He had become as indoctrinated into the cult of football in Odessa as anyone. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It not only offered an escape from society but also was an ideal stage for the Romantic individual to exercise the cult that he frequently made of his own soul. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The probationers were initiated into the cult of hygiene. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the next morning, Fina has decided that the figure we saw was not a vampire but was, in fact, a cult leader about to perform a satanic ritual, possibly involving human sacrifice. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Absolutely. It’s a certain cult of the Hasidics: the Jewish Acid-Heads. There’s like a part of their holy writings that tells them it’s the way to talk to God. But he took it too far.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The mystical symbol of the Pythagorean cult was, naturally, a number-shape: the pentagram, a five-pointed star. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It is a generic name for thousands of very different religions, cults and beliefs. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a sign of the tone cults. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Lately I've been preoccupied with a tone cult in my neighborhood. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Such a notion is familiar to us from the cults of earth deities of later times; its origin perhaps goes back to the Old Stone Age. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wells had written one previous book — Little Altars Everywhere — which had been a minor cult hit in and around her hometown of Seattle. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a religious context, cult refers to a relatively small group of people dedicated to a set of beliefs that are outside mainstream theology. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

He knew, too, that Daisy was teaching the children the cult of meekness. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I asked Dad what a cult following was. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I brought up some career possibilities, she told me that the only thing she wanted to do was help fight the Mormon cults that had kidnapped thousands of people in Utah. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was half convinced if he told her he was dropping out of society and joining a tone cult, she’d say, If you think that’s best. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When I entered a civilian writing career in New York City, I collected, around Harlem, a good deal of provocative material and then proposed an article about the cult to the Reader’s Digest. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All this ritual—it’s like something you’d see in a tone cult,” she said when Faraday returned to his seat, hands still damp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Her gaze followed him, devil bright, determined to take him with her to whatever afterlife her cult promised. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The aqueducts will be easier to navigate during the day. Right? So let’s accept the Water Angel’s invitation and spend the night. It’s not like we have to join their little cult.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you belong to one of those weird religions? A cult? Is that why you can’t associate with other kids? Or go to public school? Or wear ordinary clothes?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Cult members, who tend to be firm believers in their system, generally do not consider themselves to be in a cult. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The latter was an unprecedented institution in the Greek world—a place devoted not only to the religious cult of the Muses, but to advancing human knowledge in the broadest sense. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Even before the deuton affair, some Rad Lab researchers were questioning whether the cult of the machine had not overwhelmed the drive for basic science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

His accomplishments with Seabiscuit were the wonder of the racing world, and the man who had been considered an obscure oddball a year before now enjoyed cult status among his peers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was intrigued with the cult of Rajneesh himself, rather than the guru’s practices. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

From the sound of it, had I stayed in California I might have ended up in a cult or at the very least practicing some weird dietary restriction. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She showed me the movie section and told me about all these cult filmmakers and people from France. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difH- cult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Truth be told, I don't know if I was as fascinated with acting as much as I was with the cult of celebrity. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think this will end the cult of Mercer,” Pris said. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently, this branch of the cult only traveled in groups of seven or twelve, as per musical mathematics—but they were willing to break the rule and add her to their number. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, are you going to motivate people to bring peace to war- torn nations, or are you going to motivate people to join a cult and drink the Kool-Aid?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

All I was doing was passing out health center flyers, not trying to induct first years into some hedonistic, druggy sex cult. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The leader of the cult was Pythagoras, an ancient radical. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Although it was unclear if he or his older relatives would wield real power, propagandists worked overtime manufacturing a new cult of personality. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Even today there are scientists opposed to the popularization of science: the sacred knowledge is to be kept within the cult, unsullied by public understanding. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes could hand her over to her cult, and no one would think twice about protecting her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

For example, the Pilgrims who colonized Cape Cod could be considered a Protestant Christian cult because their beliefs were in opposition to Catholicism and other dominant Protestant religious thinking of the time. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We just need to find a phone. Was that...was that some sort of cult? And we’re away from it now, so...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was there to glean one of the cult’s congregants—a man who had not yet turned his first corner. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Something alarming’s occurring to me, more alarming than the fact that Jude’s joined this purple polish cult. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Wagner provided his cult with the solemn act of devotion, purification and veneration that is Parsifal. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Could it be, I wondered, that these children died every evening only to be resurrected by the loop, like some Sisyphean suicide cult, condemned to be blown up and stitched back together for eternity? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He sat apart from the rest of the cult of suicides, his legs crooked impossibly. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Their commitment to their religious teachings was so focused that it is not unreasonable to describe them as cults. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Around him stood the members of a cult, a secret brotherhood that he had betrayed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A cult of suicides hath grown up by the burial ground upon the east side of the island, a communion of willed starvation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A cult with a disease that drove them even crazier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The more extreme tone cults try to burn their deadish, to make it permanent, but ambudrones usually get to them first. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Three: The cult was run by Tucker Beaumont. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If I had died of a drug overdose or joined a cult, my mother’s thinking would have taken essentially the same form. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the Party was rotten under the surface, its cult of strenuousness and self-denial simply a sham concealing iniquity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Whatever the weird cult members wanted to call each other made no difference to me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In California and New York, in the advertising world and in Silicon Valley, it became a kind of cult object that matched the stripped-down aesthetic of the new economy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

We looked like a cult on our way to the beach, where Mom was convinced we’d find the perfect backdrop somewhere among the dunes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Proclaiming victory, Euergetes rushed back to Alexandria with a mountain of loot, including as many as twenty-five hundred Egyptian cult statues originally taken by the Persians back in the sixth century. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

