Brainwashing

Travel

Visiting Jonestown: Site of the Largest Murder-Suicide in Modern History

09.06.18

By Julie Fenwick
Courts Are Rarely Kind to ‘Brainwashed’ Victims

07.09.18

By Sarah Berman
In 2017, You Can’t Always Spot a Cult From the Outside

09.25.17

By Katherine Gillespie
Russians Think Fidget Spinners Are the New Opiate of the Masses

07.19.17

By River Donaghey
Why Does Radical Islam Appeal to So Many Young Men?

03.02.16

By Mahmood Fazal
Identity

How Spreading the Word of God Made Me Lose My Own Faith

02.24.16

By Mat Drogemuller
Entertainment

We Spoke to the Director of Deprogrammed about Satanic Panic and Brainwashing Cults

04.24.15

By Regan Reid
This Is How Cults Work

12.16.14

By Daniel Dylan Wray and Daniel Dylan Wray, Illustrations: Dan Evans
A Former MEK Member Talks About the Extremist Iranian ‘Cult’

09.02.14

By Adam Forrest
Scientology’s “Celebrity” Magazine Will Make Me Famous

05.24.12

By C. Casey

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: December 12, 2025

A busy Moon stirs feelings, insights, and surprising optimism, offering each sign a gentle nudge toward something more aligned.

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By Ashley Fike
Divinity as revealed at The Game Awards 2025.

Gaming

Larian Reveals Their New Big Game With A Brand-New Divinity Installment

Larian Studios has announced ‘Divinity’ at The Game Awards 2025, claiming it will be their biggest game yet.

6 hours ago

By Grace Black
Shopping

Travel-Friendly Sex Essentials for the Holidays For Those Who Still Want to Play

Here’s how to pack light, stay discreet, and still have an extremely filthy little holiday.

6 hours ago

By Sean Abrams
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Shopping

We Put the Best Condoms to the (Horny) Test—So You Actually Feel Something

From snugger fits to vegan vibes, here are the condoms that stayed put, felt good, and did not turn sex into a science experiment.

7 hours ago

By Sean Abrams
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Music

Sharon Osbourne Apparently Considered Mailing Roger Waters a Box of Poop As Revenge for His Comments About Ozzy

Sharon Osbourne has been known to send boxes of feces to people she feels have wronged her family, and Roger Waters almost got one.

12 hours ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher