January
It may feel like the end of the world, but that’s nothing new
With so much pessimism around, we can take some comfort from a new book that notes apocalyptic visions are as old as civilisation and have never come true.
October 2023
A 55cm X-Wing model from the original ‘Star Wars’ sells for $5m
The model, discovered in a cardboard box owned by a Hollywood visual effects artist, headlined at a sale of movie props that brought $21 million.
October 2022
Asahi buys StrangeLove as ‘adult’ soft drinks take off
Asahi Beverages CEO Robert Iervasi says premiumisation is accelerating in soft drinks and beer, and people keep buying in tough times.
February 2020
Kirk Douglas helped end Hollywood blacklist
Born Issur Danielovitch, the only son of seven children of illiterate Russian-Jewish immigrant parents, Kirk Douglas became a film icon and maverick producer who helped end the Hollywood blacklist. He has died at 103.