They sounded like some other secret cult thing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

O’Neill listened carefully while I went through Jesse’s story: his family’s involvement in a religious cult when he was young, the three divorces he’d lived through, his father’s illness. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said a cult following was a fan club of something that wasn’t mainstream, which means something that only a certain number of people like. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tone cults were all about aroma and sounds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

If they’d let women warriors into their cult, they might have learned some common sense. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There are the tone cults, of course, dressing in sackcloth and worshiping sonic vibrations—but like so many things in our world, they seek to imitate what once was. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When the secret leaked out, the cult turned to violence. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He spake of the cults of the forest demons, whose wails could be heard in the bush when the brotherhoods met in convocation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

A priest, or monk, or whatever you call a cult clergyman, was at the altar, chanting in monotone and dousing lit candles one by one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

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. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Two: There was a cult entirely dedicated to discussing preexisting conspiracy theories and determining if they were true. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You want me to pretend to be part of a tone cult?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They joined ecstatic cults and allowed sick refugees to desecrate the great temples, where they died untended. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The picnickers illustrate what a broad church punk has become via its myriad mutations over the years: neither the threat to public morals of old nor an irrelevant retro cult. Punk is still the sound of youth rebellion 2012-06-01T15:39:56Z

When it came out, it had a sort of a cult following. "It would change our politics": Emilio Estevez on why we should all take a pilgrimage 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

An authentic comedy genius and a prince among men” The Young Ones also starred Mayall's comedy partner Ade Edmondson, who he also met at Manchester University and later created cult slapstick sitcom Bottom with. Mayall's death unexplained, says wife 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

The most destructive thing to happen to modern man is the cult of "so bad it's good". The Hard Sell: Go Compare 2012-07-13T23:10:46Z

For Cline, then, the Manson cult — fictionalized here as Russell’s psychedelic commune — offers a difference in degree but not in kind from the poisonous climate so many young women endure. ‘The Girls,’ by Emma Cline: Charles Manson, reimagined 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

In the decades since, it’s reached cult classic status and become one of the most produced shows at high schools across the country. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at 40: The Plant That Conquered the World 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

Of everything handed down to us, no single product surpassed the cult status, or near-ubiquity, of the Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper. The Life and Death of a Wildly Popular Baby Sleeper 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z

Related to this is the Rambo-like cult of the warrior and warrior ethos, now celebrated as something desirable in America. Killing me softly with militarism 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z

Phillips continued to make records with Cash, Lewis, a young Roy Orbison and rockabilly cult favorites like Billy Lee Riley, whom Dylan has called “a hero of mine.” Sun Records, Storied Early Rock Label, Sells Its High-Wattage Catalog 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

A cult classic and a favourite of Steven Spielberg, the film sees an enigmatic car delivery driver named Kowalski embark on a Benzedrine-fuelled race to drive a Dodge Challenger from Denver to San Francisco. Ill-advised car journeys on film – ranked! 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

They have also been accused of abuse, grooming minors and leading a cult. Could Jonathan Majors' arrest affect the MCU? Here's what we know so far 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z

One of the film’s running threads is Mr. Brown’s pursuit of Eric Haas, an eccentric cult figure among North Shore surfers. | 'Highwater': Forever Stoked for More Tasty Waves 2010-08-27T04:08:00Z

For what is often called a “cult band,” Phish draws remarkably large crowds and loyal album buyers — 8 million sold, and counting. Go Phish | Concert preview 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

I think you could say it's the No 1 cult classic movie of all time. How we made: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 2013-03-04T19:30:02Z

And she joined a group that she would later realize was a cult. What is Ginni Thomas saying now? The evolution of an unusually outspoken Supreme Court spouse 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z

The work is second rate at best, and like Valance himself, who dies in World War I and becomes a cult figure, it’s a little mysterious. Alan Hollinghurst?s ?Stranger?s Child? Is a Departure 2011-10-31T21:57:27Z

Then, on Friday, she appears in an eye-catching supporting role in Netflix’s Stateless, playing the frumpy co-leader of an Australian cult, who claims to be able to transform lives through the power of song. From ice queen to hothead: how Cate Blanchett negotiated stardom on her own terms 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z

But it reached cult status in its afterlife, leaving many thrilled by its revival. HBO sets premiere date for 'Newsroom,' 'Comeback' and 'Getting On' 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z

She writes about surviving the doomsday cult she was raised in and a stint in the Air Force during the “don’t ask, don’t tell” era. Want to Become a Writer? Lauren Hough Recommends Bartending. 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z

Yes, this appears as if it could be Lisa Marie's farewell ode to Scientology, and lyrically it doesn't sit on the fence when it comes to talking about cult submission and mind control. This week's new tracks 2012-10-05T23:04:03Z

At Suns Cinema, which opened in May 2016, they now curate a diverse slate of films, including cult movies, classics and foreign films. Perspective | Raising the bar on movie night 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z

Coyne and Krause’s album, the embodiment of a cult favorite, is urgent and gleefully complex, full of repeated yelps and song structures committed to avoiding the familiar. Sasha Frere-Jones: Angel Olsen’s Many Voices 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

The real reason many of us rush for anything new from her is 2007's Blackout, an album as close to a cult hit as anything that sold 3m copies can be. Britney is capable of a cult hit. Hold It Against Me fails to deliver 2011-01-13T22:14:01Z

