HBO’s new horror series, “It: Welcome to Derry,” is not for the squeamish. The eight-episode origin story of Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) takes place in 1962 and serves as a prequel to “It” (2018) and its sequel “It: Chapter Two” (2019). Director Andy Muschietti, who developed the project with his sister Barbara Muschietti and writer and co-showrunner Jason Fuchs, says he …
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A video of John Travolta speaking about his private plane use is circulating, and this comes after a photo of Travolta’s Florida mansion that some called “disgusting” showed a couple of his jets casually parked in the back. In a YouTube Short from 10x Studios (@10xstudios), Grant Cardone asked him in an interview, “Why do you have three planes? … …
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President Donald Trump shared a bizarre, demeaning, racist AI-generated parody video featuring House Minority Leader (D-N.Y.) Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) earlier this week. He then doubled down and shared another offensive clip on Tuesday night, just before the government entered a shutdown. And people online are flat-out concerned that we’re all becoming numb to the …
Read More »Elon Musk‘s xAI has designed its Grok chatbot to be deliberately provocative. It has a flirtatious female avatar that can strip on command, a chatbot that toggles between “sexy” and “unhinged” modes, and an image and video generation feature with a “spicy” setting. The workers who train xAI’s chatbot have seen firsthand what it means to carry out this vision. …
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Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. Dear Prudence, By the grace of G-d, my daughter survived breast cancer. However, instead of making her value her life and body more, the experience has made her hedonistic! The woman who used to practice …
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US President Donald Trump spared no effort in welcoming his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as they met face-to-face for the first time since 2018.The encounter at an Alaska airbase was special for three countries- the US, Ukraine, and Russia, as the meeting was to end the war, but it went viral for completely different reasons. Trump greeted Putin with an …
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WASHINGTON DC – US President Donald Trump on Thursday condemned Russia’s recent strikes on Kyiv as “disgusting” and signaled his plans to impose sanctions on Moscow if no agreement can be reached. But he also distanced himself from the conflict by calling it “Biden’s war.” The move comes as experts argue that sanctions alone will not be enough to stop …
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LOVE ISLAND: BEYOND THE VILLA — “You’re So Last Summer” Episode 101 — Pictured: (l-r) JaNa Craig, … More Kenny Rodriguez — (Photo by: Trae Patton/PEACOCK via Getty Images) Trae Patton/PEACOCK via Getty Images Love Island USA stars JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez are finally speaking out — and things are getting ugly. The exes broke their silence on Instagram …
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‘Love Island USA’ JaNa Craig Kenny Isn’t Who You Think He Is … WAR OF WORDS!!! Published July 29, 2025 2:08 PM PDT | Updated July 29, 2025 3:20 PM PDT 3:18 PM PT — JaNa has responded to Kenny’s statement on Instagram in what has become a ward of words. She wrote, “stfu you manipulative liar. You not taking …
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Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, A year and a half ago, I went through one of the most disgusting and stressful experiences of my life. It took all my emergency savings, and most of my mental reserves, to get through it. And now …
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