Posts by Nathan Pine
Werner Herzog To Receive Donostia Award At San Sebastián Film Festival
Veteran director, writer, producer and actor Werner Herzog will receive a Donostia Award in recognition of his career during the opening gala of the San Sebastián Festival (18 to 26 September). The festival’s highest honorary distinction for the German filmmaker will be accompanied by a screening of his new feature, Bucking Fastard, which will launch at the upcoming…
Read MoreSingapore stocks end higher, led by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding; STI up 1.1%
The shipbuilder is also the most actively traded stock on the benchmark index, with 53.2 million shares changing hands Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 07:00 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Friday (Aug 7). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.1 per cent or 59.44 points to finish at 5,698.43. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding…
Read MoreRob Lowe Explains Why St. Elmo’s Fire Sequel Idea Is “More Complex and Deep” Than Original
However, compelling storytelling isn’t the only skill the former child star has gained since then. Indeed, he admitted that his early career was filled with “a lot of trial and error” when it came to managing his money, which is why he is partnering with Accredited Debt Relief. “I kind of had to make it…
Read MoreNew mom gets CT scan after giving birth—then comes life-changing diagnosis
A Nebraska mom’s postpartum health scare led to the discovery of a chronic genetic condition she never knew she had. Bethany Worthey-Williams, 24, shared images from the CT scan that ultimately revealed she had autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), an inherited condition that causes fluid-filled cysts to grow in the kidneys over time. The…
Read MoreLuca Guadagnino To Receive Filmmaker Award At Venice Film Festival
Call Me By Your Name and Challengers director Luca Guadagnino is set to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (September 2nd – 12th, 2026). The award is bestowed on “a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.” The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday September 8thin the Sala Casinò (Palazzo…
Read MoreF&N nine-month net profit up 10.4% at S$130.6 million despite revenue drag
Income for the nine months falls 6% to S$1.7 billion due to forex headwinds and geopolitical disruptions [SINGAPORE] Food and beverage company Fraser and Neave (F&N) reported a 10.4 per cent rise in net profit before exceptional items to S$130.6 million for the nine months ended Jun 30. This is compared with S$118.2 million in…
Read More‘Pervert glasses’: Backlash against Meta’s smart glasses grows
Meta wants its smart glasses to be a big hit, but the high-tech specs have also turned into a liability, as some are calling the gadget “pervert glasses.” The social media giant dominates the market for smart glasses, which allow people to capture photos and videos, listen to music, take phone calls and ask questions…
Read MoreChinese AI Is Still Being Used To Plunder Hollywood IP
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill. Got a story about AI? Rendering wants to hear from you: jkanter@deadline.com. Want to see Kim Jong Un gatecrashing Dunder Mifflin,…
Read MoreThe Caspian Sea Monster rises again
In the late 1950s, American intelligence analysts noticed a strange aircraft sitting beside a dock on the Caspian coast. It appeared to be a modified Tu-95 Bear bomber fitted with pontoons. It was never seen flying, but in the fevered years after Sputnik, some analysts wondered whether it might be a test for a nuclear-powered…
Read MoreDeutsche Bank, KBC freeze some Radiant World funds in Singapore
This comes amid concerns that Radiant World provided banks with falsified documents about iron ore trades Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 05:17 PM [SINGAPORE] Radiant World is under growing pressure after two of its key banks froze its funds and major miners moved to cut ties with the iron ore trading house. Deutsche Bank…
Read MoreDonald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell trade bitter blows as feud reignites
President Donald Trump has reignited his decades-long feud with comedian Rosie O’Donnell after sharing an AI-generated image mocking her days after she claimed he appeared to be in poor health. Trump posted the image to his Truth Social account in the early hours of Friday morning. The AI-generated picture shows O’Donnell in what appears to…
Read MoreVolkswagen must cut costs faster to change, chairman says
Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 04:23 PM VOLKSWAGEN’S majority owner urged Europe’s biggest carmaker to move quickly on cutting costs and excess capacity to return to competitiveness. Volkswagen should consider “every option” to usher in a turnaround, Porsche Automobil Holding said Friday. The holding company controlled by the Porsche-Piech owner family added that it…
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