From this small cup, a mighty cult has grown. One American’s quest to teach Italy — the motherland of espresso — how to do it better 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

Faced with crisis, it is not unusual for people to seek answers in cults and dictatorships, systems that offer the stability of rigid rules and the relief of letting others decide your fate. 'The Leftovers' Recap: Laws of Human Nature, Interrupted -- or, The Case of the Disappearing Bagel 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

Ted V. Mikels, the producer and director of dozens of ultra-low-budget horror and exploitation films, notably the 1960s cult favorites “The Astro-Zombies” and “The Corpse Grinders,” died on Sunday at his home in Las Vegas. Ted V. Mikels, Master of Low-Budget Cult Favorites, Dies at 87 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

Ahead of their time, they achieved cult status - but not commercial success. In pictures: The life of Lou Reed 2013-10-27T20:25:55Z

In 2013, the return of the show was greeted by huge fanfare, marking the completion of its journey from cult status to the mainstream. “Arrested Development” Is Back Where It Started 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

Wellness is oblivion, and as she flees from one kind of cult to another, Sasha comes to grasp the power of her own influence — while losing her ability to resist it.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

There is a cult of bright young things, a cultural obsession with genius, a need to find beacons of greatness in an ordinary world. Jonah Lehrer throws it all away 2012-07-31T12:00:00Z

Like Payne, they are contemporary film-makers with cult followings who have walked the rocky path between pleasing their producers and making films that illuminate the dark underbelly of life. Cannes celebrates the movie mavericks 2013-05-25T23:06:17Z

Dorset-born director Edgar Wright, 43, made his name with cult Channel 4 sitcom Spaced before moving into film. Edgar Wright: ‘With Baby Driver, my oldest idea became my biggest hit’ 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z

Deft PR and the cult of celebrity, meanwhile, ensure a buzz about almost any film. Actor Jeremy Irons talks trash with EU bureaucrats 2013-03-07T22:29:20Z

Enter Sebastian Beckwith, whose cult label In Pursuit of Tea has been a stronghold of carefully curated small-batch gems, which he himself travels to procure fresh from China, India, Japan, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. | T's Picks, Part One 2010-12-10T19:30:00Z

The control over eating is another really clear cult tactic. Allison Mack was "a seeker": "Infamous" host on being NXIVM's chosen reporter, interviewing members 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z

Anyway we’d never discussed the plot of “Heathers,” a cult comedy revered by Gen Xers, in which the two main characters murder their popular classmates and make each killing look like a suicide. We need to talk about “13 Reasons Why”: The timeless case for getting into uncomfortable conversations about teen crises as seen on TV…and in movies 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

They've grown into their cult status as venerated nearly men, whose garage rock standing grows year on year. This week's new live music 2012-12-29T00:06:11Z

“Unfortunately, the facts and background of this case are not unique,” the lawsuit says, alluding to the recent reporting regarding a “sex cult” kept by Mr. Kelly. R. Kelly Sued for Sexual Battery and False Imprisonment in New York 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

But he’s drawn to the floppy 1970s writ large — its music, films, fads, cults, sitcoms, bumper stickers, best sellers and bad juju. Books of The Times: Carter, Reagan and Freaky Times 2011-02-15T22:00:07Z

In a deal completed last week, Tartine became a part of Blue Bottle Coffee, a company based in Oakland and one that is also known for its artisanal products and cult following. Tartine Expansion Plans Include New York 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z

“Sound of My Voice,” which Ms. Marling also helped write, features her as the enigmatic leader of a cult. For Women, Sundance Is Sunnier Than Hollywood 2011-01-21T21:30:03Z

World Tweet of the Day takes the cult show, which originally focused on British birdsong, beyond the UK. Palin to join Tweet of the Day team 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

“It did have an uncomfortable cult kind of feel about it,” said Ms. Green, now the executive director of Scientists Warning. The Darkest Timeline 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z

Next Weekend will begin with an outdoor screening of Chris Smith’s cult documentary “American Movie” at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which is adjacent to Paramount Pictures and operates a popular movie series in warmer months. From Sundance Institute, a New Minifestival for Los Angeles 2013-07-16T21:52:06Z

The festival promises a flock of familiar faces in new roles, from Colin Firth as a failed golfer in "Arthur Newman" to Philip Seymour Hoffman as a cult leader in "The Master". Toronto film festival to end with feel-good fare 2012-08-14T21:44:58Z

Most people will never be indoctrinated by a cult, but just about everybody knows somebody who dated some jerk who ruined their credit or cleaned out their checking account. Showtime's alluring "Love Fraud" exposes the common con artist charming America's lonely women 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z

In what can only be described as an inspired bit of counter-programming, the Guardian brings you the second in our series of British cult classics double bills, in conjuction with the BFI. Distant Voices, Still Lives and A Zed and Two Noughts: watch the double bill 2012-11-16T10:00:00Z

We see that coins and Roman artifacts were unearthed, that drawings were used to record new finds, that the cult of antiquities also led to forgeries. Critic?s Notebook: ?Making History? and ?Remembering Shakespeare? at Yale 2012-03-22T22:50:43Z

Her breakthrough came in 2003, when David Mitchell and Robert Webb, fellow actors at Footlights, asked her to play a central role in “Peep Show,” a series that developed a cult following over nine seasons. Olivia Colman: Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crowns 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

