Posts by Nathan Pine
Whitney Cummings’ Trump Joke Cut From Netflix Kennedy Center Telecast
When the Kennedy Center honored Bill Maher with its Mark Twain Prize at a ceremony last month, there were a number of jokes at the expense of the center’s chairman, Donald Trump, who was not present. One quip, though, did not make it into the stream of the ceremony that debuted on Tuesday: A joke…
Read MoreNg Khee Siong, managing director of Borneo Motors parent Inchcape Singapore, resigns
[SINGAPORE] Ng Khee Siong, the managing director of Inchcape Singapore and Borneo Motors, has resigned. The company has begun a search for his replacement. Inchcape did not provide further details on the resignation, which industry sources said was communicated internally on Tuesday (Jul 21). The Business Times has reached out to Ng for comment. A…
Read More‘Top Gun’ Lands Spot On Las Vegas Strip In Splashy Paramount Licensing Play
Paramount is teaming with Advent Allen Entertainment to bring the Top Gun franchise to the Las Vegas Strip. The companies are developing a 2.48-acre site at 4815 Las Vegas Blvd., near Harry Reid International Airport and the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, a popular backdrop for tourist photos. The location is also near a…
Read MorePlimsoll Unveils Studios Rebrand & Rejigs With New Role For Alan Eyres
EXCLUSIVE: Skyscraper Live maker Plimsoll Productions is rebranding as Plimsoll Studios, with U.S. boss Alan Eyres returning to the UK to oversee an enlarged creative unit. The reorganization sees ITV Studios (ITVS)-owned Plimsoll divided into five divisions: Natural History & Adventure, Live, Entertainment, Family & Kids and Digital. The latter two are effectively new, with…
Read MoreAnna Kournikova Shares Adorable Photo of Her and Enrique Iglesias’ 3 Older Kids
Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias’ kids are celebrating their soccer heroes. Following Spain’s win against Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Final on July 19, the tennis pro—who has been with the “Hero” singer since 2001—shared a photo of their eldest three children Lucy and Nicholas, both 8, as well as Mary, 6, celebrating. Alongside…
Read MoreLeft Bank Promotes Charlie Goldberg & Caroline Tucker Under Moore
EXCLUSIVE: Change is afoot in the senior leader team at Charlotte Moore‘s Left Bank. After Chief Operating Officer Grace Wilson exited, Moore has brought in ex-Sony Pictures Entertainment VP Finance Caroline Tucker in a Chief Financial Officer & Operations role. Sony owns Left Bank so Tucker is remaining in the stable but her role is…
Read MorePaige DeSorbo Swears This Cleansing Balm ‘Melts’ All Her Makeup off (And It’s on Sale)
Paige’s luxury beauty recommendations don’t end there. Nordstrom also has deals on her dry skin savior from First Aid Beauty, her “favorite” Too Faced mascara, the Peter Thomas Roth eye patches she keeps in the fridge, and the Supergoop! sunscreen she’s obsessed with. Shop Paige DeSorbo’s must-have luxury beauty for less, on sale now at Nordstrom’s…
Read More3M lifts annual profit forecast as industrial unit remains resilient
Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 08:40 PM [BENGALURU] 3M lifted its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday (Jul 21) on the back of cost-control measures, price hikes and continuing strength in its safety & industrial business. The industrial giant said it expects higher pricing to “fully offset” a hit to its profit from oil-led inflation…
Read MoreDollar steady as investors weigh Middle East jitters against softer inflation data
Lack of clarity on where the US-Iran conflict is headed has left the dollar in limbo Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 08:14 PM [BENGALURU/HONG KONG] The US dollar held steady on Tuesday (Jul 21) as markets balanced signs of escalating tensions in the Middle East against lingering optimism from softer inflation data last week.…
Read MoreResearchers analyzed two centuries of birth data—one trend stood out
Researchers analyzing more than 200 years of data from 237 countries have uncovered a surprisingly consistent pattern behind declining birth rates worldwide. Their analysis of records spanning 1800 to 2020 found that nations tend to follow one of two common pathways as fertility falls and life expectancy rises, regardless of differences in culture, politics or…
Read MoreARTEF Launches Main Character Initiative For Unproduced Screenplays
European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE), Storyboard Collective, WIFT Sweden and the European Women’s Audiovisual Network are among the first organizations that have joined Main Character, ARTEF‘s pan-European search for unproduced feature fiction screenplays Main Character was officially launched earlier this month at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival by ARTEF. The organization’s official name is the…
Read MoreSabrina Elba & Ashley Thomas To Star In Rom-Com ‘Not Like Us’
Writer-director duo Ramla Ali and Richard A. Moore have wrapped production in East London on their debut feature Not Like Us, a romantic comedy starring Sabrina Elba and Ashley Thomas. The film follows a Somali single mother who defies her family and culture by falling in love with a Jamaican man. “The official synopsis reads:…
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