Posts by Nathan Pine
Sugar market to register small deficit in 2026/27, says broker Czarnikow
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 10:51 PM [LONDON] The global sugar market will be in a modest deficit of 600,000 metric tons in the 2026/27 season, thanks largely to reduced output in the European Union, sugar broker and supply chain services company Czarnikow said on Wednesday (Jul 8). A record-breaking heatwave in Europe, the…
Read MoreCohen Media Group Takes U.S. Rights To Cannes Title ‘Think Good’
EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group has acquired U.S. domestic distribution rights to Think Good (Si Tu Penses Bien), the Cannes Film Festival drama from French actress, writer, and director Géraldine Nakache. The film, which had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section on the Croisette, stars Monia Chokri (The Nature of Love) alongside Niels Schneider…
Read MoreRobert Pattinson Compares ‘The Odyssey’ Role To Jacob In ‘Twilight’
As Robert Pattinson has learned, you either die an Edward, or you live long enough to see yourself become the Jacob. While discussing his character Antinous in The Odyssey, the actor compared the role in the Christopher Nolan-helmed movie to Taylor Lautner’s Jacob in the Twilight movie franchise, nearly 15 years after Pattinson last played…
Read MoreMel C Says ‘Spice World’ Will Be Streaming In “Not-Too-Distant Future”
Nearly 30 years later, the Spice Girls are giving fans what they want (what they really, really want). Melanie Chisholm, aka Mel C/Sporty Spice, recently teased that Spice World (1997) should be available to stream in “the not-too-distant future” for the first time since the cult classic musical comedy debuted. “It’s not available at the…
Read MoreGraham Platner Got Way Too Many Passes
For starters, Platner’s working-class bona fides were questionable. His grandfather was an architect, and his father was an attorney in Ellsworth, Maine. He attended private schools as a teenager. His father lent him $200,000 to buy his house, which he pays about $950 a month toward, and his mother owns a restaurant that buys his…
Read MoreComcast Split, Paramount-WBD, AI Among Topics As Moguls Arrive At Sun Valley Confab
The pine trees, hiking trails and white water in Sun Valley, ID look about the same as they did last summer. The media landscape does not. Boutique investment bank Allen & Co. has hosted the conference long referred to as summer camp for billionaires every year since 1983, but few editions have unfolded at a…
Read MorePrince Harry Loses Landmark Privacy Case Against Daily Mail Publisher
Prince Harry has lost his high-profile press intrusion lawsuit against one of the UK’s most powerful newspaper groups. The Duke of Sussex, alongside other claimants including Liz Hurley and Elton John, accused The Daily Mail publisher of unlawful information gathering, including “abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy.” All the claims have been dismissed, with…
Read MoreJennifer Siebel Newsom sought to redefine the role of first spouse. Now, she faces her biggest test
Jennifer Siebel Newsom was frustrated. She was standing behind her husband, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, at a February press conference to celebrate a new bill that would give Planned Parenthood emergency funds. A throng of women’s advocates, including herself, had spoken about how the law would help women access healthcare. But now reporters were asking…
Read MoreJilly Cooper Audible Show To Star Rhea Norwood, Corey Mylchreest
EXCLUSIVE: Jilly Cooper (Rivals) short story A Pressing Engagement is being adapted by Audible with a voice cast featuring Rhea Norwood (Heartstopper), Corey Mylchreest (Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd), Vivian Oparah (Rye Lane) and Bessie Carter (Bridgerton). Set in London in 1978, the show “will chart the story of Hester – a secretary stuck in…
Read MoreEngland’s World Cup Win Over Mexico Scores Record Ratings
One of England’s best World Cup performances in modern history is on track to become the highest-rated telecast in U.S. Spanish-language TV history. England’s heroic 3-2 win over Mexico in the Estadio Azteca, which saw the Three Lions hold on for nearly half an hour after they went down to 10 men, has drawn a…
Read MoreTrump Confirms FIFA Phone Call Over USMNT Red Card; UEFA Rips Move
UPDATED at 12:10 p.m.: FIFA quickly denied an appeal by Belgian soccer authorities over the repeal of USMNT star Folarin Balogun’s one-match suspension after his red card in the team’s last World Cup game against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday. That, according to multiple reports. The U.S. match against Belgium is tonight. “The FIFA Appeal Committee has…
Read MoreNATO Chief Warns They Can’t Count on Trump’s U.S. Anymore
Western alliances are turning away from America. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday that NATO’s traditional reliance on the U.S. is no longer a sustainable model for the military and economic coalition. “What you are seeing is a NATO which indeed is changing in a…
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