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Gwenda Bond

Gwenda Bond is the author of many books, including the Lois Lane and Cirque American series. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky. Find her online at www.gwendabond.com or @gwenda on Twitter.

Teal Swan (www.TealSwan.com)

Teal Swan, a glam guru for the YouTube Age with controversial views on death

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The Satanic Temple unveils its statue of Baphomet, a winged-goat creature, at a rally for the first amendment in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. (AP/Hannah Grabenstein)

Can the Satanic Temple survive its “civil war”?

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“Dead Air” and the true crime boom: What happens when amateurs investigate murder?

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Keith Raniere; Allison Mack (YouTube/Getty/Jemal Countess)

What makes the NXIVM “sex cult” so awful? An Ayn Rand fan exploiting women’s need for sisterhood

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Bhagwan Rajneesh in "Wild Wild Country" (Netflix)

Why are we so fascinated with cults? They reveal the dirty cultural secrets all around us

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Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" (Warner Bros.)

Margot Kidder, Woman of Steel: Her Lois Lane was a hero, too

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