Posts by Nathan Pine
Wim Wenders Announced As Berlinale 2026 Jury President
German director, author, and photographer Wim Wenders has been announced as the president of he International Jury of the 76th Berlinale. “Wim Wenders is one of the most influential voices in international cinema. For six decades, he has made films that move and delight us with their humanity and sense of wonder,” says Berlinale Director…
Read MorePodcast industry is divided as AI bots flood the airways with thousands of programs
Chatty bots are sharing their hot takes through hundreds of thousands of AI-generated podcasts. And the invasion has just begun. Though their banter can be a bit banal, the AI podcasters’ confidence and research are now arguably better than most people’s. “We’ve just begun to cross the threshold of voice AI being pretty much indistinguishable…
Read MoreDonald Trump issues World War Three warning
President Donald Trump issued a warning about the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, cautioning that these kinds of conflicts can escalate into world wars. “Things like this end up in third world wars. And I told that the other day, I said you know, everyone keeps playing games, you’ll end up in a third world war. And…
Read MoreOUE Reit secures S$100 million unsecured loan facility
Proceeds will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general funding purposes [SINGAPORE] OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit) has entered into a S$100 million unsecured loan facility agreement, said the Reit’s manager in a bourse filing on Friday (Dec 12). The loan will be used to finance capital expenditure, working capital needs,…
Read MoreOUE Reit gets S$100 million unsecured loan facility
Proceeds will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general funding purposes [SINGAPORE] OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit) has entered into a S$100 million unsecured loan facility agreement, said the Reit’s manager in a bourse filing on Friday (Dec 12). The loan will be used to finance capital expenditure, working capital needs,…
Read MoreRising European Film Streamer Sooner & Cannes Critics’ Week Unveil Next Step Partnership
France-based streaming platform Sooner and Critics’ Week have announced a new partnership bolstering the parallel Cannes section’s Next Step program, which supports directors as they move onto their first feature-length film. The new partnership was announced as the latest round of Next Step participants arrive in Paris for meetings with producers and sales agents about…
Read MoreOwner of 150-year-old house hears noise, then sees who’s “squatting”
A post about a homeowner who discovers a mysterious cat living inside the walls of their garage has gone viral on Reddit. The post, shared by u/spiritofporn, is titled “Feral (?) cat squatting in my garage” and has amassed 18,000 upvotes since it was uploaded on December 11. In a later comment, the homeowner noted…
Read MoreAgnieszka Holland On Directing ‘Franz’, Poland’s Oscar Submission: “Kafka Has Become Very Relevant Again”
Agnieszka Holland is one of the more seasoned directors vying for this year’s Best International Feature Oscar. But then, she’s always been ahead of the curve: two years before Titanic, she cast a rising actor called Leonardo DiCaprio as French symbolist poet Arthur Rimbaud in her 1995 film Total Eclipse, a very bohemian love story…
Read MoreST Engineering’s US subsidiary named in lawsuit over UPS plane crash
The lawsuit alleges negligence in maintenance checks by ST Engineering subsidiary VT San Antonio Aerospace [SINGAPORE] ST Engineering’s United States subsidiary, VT San Antonio Aerospace (VT SAA), was one of several companies named in a wrongful death lawsuit on Dec 3. The lawsuit, filed in a Kentucky court on Dec 3, alleged that the maintenance,…
Read MoreFoxconn to invest US$510 million in Kaohsiung headquarters in Taiwan
[TAIPEI] Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said on Friday (Dec 12) it will invest US$509.94 million to build its Kaohsiung headquarters in southern Taiwan. That would include a mixed-use commercial and office building and a residential tower, it said. Construction is scheduled to start in 2027, with completion targeted for 2033. Foxconn said…
Read MoreMalaysian ringgit hits highest in four years on growth optimism
It rose 0.3% versus the greenback to 4.0955 on Friday, the highest since May 2021 [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian ringgit reached the strongest level against the dollar in more than four years, reflecting optimism on the South-east Asian country’s economy and easing trade tensions. The ringgit rose 0.3 per cent versus the greenback to 4.0955…
Read More‘Heated Rivalry’ Stars On Why Sex Scenes Are Easier To Film Than Hockey, Fan Speculation On Sexuality: “Just The Nature Of Celebrity”
SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Heated Rivalry episode ‘Rose’ Never has hockey been more important to LGBTQ audiences than in the wake of Heated Rivalry‘s meteoric success, presenting many physical demands for the show’s stars—on and off the ice. Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, who star in the Crave/HBO Max show as closeted…
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