If you're not familiar with Mickle's MO, it's enough to keep in mind that his last movie was an American Gothic-style cut at modern-day cannibals, the 2013 cult hit "We Are What We Are." 'Cold in July' turns up the pulp fiction heat with Texas tale 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

This cult shares within it the classic traits of psychopaths: superficial charm, grandiosity and self-importance; a need for constant stimulation, a penchant for lying, deception and manipulation; and the incapacity for remorse or guilt. As of 2022, we're (presumably) done with Kanye West. But what does that mean? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z

They took a mediocre genre show from the 1960s and turned into a mega-franchise simply by fighting for it and creating a culture and cult following around it. The geek stranglehold on cinema 2010-07-29T21:45:00Z

But it gained cult status on TV and inspired a Broadway musical. Four things we love about the holidays 2012-11-14T22:51:04Z

Another is a page from King Ottokar's Sceptre, described as "a cult book" by Sotheby's, whose last panel depicts bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson travelling by boat to a seaplane. Tintin items up for auction in Paris 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

The cult TV hit was brutally killed off a decade ago at the end of its third season. South Dakota: wild beasts and Badlands make the silver screen come to life 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

It is heavy with robust reds and expensive cult wines for an expense-account clientele chasing brand names and prestige. Breaking Free of Steakhouse Wine List Tradition 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Over time a cult following built up around his music, and Bendjelloul's documentary traces the musician to Detroit and finds him alive and still performing. 'Sugar Man' director Malik Bendjelloul reportedly committed suicide 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Some churches close, and new cults form, including one called Guilty Remnant, whose followers wear white, take a vow of silence and chain smoke. ‘The Leftovers,’ on HBO, a Tale of Mysterious Disappearances 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

She didn’t realize it at the time, but she traded one cult for another when she joined the Air Force. Review | Raised in a cult, Lauren Hough’s salvation was the discovery of her own inimitable voice 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

Her debut novel, "The Girls," is based on women in a Manson family-type cult. Highlights from the Frankfurt Book Fair 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

Then there was “The Wicker Man,” a tale of cultish killings in the Hebrides that has itself become a cult. Postscript: Christopher Lee 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

The 51-day standoff, known as the Waco siege, became the most brutal news story of the year, as law enforcement, members of a religious cult and their supreme leader fought to a bitter end. The 6 most shocking revelations from Netflix's latest docuseries "Waco: American Apocalypse" 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

His 4,000 films have gained him a cult of female fans because he is well endowed and sensitive. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z

The cult celebrity of its charming host rests on the satirical platform of Comedy Central’s “Strangers with Candy,” but “At Home,” created by Sedaris and Paul Dinello, is not exactly a spoof. “At Home with Amy Sedaris” Is a Homemaker’s Talk Show as Dadaist Carnival 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z

DVD, 4DVD Twin Peaks Series 2 The final 20 episodes of David Lynch's cult TV show. DVD and Blu-ray out this week 2010-03-20T00:08:00Z

That Margene is suddenly obsessed with the idea that she's become a part of a cult is funny; that she was pushed into this revelation by a cult leader is even funnier. "Big Love's" riveting final stretch 2011-03-07T17:15:00Z

This quirky adaptation of the 1987 cult novel by Douglas Adams returns with its dizzying web of connections. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Dirk Gently’ and ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z

“Guests are invited to enter the time portal and witness a terrible, apocalyptic future, wherein the world is ruled by a nefarious cookie cult.” Weekend Miser: Cookie Takedown and Yule Ball at Bell House in Brooklyn 2011-12-15T22:45:50Z

In a town where everyone is always filleting everyone else, Mr. Iger floats above it all, cosseted in what some call a “a cult of nice.” The Slow-Burning Success of Disney’s Bob Iger 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

He was different from peers like Serge Gainsbourg, who nurtured cults of personality. Remembering Charles Aznavour, the Last and Greatest Troubadour 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

E stressed that he appreciates the Eels' cult following in the U.S., where the band just made its fifth appearance for an enthusiastic David Letterman on his "Late Show." Eels star E gets by with help from heroes 2011-07-30T10:09:08Z

Consider this cult classic a dark and deadly precedent to “Mean Girls.” What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Betty White: First Lady of Television’ and ‘Real Sports’ 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

“Eve Babitz didn’t get her due,” she said recently, scanning the shelves at West Hollywood’s Book Soup for the author’s “Slow Days, Fast Company,” a cult favorite of California-set vignettes. Marina’s Music Was Caught Between Worlds. Now She’s Making Her Own. 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

He’s at once a cult hero waiting to be discovered and an omnipresent cultural influence. T Magazine: J.P. Donleavy is Still Standing 2014-03-07T20:19:12Z

Heymann has remained a devotee of Naharin’s work, admiring its sly political edge and the way it challenges the cult of Israeli machismo. The Secret History of the Israeli Choreographer Ohad Naharin 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

The theater shows studio classics and cult films, including many movies by Mr. Tarantino. ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,’ Many Times Over 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z

How ‘Freaks and Geeks’ went from misfit dramedy to cult classic, as told by its cast and creators: ‘People just like it so much that it thrusts itself from the grave’ Review | Seth Rogen’s hilarious memoir ‘Yearbook’ earns its superlatives 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z

The Tony-winning show, based on the cult movie comedy "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," leaves no silliness unturned as it affectionately sends up the Broadway musical. 'Spamalot' a summer treat at Hollywood Bowl 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z

A writer-performer best known for the cult musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Bloom was standing at the base of Coney Island’s Cyclone, the 96-year-old wooden thrill ride designated as a landmark by American Coaster Enthusiasts. Rachel Bloom Enjoys the Ride 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z

