Posts by Nathan Pine
CEO of 7-Eleven US retires as company undergoes broader revamp
US CONVENIENCE store chain 7-Eleven said its chief executive will retire at the end of this month, as Japanese parent Seven & i Holdings seeks a turnaround of the business. Joe DePinto, who was CEO for two decades and orchestrated its expansion through the acquisition of Speedway and Sunoco petrol stations, will be replaced on…
Read MoreGolden Globes First Timers; Marc Platt On His ‘Wicked’ Universe, Movie Musicals And Being An Oscar Winner For 1 Minute And 45 Seconds – Notes On The Season
A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. With all the sturm und drang this week about the Oscars moving from ABC to YouTube in 2029, our attention-starved president illegally sticking his name above JFK’s on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the continuing drama of the pending Netflix-Warner…
Read MoreBlake Lively & Justin Baldoni To Meet In Settlement Talks Next Month, But No Progress Expected As Trial Looms
Lawyers for Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are officially talking about coming to some sort of settlement in the bitter and sprawling sex harassment and retaliation action the actress launched last year against her It Ends With Us co-star and his Wayfarer Studios inner circle. Of course, no one on either side has very high…
Read MoreValueMax to defend claims of infringement by LV, says it doesn’t carry LV products currently
[SINGAPORE] ValueMax says it is vigorously defending claims of infringement and does not currently carry LV products at all its outlets, in response to queries after news broke that the SGX-listed company is being sued by global luxury and fashion goods company Louis Vuitton. It was reported on Dec 17 that Louis Vuitton – or…
Read MoreKevin Arkadie Dies: ‘New York Undercover’ Co-Creator Was 68
Kevin Arkadie, the co-creator of Fox cop drama series New York Undercover, died this week. Arkadie, who was 68, died on December 17. The nature of his death is unclear. Arkadie also worked on series including CBS’ Chicago Hope, ABC’s NYPD Blue and FX’s The Shield as well as, more recently, BET series including Sacrifice and The…
Read More‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Wraps Filming, Director Destin Daniel Cretton Calls It His “Most Rewarding Film”
After Tom Holland began filming his latest entry as Peter Parker in August, Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially wrapped production. On Friday, director Destin Daniel Cretton revealed that the much anticipated fourth installment in the MCU‘s Spider-Man franchise has completed filming on the upcoming prelude to Avengers: Doomsday, set to premiere July 31 in…
Read MoreAlec Baldwin’s Daughter Ireland Shares Rare Photo With Kim Basinger
Ireland Baldwin is enjoying some mother-daughter time. The daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger shared a rare photo of herself and her mother Dec. 18. And making it even more special, the snap captured three generations, as the duo were seen walking along with Ireland’s daughter Holland, 2. In Ireland’s Instagram post, the 30-year-old—clad…
Read MoreDick Wolf Leads Tributes To His ‘New York Undercover’ Co-Creator Kevin Arkadie
Dick Wolf has paid tribute to Kevin Arkadie, with whom he co-created landmark cop drama New York Undercover. Arkadie died this week at the age of 68. Wolf, the man behind Law & Order and the Chicago and FBI franchises, worked with Arkadie on the show that ran on Fox for four seasons between 1994…
Read MoreMusk wins US court appeal of US$56 billion Tesla pay package
A DELEWARE appeals court cleared the way Friday for tech CEO Elon Musk to receive a long-contested US$56 billion Tesla pay package, reversing an earlier judgment in the long-running case. The decision by the Delaware Supreme Court rejects a pair of judgments by Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware’s Court of Chancery and sets the stage…
Read MoreThe Xs and Os of Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen and Bridget Moynahan’s Blended Family
And Tom will forever be on a coparenting team with Gisele and Bridget. “When you decide to have children, that’s a big undertaking, and I don’t think you take it lightly,” the athlete told Entertainment Tonight in 2023, less than a year after his and Gisele’s divorce. “And I think these kids that come up…
Read MoreLicence To Kill: James Bond Films To Stream On Netflix As Part Of Shock Deal With Amazon
A slew of Amazon-owned movies and series including high-profile James Bond titles are set to stream on Netflix as part of an unexpected deal between the two streamers. Netflix will launch Die Another Day, No Time to Die, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall on January 15. It also will streame movies including Rocky, Creed and Legally Blonde as…
Read MoreCristiano Ronaldo Shows Off His Eye-Popping Muscles in Underwear Photo
Cristiano Ronaldo is ultimate fitness goals. The soccer superstar made that known when he wore nothing but his underwear in a post-workout photo, exposing all the eye-popping muscles on his body. Not only did he show off rock-hard six-pack abs, but Cristiano also wasn’t afraid to bare his bulging biceps, quads and calves. Proudly flexing…
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