Posts by Nathan Pine
Social Security payments up to $5,181 arriving this week—who gets paid?
Millions of Americans are set to receive Social Security payments this week as the Social Security Administration (SSA) continues rolling out June benefits for retirees, disabled workers and survivors. The next round of payments is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, when beneficiaries born between the 1st and 10th of any month will receive their checks.…
Read MoreHugh Laurie Issues Waspish Retort To Viral Critique Of ‘House’
House may have ended more than a decade ago, but Hugh Laurie is still prepared to do battle for the beloved Fox series. Janet Murray, a British journalist, went viral on X/Twitter over the weekend when she penned a review of House, in which she argued that the medical drama has the “same narrative every…
Read MoreChina car sales downturn extends into May as Volkswagen tests EV revamp
Published Mon, Jun 8, 2026 · 05:57 PM [BEIJING] China’s car sales fell 22.1 per cent in May, underscoring the persistent weakness in the market that prompted the China Passenger Car Association (PCA) to sharply downgrade its annual sales outlook. The PCA now expects full-year passenger-vehicle sales to drop 11 per cent, compared with its…
Read MoreMonte-Carlo TV Festival’s 65th Edition: An Inside Take On The Event’s Industry-Fan Formula
The eyes of the sporting world were on Monaco this weekend as Kimi Antonelli sped to victory at the Formula 1 Grand Prix. The principality also regularly provides a glamorous backdrop for movies and events. When it comes to TV, it has been the host of the Monte-Carlo TV Festival since the early 1960s. The…
Read MoreMaggie Gyllenhaal & Jesse Eisenberg To Be Honored At Karlovy Vary
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg will receive Karlovy Vary’s honorary President’s Award during this year’s festival, which runs from July 3 to July 11. Gyllenhaal will be handed the award at the festival’s opening ceremony. She will also screen The Bride! as part of the celebrations. Eisenberg will receive his award later in the festival,…
Read MoreDani Swan Action Thriller ‘Iris’ Set To Film In Spain & Japan; Toei To Assist Japanese Portion Of Shoot
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. indie Rising Swan Entertainment is gearing up to shoot female-led action thriller Iris, created by and starring Dani Swan (The Matrix Resurrections), in Spain and Japan, with Japan’s Toei Company assisting with the Japanese portion of the shoot. The film will be the feature directorial debut of Lisa C. Satriano, who has worked…
Read MoreEni and Petronas launch gas joint venture in South-east Asia
The new company will start from an initial production base of over 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day Published Mon, Jun 8, 2026 · 04:55 PM [MILAN] Italy’s Eni and Malaysia’s Petronas have established Searah, a 50-50 joint venture combining key energy businesses across Indonesia and Malaysia, the two companies said on Monday (Jun…
Read MoreChina’s Xi Jinping goes to North Korea to court Kim Jong Un
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday to begin a two-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Xi was met by Kim and his teen daughter, his likely successor, and Chinese and North Korea flags lined the streets as his motorcade drove into central Pyongyang for a welcome ceremony on Kim…
Read MoreJamie Oliver Group Teaming With Baby Teeth For Microdrama & Wider Pact As Celebrity Chef’s Company Shifts Focus To IP
EXCLUSIVE: The Jamie Oliver Group is developing a microdrama series with creative company Baby Teeth, as a strategic partnership between the two companies is unveiled amid a rethink at the campaigning celebrity chef’s media business. Details of the vertical video production are broadly under wraps, but it is in pre-production and still begin shooting in…
Read MoreHow Pride Month has changed in the era of MAGA and Donald Trump
Not long ago, June meant rainbow logos. Major retailers stocked Pride merchandise on front-page displays, big brands changed their social media avatars and corporations competed for visibility at parades from New York to San Francisco. Things have changed. Two years into President Donald Trump‘s second term, many of those same companies have quietly stepped back.…
Read MoreEurope’s Stoxx 600 hits two-week low on Middle East escalation, AI jitters
Published Mon, Jun 8, 2026 · 04:05 PM EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 share index slid to a two-week low on Monday (June 8), weighed by escalating tensions in the Middle East and a global selloff in AI stocks, while Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena jumped after a takeover bid from rival Intesa Sanpaolo. The…
Read MoreColombia’s President Sparks Confusion With ‘Heil Hitler’ Post
Colombia’s outgoing president Gustavo Petro, the first left-wing politician to lead the country in recent history, has sparked confusion on social media with a post saying,“Heil, Hitler.” The post, published on X on Sunday and viewed more than 20 million times, included a link to an opinion piece published in Colombian newspaper El Espectador, where…
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