Career retrospectives, live recordings, archival digs and technological upgrades share the landscape of boxed sets released this year, bringing new perspective to both superstars and cult figures. The Year in Boxed Sets, From David Bowie to Weird Al 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

He was once called “the leader of the hair graffiti color cult,” by i-D magazine. A Hollywood Colorist Who Transforms Madonna and Kanye West’s Hair 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z

In that time, he was a cult artist on a very large scale, so to speak. Review: ‘Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire,’ Portrait of an Artist in Chaos 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z

But the band has a cult following, particularly overseas. Winston-Salem-based band’s history relived in CDs 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

Rumors that he is dead only contribute to his cult status. Theater Review | 'Sounding': Swimming in Murky Waters Infested With Death and Life 2010-03-02T22:19:00Z

In 2005, the festival's inaugural year in Grant Park, the DJ area was a cult attraction drawing only a few thousand fans. Lollapalooza closes on high note 2011-08-08T02:22:00Z

It seems poised to become Anderson’s most misunderstood film, just as surely as it seems poised to become an instant cult classic. ‘Inherent Vice’ is complex and subversive. Paul Thomas Anderson is pretty normal. 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

Idolatrous art, claimed the devout reformers, perverted the Christian faith into a pagan cult. What makes art a target for attack? 2013-07-08T16:23:22Z

On pilgrimage to the southern and western parts of their country, disciples of giant rodents promenade wearing artificial ears in tribute to cult leaders. Style Invitational Week 1454: Punku 3 — haiku with a pun, duh 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

Much of the basis for Mary’s cult derives not from the gospels but from the Catholic Church and its subsequent edicts, which pick up where the Bible leaves off. T Magazine: Immaculate Perception 2010-12-05T23:00:00Z

But after much internal debate, it was decided that the cult of personality around the North Korean leader made him an irresistible satirical target. Hack attack over Sony's 'Interview' shows risks of naming bad guys 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

"When I was 12, I was placed on a metal table in a veterinary office after hours. The cult trainer of the group had black mesh over his face," Swan said. Who is Teal Swan, the controversial spiritualist or scammer in “The Deep End”? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

Moore built a personal cult of martyrdom around this statue, which he was ordered and refused to remove from the rotunda of the state’s judicial building. Perspective | Competing monuments in the cradle of the Confederacy and the Civil Rights movement 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

She was quick to point out that the site, which started in 2011, functions as a vital bridge between cult and mainstream. Fandor: A Streaming Rabbit Hole Worth Falling Down 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

In this documentary three courageous cult survivors reflect on how they managed to break the bonds. TV highlights 28/08/2012 2012-08-27T19:00:02Z

She notes that prison-issue canvas slippers are not unlike the cult favorite Toms shoes and tries in vain to explain Barneys, the store where the character’s “artisanal bath products” are sold, to a corrections officer. Prison Life, Real and Onscreen 2013-08-02T21:08:42Z

He remained a cult figure, in part because of his distaste for the music business. Lonnie Mack, Singer and Guitarist Who Pioneered Blues-Rock, Dies at 74 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

First, despite the equally weird cult of American optimism, we’re not all that happy. Heaven knows we’re miserable now: Reports reveal just how unhappy Americans are — and for good reasons 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

This is a role that might well have gone without notice had Abrams chosen to cast a man, but now looks likely to gain cult status. Is Star Wars: The Force Awakens really female-friendly? 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

It was busted on millennium night by anti-terrorist cops fearing it might be a suicide cult. Totally Wired: On the Trail of the Great Dotcom Swindle by Andrew Smith – review 2012-08-30T10:00:01Z

Musing sardonically on politics and sports, as well as posting his artwork, he has amassed a large following that has expanded his cult following. Cult favorite John Lurie is back, with an old alter ego 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

“It’s like the best cult ever,” said a woman in her late 20s, who was wearing maroon Doc Martens boots and a fan T-shirt that read, “I’m a Karen!” Grisly Murders and Serial Killers? Ooh, Tell Me More 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z

“Canto Ostinato,” a keyboard piece by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt made of overlapping layers and repeated patterns, has amassed a cult following — in the Netherlands, at least. The Minimalist Composer Who Keeps Getting Left Out 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z

“You stick one up, and then next thing you know someone sees it and puts it on their Instagram. You get a little cult following.” Stickering is an increasingly popular art form for D.C. artists, particularly women 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

It needs to be only one notch more bonkers to help its chances for cult status. 'Zombeavers,' about coeds and zombie mutants, is schlocky fun 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

But they attracted a cadre of fans so fiercely devoted that the phrase “cult following” seems inadequate to describe their ardor. Harry Crews, Writer of Dark Fiction, Is Dead at 76 2012-03-30T05:32:16Z

It was a kind of solipsistic belief, almost like a cult. Forgive us our synths ? how 80s pop found favour again 2010-11-18T23:33:00Z

Thrown together in the sort of D.I.Y. style Mr. White pioneered in the 1960s, ThirtyDaysNY was staged by two recent visitors who run Family, a cult indie bookstore in Los Angeles. The Gimlet Eye: ThirtyDaysNY Is a Bookstore Experience in TriBeCa 2010-04-21T23:35:00Z

It became a gathering place for a community of outsiders, a daily hangout for 20,000 misfits and their favorite cult bands. Lollapalooza at 20: Highlights, lowlights, revolution and evolution 2011-07-29T05:34:00Z

