Posts by Nathan Pine
Betty Gilpin Calls ‘Widow’s Bay’ The “Ultimate F*ck You” To Algorithm TV
With 19 Emmy nominations under its belt for its first season, Betty Gilpin sees Widow’s Bay as a beacon of wholly original television. The 4x Emmy nominee, whose latest Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy series nod is for her performance as Sarah Warren in the Apple TV series, praised the show for figuring out…
Read MoreUOB Q2 profit climbs 10% to S$1.48 billion, edging past estimates
[SINGAPORE] UOB’s net profit for its second quarter rose 10 per cent as net fee income rose on record wealth management fees, it said on Friday (Aug 7). Net profit for the three months ended June 30, 2026 stood at S$1.48 billion, compared with S$1.34 billion from the year-ago period. The earnings slightly beat the…
Read MoreBox Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Fastest To Cross $500M U.S.
Sony/Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to do whatever a Spider-Man movies does, and that’s breaking more box office records. Today, the Destin Daniel Cretton directed movie is becoming the fastest to cross half billion at the domestic box office, pulling this off in a week’s time and beating the eight days that it…
Read MoreJames Gunn Says ‘The Batman: Part II’ Won’t Shoot Back-To-Back With ‘Part III’
As Matt Reeves is hard at work in Gotham City, James Gunn is quelling some overeager fans about the timeline of the Batman trilogy. In his latest Threads session, the DC Studios boss shot down rumors that The Batman: Part II will shoot back-to-back with The Batman: Part III as he answered fan questions about…
Read MoreDanya Jimenez & Hannah McMechan Developing ‘A Really Bad Person’ At FX
In their first stab at TV series development, K-Pop Demon Hunters co-writers Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan are writing A Really Bad Person, which is in the works at FX. The crime drama is a co-production between Legendary Entertainment and FX Productions. In A Really Bad Person, which is said to have comedic overtones for…
Read MoreOil settles up US$3 as Iran reviews bill to ban US, Israeli vessels from Hormuz
Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 06:08 AM [HOUSTON] Oil prices settled up by more than US$3 a barrel on Thursday (Aug 6) on news an Iranian parliament committee is reviewing a bill that would ban US and Israeli vessels from the Strait of Hormuz and fine violators up to a fifth of the value of…
Read MoreOil rises on concerns over Strait of Hormuz reopening plans
Analysts said the events that have unfolded this week signalled that the hostilities between Iran and the US are not yet over Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 06:08 AM — Updated Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 12:05 PM OIL extended gains on Friday (Aug 7) amid further concerns around the opening of the Strait…
Read More‘The Diplomat’s Allison Janney Is Not Your Typical President
In preparing to interview Allison Janney, it is not hard to work yourself into a bit of a tizzy. Almost every role Janney takes on is a woman of extreme authority and conviction, from her career-making turn as press secretary C.J. Cregg on The West Wing, where she kept both the media and the White…
Read MoreHow Love Island USA’s Serena Page Really Feels About Potential Engagement to Kordell Beckham
Kyra Green & Cashel Barnett: Split The delivered one of the U.S. version’s most unexpected couplings, with Kyra choosing to leave the show during the inaugural season to see if she still had a shot with Cashel after sending him home…only to find out he’d already returned. But, unfortunately, the musically inclined couple split in…
Read MoreWhy Judge Judy Was Initially Against Son Adam Levy Having His Own Courtroom Show
Judge Judy had objections to her family following her footsteps into television. Before creating Adam’s Law, a new daytime court show starring her son Adam Levy, the 83-year-old (real name Judy Sheindlin) wasn’t on board with the idea of passing down the gavel after three decades of presiding cases on the small screen. “I wouldn’t have…
Read MoreRoku Q2 2026 Earnings: Platform Revenue Jump Helps Streaming Player Beat Wall Street Forecasts
Roku surged past Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, with revenue and earnings ahead of analysts’ expectations. Earnings per share hit $1.08 on a diluted basis, up from 7 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Total revenue climbed 22% to $1.35 billion, paced by a 25% rise in platform revenue driven equally by…
Read MoreDeWanda Wise, Tian Richards & Marcus Mitchell Join Starz Rodeo Drama
EXCLUSIVE: DeWanda Wise (Three Women, Killing Faith), Tian Richards (Tom Swift, Ballard) and Marcus Mitchell (Doctor Odyssey, Chicago Fire) have been set as series regulars in the untitled rodeo drama series from Starz. The one-hour, eight-episode drama is expected to begin production in Atlanta later this month. The series unfolds in Southeast Texas, where rodeo isn’t just what you do – it’s…
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