Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Musk’ Review: World’s Richest Man Thrashed In Alex Gibney Documentary
What sort of billionaire criticizes another billionaire for giving tons of money to charity? The same kind of billionaire who would gleefully gut USAID, calling it a “criminal organization,” a move that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, according to multiple estimates. What kind of entrepreneur falsely claims to have founded Tesla, when it…
Read MoreAlex Gibney Encountered “Tremendous Sense Of Fear Of Talking” As He Researched Bombshell Doc ‘Musk’- Venice
Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney told a Venice Film Festival press conference on Tuesday that he came up against a “tremendous sense of fear” as he canvassed for interviewees his new bombshell documentary Musk about controversial tech tycoon Elon Musk. “There was a tremendous sense of fear of talking, really almost existential fear, both among people…
Read MoreMom signs toddler up for new activity, realizes she overlooked one detail
A mom who signed her toddler daughter up for a 5K run, hoping it would help her sleep, has reflected on the unexpected outcome. It all started when Shelby, from Tacoma, Washington, was looking for a way to get her toddler daughter to sleep at night. A young child’s sleep troubles can have a significant…
Read MoreSherri Shepherd To Play The Genie In Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’
Talk show host Sherri Shepherd will make a rare Broadway appearance as the Genie in Disney’s Aladdin when she begins a limited run in the musical on Friday, October 16. Shepherd, who gave her first and do-date-only Broadway performance in 2014 as the Evil Stepmother in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, will play in Aladdin during…
Read MorePrince Harry & Meghan Markle Briefing War Breaks Out On UK Return
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have only been back in the UK for a matter of days, but they have already resumed hostilities with Buckingham Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be “surprised” that King Charles III communicated his desire for them to remain non-working members of the royal family after…
Read MoreMapletree Logistics Trust to sell Australian logistics property for US$20.2 million
The sale price is 3.7% above the asset’s latest valuation of A$27 million, or US$19.5 million [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) has agreed to sell a vacant logistics property in Derrimut, Victoria, for A$28 million (US$20.2 million), the trust manager said in a bourse filing on Tuesday (Sep 8). The proposed sale of 365 Fitzgerald…
Read MoreInternational Sales Of French TV Programs Crash To A Ten-Year Low
The latest French TV export numbers make for tough reading for Gallic program-sellers with sales collapsing to a ten-year low. International sales of French shows for 2025 fell to €164.2M ($190.7M), down 21.6% on the €209.6M recorded in 2024. The sales for last year were just above those for 2015. French distributors are enduring a…
Read MoreArlington Cemetery webpage criticizing Confederate Memorial changed
The Trump administration has removed language from Arlington National Cemetery that described the dismantled Confederate Memorial as presenting a “nostalgic, mythologized vision of the Confederacy” and offering “highly sanitized depictions of slavery.” The edits, made to both a cemetery marker, as reported by The Washington Post, and a Department of Defense webpage, strip references to…
Read MoreBBC Comedy ‘Small Prophets’ Renewed For Season 2
The Homunculi spirits are set to commune once more. The BBC has renewed Small Prophets for a second season after the comedy became a breakout hit for the British broadcaster, drawing up to 9.2 million viewers. Apple TV acquired worldwide rights to Season 1 last month. Created by Mackenzie Crook, star of the UK version…
Read MorePrime Video YA Retreat First Looks: Boys of Tommen & Our Fault London
EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has gotten the YA gang together, with a campus-style retreat in the Bavarian alps. Off Campus, Boys of Tommen, Love Me Love Me 2, Maxton Hall and Our Fault: London were to the fore in Germany, and we’ve got this year’s class photo (above), showing many of those in attendance. There were also…
Read MoreMalaysia’s data centres guzzling more power as temperatures soar
Published Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 05:31 PM [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s data centres are consuming more power as temperatures rise, leaving a 9 gigawatt gas-fired capacity gap for the government to fill by 2032, officials said on Tuesday (Sep 8). The share of data centres in overall power consumption surged to a record 9.3 per…
Read MoreJames Bond Writer Steven Knight Refuses To Deny That 007 Has Been Cast
The plot thickens. After Gary Oldman claimed that the new James Bond has finally been chosen, the film’s writer Steven Knight has playfully stonewalled questions on the subject. In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today show on Tuesday morning, Knight was asked if a casting decision had been made after Oldman threw his support…
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