5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (326+ words) By Ilana Masad | Thursday, April 9, 2026 "But Deborah looked so small, so frail – so old" when she was arrested, writes Harrison Hill in his new book, The Oracle's Daughter: The Rise and Fall of an American Cult. And yet this was…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (697+ words) Pratik Patil, an IT engineering graduate turned passionate writer, is known for his meticulous research and engaging storytelling at Oldest.org. Despite his technical background, his love for history, culture, and storytelling led him to explore the world’s oldest records…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (258+ words) Dominic Carter. Updated March 21st, 2026 Ever been part of a group where you get the uncanny feeling that something doesn’t feel right? If so, you’re not alone. That’s because Reddit user has unearthed the organisations that have the strange air of…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (242+ words) Yesterday, I responded in the comments to an article by someone who criticized certain group therapy programs as cultish. To a large degree, I agreed with him. But his critique pointed me toward something larger: we live in an age…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (110+ words) In the new Australian horror flick Diabolic, released in February, the protagonist is possessed—literally by a witch, but also by the memories she has repressed of her childhood in Warren Jeffs’s polygamous group, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (538+ words) Updated April 19, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan Survivors of these experiences speak of being unaware of their circumstances, given the emotional manipulation intricate in the process (Garcia et al., 2025). Ashleigh Freckleton is one of those survivors. Eight years ago, she joined…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (524+ words) THE government’s directive compelling local authorities to purchase President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s biography, A Life of Sacrifice, is more than a questionable administrative instruction—it is tantamount to cultivating a cult of personality within public institutions. In a country where towns…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (113+ words) Each year, government estimates suggest roughly 200,000 Americans are involved in cults—often in secret and largely by choice. Who are they? And what can we learn from the tragic story of Heaven’s Gate? Explore the timeline of the weeks leading…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1438+ words) Sheida Soleimani, founder and executive director of Congress of the Birds, has dedicated her life to rehabilitating avian species in Rhode Island. A few miles down a winding road on the outskirts of Chepachet, perched on a hill up a…...