [SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) has unveiled its S$30 million automated parcel sortation facility – a touted competitive advantage – at its regional e-commerce logistics hub in Tampines. Comprising two new automated machines – a 3D sorter and an…
Read MoreNetflix Preschool Exec Heather Tilert Upped To VP Kids & Family Series
EXCLUSIVE: Heather Tilert, who has led Netflix‘s Preschool Content team as Director of Preschool Series since joining the streamer in 2018, has been promoted to VP of Kids & Family Series. In the newly created role, Tilert will oversee programming strategy and development across preschool series, animation, and kids & family unscripted series (a separate…
Read MoreJon Stewart Unloads On Trump Storming Out Of ‘Meet The Press’ Interview: “Hissy Fit Of An Incredibly Fragile Man-Baby”
Before attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals, between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, Monday night Daily Show host Jon Stewart noted that the “excitement in New York is palpable” and that “almost everyone” is rooting for the city’s team. The political comic kicked off the episode by addressing the internet furor…
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Race: Tom Steyer Gains, But It May Not Be Enough
Democrat Tom Steyer, still hoping to compete against Democrat Xavier Becerra in November’s California gubernatorial election, has made gains in the vote count, but it may not be enough to overtake Republican Steve Hilton. The latest results after Monday’s vote drop have Hilton with 25% of the vote, and Steyer with 22.3%. Becerra, who on…
Read MoreAri Aster Reveals He Wrote A Prequel To ‘Hereditary’ But “It Never Feels Like The Right Time”
Despite the resounding financial and critical success of Ari Aster‘s debut feature Hereditary, the horror auteur has no immediate plans for a followup. Amid the American Cinematheque’s annual Bleak Week — which featured a lineup of his fare, including Midsommar: Director’s Cut, Beau Is Afraid and Eddington — the filmmaker spoke at a Q&A yesterday, revealing he…
Read MoreKeppel enters South Korea’s data centre market with 60 MW greenfield project
[SINGAPORE] Keppel announced on Tuesday (Jun 9) that it has made its strategic entry into South Korea’s digital infrastructure sector through its private fund, Keppel Data Centre Fund III (KDCF III). The fund has secured land in Ansan, within the Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA), to develop a 60 megawatt (MW) greenfield data centre. Under the…
Read MoreKaty Perry and Justin Trudeau Make Their Red Carpet Debut as a Couple
As we all know now, this didn’t turn out well. Russell Brand proposed while they were on holiday in India just a few months after meeting Perry in 2009. They returned to India to marry on Oct. 23, 2010, in a traditional Hindu ceremony in the middle of a tiger park. By December 2011, Brand…
Read MoreLesley Stahl Characterizes ’60 Minutes’ Firings As “The Hardest Chapter Of My Career” & “Worst Experience I’ve Been Involved In”
Lesley Stahl is opening up about her difficult decision to stay on as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. “It’s just been obviously the hardest chapter of my career,” the longtime broadcast reporter, who has logged 35 years with the CBS News program, told Puck News in a new interview. “And it’s been a long career.”…
Read MoreHow banks are using SpaceX to woo the super rich
The IPO lets lenders nurture ties with wealthy clients and find new ones—which may matter even more [NEW YORK] On the 51st floor of JPMorgan’s gleaming New York City headquarters, 350 wealthy investors gathered last week to hear directly from Elon Musk about his public offering of SpaceX. Seated in the front row were billionaires…
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