In 1957, sociologist Albert Biderman described the tactics torturers use to weaken and terrify prisoners of war. Ann Jones, Susan Schechter and Evan Stark transferred these ideas to the field of domestic violence. They called this strategy coercive control. Coercive…[Continue Reading...]
Disclosing a belief in conspiracy theories on an online dating profile generally reduces your chances of securing a match. People who endorse these ideas in their biographies encounter harsher judgments and fewer romantic prospects, though politically conservative individuals tend to…[Continue Reading...]
On any given day, Los Angeles’s Hollywood Boulevard teems with tourists and street performers clustered near the area’s many landmarks. But in recent months, the strip has been set abuzz for a new reason. Throngs of mostly adolescent boys and…[Continue Reading...]
The fight over whether the satirical website The Onion can take over Infowars, the media company run by conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, is now in the hands of the state's highest court. But meanwhile, Jones says he is still…[Continue Reading...]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Onion is taking another stab at getting control of Alex Jones’ Infowars platforms and turning them into comedy sites spoofing the conspiracy theorist. A Texas judge is set to consider Thursday whether to approve the…[Continue Reading...]
LOS ANGELES — A Church of Scientology building in the heart of Hollywood removed its door handles and restricted public entry this week after a bizarre social media trend prompted young people to rush inside and race through its halls.…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can’t seem to leave John Dehlin alone. Church leadership excommunicated this former graduate of Brigham Young University in 2015, charging him with apostasy for allegedly claiming the Book of Mormon is “fraudulent”…[Continue Reading...]
In 1970, the world was changing – and so was Fleetwood Mac. Over the latter half of the preceding decade, the blues-rock outfit had become one of Britain’s best-loved bands, thanks to their refreshing take on the R&B of Elmore…[Continue Reading...]
The Onion announced a deal last week to take over the conspiracy-fueled website Infowars as part of founder Alex Jones’s long-running bankruptcy case, the result of a lawsuit filed by the families of Sandy Hook victims. The families of the…[Continue Reading...]
The posts might have you thinking they’re plotting a heist – pouring their eyes over building floor plans, figuring out the fastest way in and out. But what these teenagers are actually doing is ‘speedrunning’ getting into Church of Scientology…[Continue Reading...]
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