Just as often they are young, ambitious winemakers who don’t own vineyards but work closely with growers to source quality fruit from top vineyards in hopes of producing the next cult pinot noir. Some of the best pours in wine country happen in industrial parks 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

Over the past few years, Khruangbin has amassed a cult following by playing in places like Thailand and Peru, where the band derives its influences. ‘Was It a Lost Psych-Funk Classic?’ It’s Khruangbin, Right Now 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z

Rome has sheltered polytheistic pagans and monotheistic Jews, adherents of Middle Eastern cults, and, in more recent times, a sizable multinational Muslim community. Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

Even considering their obsessive cult following, that felt a little excessive. After 16 years, the Hold Steady is changing the ‘business of being a band’ 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

Can this rational, charming chief without the edge, ego or cult following of wacky founders succeed in today’s insane economy? Dara Khosrowshahi, Dad of Silicon Valley 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Were it not for the enduring cult popularity of A Clockwork Orange, much the same could be said about another once-celebrated Anthony. Has any author's reputation fallen further or faster than Dostoevsky's? 2010-09-24T15:14:00Z

One of the other restorations to be shown during the 12-day long festival is the classic cult horror film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Cannes to pay tribute to 50th anniversary of 'spaghetti western' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

It's all part of a staggeringly original tapestry blending elements from classic old cliffhangers with the cult weirdness of Twin Peaks, and the emotional punch of relationship-dramas like Six Feet Under. Your next box set: Lost 2010-09-03T05:46:00Z

The Greasy Strangler hits the big screen this week and is a strange, grisly homage to cult films and to the midnight moviegoing tradition. The strangest, sickest and scariest midnight movies ever 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

What Hutton finds more difficult to prove is the existence of literal diabolic cults, though the belief in them is certainly well-documented, particularly among groups organized to combat them. What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

I’m counting on my brainwashed cult to keep me out of jail. Style Invitational Week 1361: 2020 vision: The year in preview 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Jones’s second film, the low-budget satire “Wild in the Streets,” which remains a cult favorite, struck a nerve in a year of political upheaval and brought Mr. Jones’s looks and charisma to wide attention. Christopher Jones, Actor Who Quit Field, Dies at 72 2014-02-09T02:11:02Z

Followers of Scientology believe humans are immortal beings whose existence extends beyond one lifetime, but critics of the church describe it as a cult that harasses people who try to quit. Tom Cruise denies in defamation lawsuit he 'abandoned' daughter Suri 2013-11-09T00:26:19Z

Dark hit upon a formula that attracted a fierce cult following across the world: intense emotion, couched in a plot so complex it required intense concentration among the audience. One character, three actors: meet the stars of knotty Netflix smash Dark 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

Reviews were initially mixed but it went on to become a cult favorite with a sequel announced in 2006 only to be shelved later. Netflix announces prequel series to Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

Each new record is greeted with the kind of fevered hope and fear and anticipation unique to those cult bands who are truly adored: Will it be too populist? Love, Belle and Sebastian-style: Laura Barton interviews the indie heroes 2010-09-30T21:45:00Z

In “Unbreakable,” the drama involves Elijah’s cult of the image—the static image, the hand-drawn one of the world of comics. “Glass,” Reviewed: M. Night Shyamalan’s Unsatisfying Obsession with Superheroes 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z

“I am not a cult leader,” she clarified on Twitter. Ironic Occultists for Marianne Williamson 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

“I used to be a cult author,” says the 55-year-old, his dark, wild hair now lightly flecked with grey. Neil Gaiman on his TV invasion: 'It was Terry Pratchett's last request' 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

The funny thing, though, was that an awful lot of young people in this city are so accustomed to the cults of fashion and street style that they thought nothing of being photographed. Front Row: So You Think You Can Model - Front Row 2013-02-06T20:43:20Z

You assume that Fatman was designed to be remembered as a cult Christmas classic in the vein of Bad Santa but, if that was the case, it falls well short. Fatman: the Mel Gibson Santa action comedy we really don't need right now 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

“Former President Trump held a rally on Saturday in Waco, Texas, near the site of the Branch Davidian cult’s compound. Or, as it’s now known: campaign headquarters.” Late Night Recaps Donald Trump’s Waco Rally 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

Zombies stalk the suburbs in this adaptation of the cult comic. After Lost 2010-05-25T13:03:00Z

As the creator of several critically adored but short-lived comedies including "Pulling," a raunchy, cringe-inducing cult favorite about three single women in London, Horgan had an impassioned following of her own. Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan on their 'brutally honest' rom-com 'Catastrophe' 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Kelly has since become a huge cult figure, though his acting career never quite took off despite a good deal of success in similar 1970s fare. Enter the Dragon star Jim Kelly dies aged 67 2013-07-01T15:38:47Z

His deep dive into the 1982 cult classic “Liquid Sky” is a touchstone for brushing off buried gems. Saying goodbye to Marc Spitz: Author, critic, playwright and true believer in rock & roll 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

Today Fishbone is one of pop’s great should-have-beens: a one-of-a-kind band, revered by its cult and by fellow musicians, that never found the success that, for a few heady years, seemed inevitable. ?Everyday Sunshine? Celebrates Ska-Punk Rockers Fishbone 2011-10-02T02:45:06Z

An honest conversation about ballet’s cult of thinness? On Ballet TikTok, a Place for Young Dancers to Be Real 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z

