Posts by Nathan Pine
A New Search For Barack Obama’s Tan Suit
There’s a special anniversary coming up on August 28: It’ll be 12 years since Barack Obama wore a tan suit to a press conference at the White House, creating a sartorial stir that has since become an ongoing joke about what generated controversy back then vs. the chaos of today. What’s a mystery is just…
Read MoreThe internet is changing its mind on maxxing mania
Maxxers had their moment of glory. Now it is the anti-maxxers who are calling the shots as they embrace a radical concept in the year 2026: being good enough. After a decade being swept up in hyper-optimization fads such as “looksmaxxing,” “mewing” and “bonesmashing,” fresh conversation around self-improvement suggests the tide has turned. Data from…
Read MoreSembcorp says potential IPO of Indian renewable unit remains preliminary
It responds to a Bloomberg report that the listing could raise as much as US$500 million [SINGAPORE] Sembcorp Industries said on Monday (Aug 17) that “no definitive decision” has been on a potential initial public offering (IPO) of any of its business units, in response to media reports on the potential listing of its Indian…
Read MoreHayden Panettiere: Melissa Barrera, David Arquette, Viola Davis & More Pay Tribute To “Amazing Talent”
Tributes are flooding in for Hayden Panettiere, the Scream and Heroes star who has died aged 36. David Arquette and Melissa Barrera, who appeared on screen with Panettiere in the Scream franchise, all took to social media to post messages. Arquette, who plays the loveable Dewey in Scream, posted simply: “I love you Hayden,” while…
Read MoreMap shows potential snowfall across US as super El Niño chances climb
A potentially historic super El Niño is taking shape in the Pacific Ocean, and forecasters say it could significantly influence where snow falls across the United States this winter. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center (CPC) say El Niño is strengthening and now has a greater…
Read More‘People Of The Book’: Cast, First Look Images, Sales Company Revealed
Bleiberg Entertainment will be selling worldwide rights at the TIFF market to historical drama People of The Book, we can reveal. Directed by Michael Haussman (Edge of the World), and based on the book of the same name written by Pulitzer prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, filming has recently wrapped in the Valencia region of Spain,…
Read MorePrime Video India’s ‘Clean Up Company’ Drops Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: It might not be the most conventional business plan, but disposing of a body might be the kickstart that Prime Video‘s Clean Up Company needs. In a Hindi-language trailer for the MX Player/Prime Video comedy-drama, we see friends Raju (Vishal Jethwa), Swapan (Amey Wagh), and Goldie (Atijesh Gupta) stumble across the unusual business opportunity…
Read MoreSingapore shares rise on Monday; STI up 0.4%
Published Mon, Aug 17, 2026 · 06:26 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Monday (Aug 17). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.4 per cent or 24.87 points to finish at 5,768.46. Keppel led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 3 per cent or S$0.34 to S$11.51. The worst performer among STI…
Read MoreCar rental firm Charlotte Vehicle allegedly owes S$140,000 to 34 customers
19 clients have lodged police reports, while others have filed complaints with Case and filed claims with the Small Claims Tribunal [SINGAPORE] Thirty-four customers of Singapore-based car rental firm Charlotte Vehicle say that they are owed amounts ranging from a few hundred dollars to more than S$39,000, totalling to around S$137,000. The sums owed are…
Read MoreUSS Boxer issues statement amid reports of shortages of women’s hygiene products
The U.S. Navy has denied claims that female sailors aboard the USS Boxer were running short of tampons and other hygiene products, pushing back against allegations from family members and commentators that supplies aboard the amphibious assault ship had become scarce during its deployment to the Middle East. The denial comes as the Navy faces…
Read MoreBBC’s ‘Vigil’ Season 3 Teaser Sees Suranne Jones & Rose Leslie’s Detective Pair On An Artic Trek In Search Of Answers
Here’s your first look at Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie in Season 3 of BBC police drama Vigil. A teaser shows the pair trekking across a frozen tundra, long-range rifle strapped to their backs, as their latest high-stakes investigation takes them to a remote Arctic research station. “In the Arctic, you don’t understand what’s coming,”…
Read MoreDiane Kruger & Dany Boon Are Nazi Hunters On The Trail Of Tim Roth’s Klaus Barbie In Netflix’s ‘Projet K’
Diane Kruger and Dany Boon will play Nazi hunters on the trail of Tim Roth’s Klaus Barbie, in Projet K for Netflix. Kruger and Boon will portray Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, the real-life husband-and-wife Nazi hunters. The couple spent years tracking down Nazis after the end of World War II. Famously, they pursued Klaus Barbie…
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