Professional cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about cults. What makes a cult a cult exactly? What are some signs you’re in one? How do cults differ from religions? Can a family be…[Continue Reading...]
The Chinese dance company Shen Yun is attracting millions of euros in ticket sales from its performances in the Netherlands, but behind the scenes, former dancers are accusing the company of exploiting young performers, some of whom are minors. The…[Continue Reading...]
More shocking details are emerging following the arrest of 47-year-old psychologist Rajesh Dhoke in Nagpur, who has been accused of blackmailing and raping at least 50 women over the past 15 years. Survivors are now coming forward to share their…[Continue Reading...]
Proudly posing at the local county fair with a bundle of foraged hay and a rosette for third place, nobody would have suspected this striking woman in her 60s was once married to arguably the biggest star in Hollywood. While…[Continue Reading...]
Everyone knows about the events of 9/11. But few are aware that, a century and a half before, September 11 was associated with a ghastly act of violence that was similarly driven by religious zealotry and a desire to punish…[Continue Reading...]
I started investigating the Two-by-Two church in the early 2000s. I still remember chatting with my cousin on MSN Messenger. We lived on two different sides of the country but we were equally committed to understanding the sect that tore…[Continue Reading...]
While American Primeval portrays its take on Brigham Young as largely evil, the real-life man was a bit more complicated than that. The hit new Netflix mini-series, sets itself against the backdrop of real-world American history, following the battle for…[Continue Reading...]
The former home of the late Dennis Wilson, member of the Beach Boys and once a friend of the Manson family, is still standing after its brush with L.A.’s Pacific Palisades fire. 14400 Sunset Blvd., where in the late 1960s…[Continue Reading...]
With all of the podcasts dedicated to sensationalizing them, it's easy to forget how truly disturbing cults really are. Audiences become invested in the path of one demented group when they hear about it in a YouTube video or on…[Continue Reading...]
A Black teacher and musician who said he was attacked by a white nationalist hate group during an unpermitted “flash march” in downtown Boston in 2022 won more than $2.7 million in federal court Monday, a federal judge ruled. Charles…[Continue Reading...]
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