Thomas started out in the animation industry by working on "The Boondocks" but went on to become the supervising director and creative producer on "Black Dynamite," two Adult Swim cult favorites. Netflix's stunning "Yasuke" spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

Devotees of cult films have a curious mindset. Cult films: just bad movies in a good disguise? 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Notable AFI absences included cult drama "The Master" and the upcoming "The Hobbit." "Zero Dark Thirty," "Silver Linings" among AFI best films 2012-12-10T21:39:50Z

This one is kind of a cult classic, underseen but a lot of fun. Scarecrow Video recommendations for "Midnight in Paris" 2011-06-02T13:01:07Z

First-time director Kent transforms themes of maternal exhaustion and isolation into the cult horror of the decade. Other stories: why now is the time for a new movie canon – chosen by women 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z

“It was a cult thing when we started here in 2005, but it just kept getting bigger and bigger every year since,” Geiger said. Lollapalooza: Early good vibes and expansion announced 2011-08-05T20:12:00Z

Doctor Who is often described as a cult. JN-T: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner by Richard Marson – review 2013-03-22T16:30:04Z

The architectural world is currently in the grip of a predictable reaction to the boomtime cult of the icon, when symbols of architectural genius garnished the works of rampant capital. Brilliant biennale 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

He says while he was closely associated with Hamilton and the Review, he was never really in thrall to its "minor cult of the short poem". David Harsent: A life in writing 2011-02-21T08:00:00Z

I have seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the 1975 cult classic that still plays weekly in movie houses across the world, more than I have seen any other movie. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: dammit Janet, it doesn't quite work 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Long recognised in his home country, this hard-to-categorise auteur of artful B-movies has had his share of cult enthusiasts in the wider world. Seijun Suzuki: can Japan's cult master cross over? 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

But the band has been around for more than 10 years, developing a cult following for its matrix-like tunes and punctilious execution. The Playlist: Harry Styles and Beth Ditto Take the Plunge and Go Solo 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

The show was canceled after its first season but developed a cult following. Reps confirm actress Claire Danes is pregnant 2012-07-05T01:16:04Z

This year, for example, the ending of “Fight Club,” the 1999 cult movie starring Brad Pitt, was cut from its Chinese edition. A Novelist Says a Movie Fails to Credit Her. The Film World Shrugs. 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z

The result, strange to say, is exactly what Tarantino’s films are like: cult cars souped up with new engines. Perspective | The ugly underside of Brad Pitt’s cool car in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

But to read about it in the cult of online public opinion, most people blame the girls. Real “spring breakers” don’t have happy endings 2013-03-29T16:01:00Z

Other possible suspects included Pamela’s father, an antisocial retired British diplomat turned China scholar, and a mysterious sex cult organized by foreign men in Peking. Midnight in Peking: Has Paul French Solved a 75-Year-Old Murder? 2012-04-30T15:45:50Z

The "Saturday Night Fever" and "Pulp Fiction" star is a prominent Scientologist, and many Germans view Scientology as a dangerous cult. John Travolta to receive Germany's Golden Camera 2011-01-12T22:00:44Z

Mother This movie from South Korea has acquired cult status on the festival circuit, and makes a welcome appearance in the UK. What to see in summer 2010 2010-05-23T20:30:00Z

When he speaks about this and other passion projects, Murphy cites his disempowering experience of being the only gay person in the room on his first show, Fox's 1999 cult hit "Popular," as his inspiration. The problem with Ryan Murphy, a potent Hollywood advocate with a habit of crossing the wrong lines 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z

Trump can be said to lead a kind of political cult, and most analysts and commentators are still struggling to explain his almost unbreakable power over his voters and others supporters. Donald Trump’s “chaos magic”: Author Gary Lachman on the far right’s links to occult phil... 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

But the rewards of writing are so small, whereas, they could be, if you played it differently, you could start a positive thinking cult… Tom Frank interviews Barbara Ehrenreich: “You’re the anti-Ayn Rand” 2014-04-06T11:00:00Z

Commercial success eluded him, even as a cult following grew. Dr. John?s New Album ?Locked Down? and BAM Residency 2012-03-29T22:22:02Z

A previous version had Bella escaping the FBI on a jet ski, which somewhat destroyed the moody, mossy, forested vibe of the ancient vampire cult. Ten years of Twilight: the extraordinary feminist legacy of the panned vampire saga 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Though “charisma” later came to also mean a pure personal charm, in the context of the charismatic cult it often presents as antisocial, narcissistic and sociopathic. Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z

First stop: the Colville Bay Oyster Company, a cult favorite among serious oyster freaks. T Magazine: A Fish Tale 2011-08-26T18:05:57Z

Which, sure, if you’re an inexperienced teen or have been living in a religious cult for the majority of your sexual life, such tips will probably be helpful. 7 tips for better sex that you haven’t heard a thousand times before 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Perhaps too strange for some, but it maintains a huge cult following to this day. Firefly to Futurama: the cancelled TV shows you are still angry about 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

Adapting a popular film into a television series is always a risky business, especially if that film attained cult status. ‘12 Monkeys,’ on Syfy: It’s Complicated, but That’s O.K. 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

Shaw was probably most original in that he built his own personality cult, and raised his own profile so high that it was visible from all around the world. George Bernard Shaw and feminism 2011-01-23T22:30:01Z

This kind of success took the show far beyond any expectation of “cult” and transcended what was expected of genre television in general. , somehow, made nerd culture mainstream for the first time. 25 Years Later: How Star Trek: The Next Generation Changed Pop Culture Forever 2012-09-26T12:00:07Z

