Posts by Nathan Pine
Porsche shutters three units as new CEO makes first job cuts
[ad_1] Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 10:07 PM PORSCHE AG is closing three of its non-car-making units, with chief executive officer Michael Leiters cutting headcount for the first time to counteract slumping sales in China and the cost of reversing its EV strategy. The Volkswagen AG-owned carmaker plans to shut down its Cellforce battery…
Read MoreDuncan Sheik Manga Musical ‘Memoirs Of Amorous Gentlemen’ Sets Fall Premiere
[ad_1] Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, Duncan Sheik‘s new musical based on the Manga graphic novel, will premiere Off Broadway this fall, producers announced today. The production, featuring music and lyrics by Sheik, will open at a new Chelsea neighborhood venue called The Night Egg, named after a French brothel in the Japanese novel. The venue…
Read MoreBorneo Rainforest Doc ‘Shinta’ Backed By Former AMPAS Prez & Rai
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Former AMPAS President and The People vs. Larry Flynt producer Janet Yang is among the team behind new environmental doc Shinta, about a young Dayak girl and Indigenous activist Emanuela Shinta on a journey through Borneo’s rainforest. The film is developed, written and produced by Michela Scolari (Paolo Rossi: The Heart Of A Champion)…
Read MoreTaylor Swift’s Legal Team Slams “Meritless” The Life of a Showgirl Copyright Lawsuit
[ad_1] The opening song on Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl references the character Ophelia from William Shakespeare‘s Hamlet, who faces a tragic fate. According to the song’s lyrics, Taylor “might’ve drowned in the melancholy” if she hadn’t been saved by her true love. “I heard you calling / On the megaphone,” Taylor sings.…
Read MoreStuck in the 1700s: It’s time to revisit the Constitution | Opinion
[ad_1] The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais has gutted the remnants of the Voting Rights Act through the purported application of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, but it is only the latest example of judicially interpreted constitutional rules threatening, rather than protecting, American democracy. The problem is a far larger decision and deserves a commensurate response.…
Read MoreCheryl Lynch Exiting Sony Pictures Television As International Business Affairs Shifts From L.A. To London
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) veteran Cheryl Lynch is exiting this summer as the international production group shifts business affairs from L.A. to London. The news comes a few weeks after Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) boss Ravi Ahuja commenced a months-long layoffs process that will impact a few hundred of its 12,000 global staff.…
Read MoreInternational Insider: Ted Turner’s Legacy; Cannes Scene Setter; Prime Video India
[ad_1] Welcome back to Insider City, traveller. Jesse Whittock on the keyboard today to walk you through the biggest TV and film news from around the globe. Sign up to the newsletter here. Ted Turner‘s Legacy Getty Images/Warner Discovery “Generational entrepreneur”: The passing of Ted Turner aged 87 marks an historic moment for international television.…
Read MoreOzzy Lusth on ‘Survivor’ 50: ‘I Got Lulled Into Complacency’
[ad_1] Twenty years ago, Ozzy Lusth was virtually unstoppable on Survivor. He climbed trees, caught fish, dominated challenges and looked like he was barely trying. He was superhuman, or at least that’s how it felt watching him. Now, on his fifth time playing, something has shifted. The body is still there, but so is something else: a man who has clearly done the…
Read More‘Popeye The Slayer Man 2’ Underway With Daniel Baldwin & Avaryana Rose
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Popeye The Slayer Man 2, the sequel to the public domain horror released last year, has begun filming in upstate New York with new cast additions including Daniel Baldwin (Homicide: Life on the Street) and Avaryana Rose (The Caretaker). The film concerns Popeye, the legendary sailor man whose consumption of contaminated spinach in the first film…
Read MoreLouis Paxton’s ‘The Incomer’ To Open Edinburgh Film Festival
[ad_1] The 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival will open with The Incomer, the debut feature from Edinburgh-born filmmaker Louis Paxton. Focus and Universal have taken international rights on the title, which debuted at Sundance. The film stars Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, The Paper), Gayle Rankin (House of The Dragon, Glow), and Grant O’Rourke (Outlander). The…
Read MoreSony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply
[ad_1] Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 06:59 PM [TOKYO] Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday (May 8), as the artificial intelligence boom constrains chip supply and deepens disruptions across the tech sector. Memory chip prices doubled in the first quarter alone from the previous quarter…
Read MoreSBS Transit Q1 profit slips 2.2% to S$15.6 million despite ridership gains
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Transport operator SBS Transit on Friday (May 8) posted a 2.2 per cent decline in net profit to S$15.6 million, from S$15.9 million in the year-ago period. The group attributed the dip in profit to lower interest income. Revenue stood at S$391.8 million, a 4.8 per cent increase from S$373.8 million in the…
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