Posts by Nathan Pine
Greater Manchester TV Festival Unveils Dates, Venue & Waye Garvie Chair
The UK’s biggest TV Festival has revealed the dates it will officially launch in Greater Manchester for the first time, with Sony international productions boss Wayne Garvie aboard as advisory chair. The TV Festival will move one week back from its traditional Edinburgh slot to the week after the August Bank Holiday from Tuesday August…
Read MoreRussia launches mass missile barrage on Ukraine hours after Putin-US talks
Russia launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine just hours after U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff called President Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” in a face-to-face meeting. Ukraine’s Air Force said that Russia started its attack at 6 p.m. local time Wednesday, launching Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon and Onyx missiles from Russia’s Kursk, Bryansk and…
Read More‘The Day’: First Look At Minnie Driver In Paramount+ Drama ‘The Day’
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at Minnie Driver as a hostage negotiator in Paramount+‘s tense heist thriller The Day. We’ve got a batch of images for the eight-part British drama, which is based on 2018 Belgian series De Dag and alos stars the likes of Luca Pasqualino and Louisa Harland. The Day unfolds across a…
Read MoreThe Texas Libertarian who could hold the key to a Talarico victory
With the Texas Senate race entering its final stretch in a virtual dead heat, attention is increasingly turning to Libertarian candidate Ted Brown, whose share of the vote could match the margin separating Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton. A recent University of Houston Hobby School poll found Talarico leading Paxton 48 percent to…
Read MorePaul Mescal & Daisy Edgar-Jones Sign Sally Rooney Open Letter
Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones have signed an open letter in support of their Normal People scribe Sally Rooney. Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Rooney’s books would be withdrawn from sale in the UK over her support of the banned protest group Palestine Action. Palestine Action is a pro-Palestinian direct action group that…
Read MoreBarclays to cut 5,000 jobs in AI-fuelled push to lower costs
It cut about 1,000 jobs in the first six months of this year, with the remaining due before the end of 2026 Published Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 04:47 PM BARCLAYS said it’s cutting 5,000 jobs, or about 5 per cent of total headcount, as part of a “technology-enabled” effort to reduce costs as it…
Read MoreBilly Porter, Leslie Jones & Phoebe Robinson Front ‘Places, Dahlingz!’
EXCLUSIVE: Billy Porter, Leslie Jones and Phoebe Robinson are launching a comedy podcast exploring live performance. The 48-part weekly comedy series, Places, Dahlingz!, will see theater icon Porter, theater critic Jones and theater convert and comedian Robinson sitting down with Broadway stars such as Shoshana Bean, Ariana DeBose and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Billed as “part…
Read MoreUtah data center protest sees woman body slammed, arrested
A Utah County meeting ended in a physical confrontation between deputies and attendees Tuesday night, with one woman arrested. The dust-up took place at a Utah County Planning Commission meeting, where officials weighed proposed data center zoning changes, according to local outlet KUTV. Video of the incident appeared to show law enforcement pulling a young…
Read MoreJD Vance seemingly ignored by slew of Cincinnati Bengals players
A number of Cincinnati Bengals players walked past Vice President J.D. Vance largely without interacting with him on Wednesday when he visited the team’s practice facility with his son. Vance, an Ohio native and longstanding Bengals fan, made the visit before a midterms campaign rally in support of Republican candidates including Vivek Ramaswamy, who is…
Read MoreBBC Merges TV & Audio Teams Amid Plan To Cut 100 Content Roles
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC will merge TV and audio commissioning teams across comedy and other genres amid plans to close around 100 roles in its content unit. In an internal memo earlier this week, BBC content chief Kate Phillips told colleagues that her department will make “tough” choices to support the corporation’s belt-tightening. Phillips announced that…
Read MoreBank of Korea holds rates; upbeat outlook points to future hikes
The central bank keeps base rate unchanged at 3%, as expected; it says further tightening remains on the table Published Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 01:41 PM [SEOUL] The Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday (Oct 22) but maintained a hawkish stance by upgrading its economic growth forecasts and…
Read MoreDavid Krumholtz On Missing ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Reunion On ‘DWTS’
As Julia Stiles paid tribute to Heath Ledger on Dancing with the Stars, one 10 Things I Hate About You star was unable to attend the televised reunion. Following Tuesday’s “Dedication Night” on Season 35 of the ABC dance competition show, David Krumholtz explained why he was not able to join his co-stars in supporting…
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