cult
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The Boedecker Theater at the Dairy Arts Center, another local venue, regularly shows B-list cult favorites as part of its Friday Night Weird series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Michail Antonio is a curious pick, but deserves FPL cult hero status for one of the most memorable months in the game's history.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Damon Herriman plays a cult leader in the image of David Koresh, complete with aviator glasses and rock star dreams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
There’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
She also said he had an advantage over other North Koreans: he had not been contaminated by propaganda or the cult of personality that surrounds the Kim dynasty.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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But virtually all cults are defined by one thing: a charismatic leader who exercises dominance over the flock.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Since Niyazov's death in 2006, successive presidents -- Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and his son Serdar -- have kept the system in place, along with the cults of personality and grand architecture.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
If you’re endlessly fascinated by cults and crave another documentary dose, this month brings two very different offerings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
But any study of cults involves some documentary boilerplate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Tone cults were all about aroma and sounds.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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