The director cast him in Dazed and Confused in 1992 – a hugely significant and splashy first role – and an enduring cult film. Matthew McConaughey: ‘I’ve never done a film that’s lived up to what I imagined’ 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

In his long pre-war sojourns in Moscow he presumably absorbed Soviet innovations in the grammar of film and the cinematic sculpting of a leadership cult. Yugoslavia, paradise on earth, just a shame about the films 2012-11-16T14:00:02Z

Once a year every human must recommit to the familial cult by lighting a cake on fire while clan members chant a mournful dirge. Style Invitational Week 1454: Punku 3 — haiku with a pun, duh 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

What did so many people see in Raniere, the founder of a professional development and women’s empowerment organization that former members allege to have functioned as cover for a skin-branding sex cult and pyramid scheme? Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z

Contemporary Chinese history is interpreted through costumes from movies as early as a silent film starring the tragic cult star Ruan Lingyu to hard-core Maoist agitprop. At the Met, Andrew Bolton Is the Storyteller in Chief 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Phoenix’s dysfunctional childhood, growing up in a rackety family who for a time belonged to the Children of God cult, has been well-documented. Keanu Reeves: ‘Grief and loss, those things don’t ever go away’ 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

Mamet later went on to equate "the left" with some sort of "death cult." David Mamet says teachers are "inclined to pedophilia," perpetuating right-wing grooming rhetoric 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

The Stan Smith tennis sneaker, named after the former world No. 1 tennis player Stan Smith, has maintained cult status since it was first introduced over four decades ago. New & Noteworthy 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z

I’ve done my best to bury the lede and get a few readers bored on the trail, to honor the wishes of those who may see this as a betrayal of a cult secret. I’m About to Reveal a Secret Spot. Sorry Not Sorry. 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

A hit at the New York International Fringe Festival last summer, this slap-happy, five-character comedy has now settled into the SoHo Playhouse, where its raw and magnetic dementia seems destined to attract a cult following. Theater Review: ‘5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche’ at SoHo Playhouse 2012-10-22T04:40:05Z

Your character, Gerri, is proving to be the cult star of season two... Succession star J Smith-Cameron: ‘Gerri is quite a badass but also relatable’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

The term was coined in the 1950s by psychologist Leon Festinger, who illustrated it with the example of a UFO cult shattered by the unfulfilled prophecy of an alien visitation. The real Men in Black, Hollywood and the great UFO cover-up 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Bode, a cult men’s wear brand led by the designer Emily Adams Bode, 32, has achieved success by whispering instead of shouting. Slow Fashion Meets Melrose Place 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z

His hedonistic lifestyle horrified conservatives and helped establish a cult following throughout western Europe that remains as strong as ever, 10 years after his death. Sounds of the Netherlands – day one: a history of Dutch pop in 10 songs 2012-06-11T12:29:01Z

You've likely also already discovered or rediscovered the critically acclaimed and the cult hits, from "Kim's Convenience" to "Happy Endings" to "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" to "The IT Crowd." Comfort food for your eyes: Here are 7 easily bingeable sitcoms you haven't seen 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

Beginning with her childhood growing up in the polygamous cult Children of God in Italy, the actor detailed her family’s escape to America after some leaders began advocating child abuse. Brave: Rose McGowan's memoir details 'rape' by Harvey Weinstein 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z

This could change after a report by The Wrap that the Australian musician is penning a forthcoming remake of The Crow, the cult comic-book adaptation from 1994. Nick Cave penning remake of The Crow 2010-07-27T11:02:00Z

But the dumbed-down, ultranationalistic cult built by Wagner’s heirs around his aesthetic legacy swept many people into its orbit, including a certain impressionable young Austrian. How do we watch Woody’s movies now? 2014-02-08T17:00:00Z

Perhaps Blanchard could have offered a little more, in her ironic but meaningful fashion, about the appeal of cult entertainment with a high degradation factor. 'Kittens in a Cage' unleashes caustic prison parody 2012-08-09T20:29:09Z

The former cult leader who is serving a life sentence in a California prison is still a touchy subject, at least in the U.S. Charles Manson musical opens in Hamburg, Germany 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

But along the way, something else funny happened: “Cabin Boy” became a cult favorite. The Guy Under the Seats Rises Again 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z

And then there’s evidence, too, of the human response: a cacophony of cults and cons, panic and denial. To Get This Artist’s Message, You Have to Look Really Closely 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

Together, they’ve developed a major cult following that has paid off for them collectively and individually. Killer Mike and El-P sounds more together than ever on ‘Run the Jewels 3’ 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

A bike messenger who has shot a cult leader and a serial killer engage in an incendiary debate about fate, faith and moral responsibility. What’s New in NYC Theater 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

“The Five Heartbeats,” I reply—a black film, sure, and a bit of a cult classic now, but certainly unexpected. Going to the Movies with Toni Morrison 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z

A small cult rapped every word to his obscene sex brags, vibing to the synthesizer beats of his producers, Blue Sky Black Death. Block Party 2012 day one wrap: Keyboard Kid, Allen Stone, Nacho Picasso 2012-07-21T21:01:05Z

“Former President Trump held a campaign rally on Saturday in Waco, Texas, making him the first cult leader ever to escape that city alive.” Late Night Recaps Donald Trump’s Waco Rally 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

His last film, “UHF,” a box office bomb that turned into a cult classic, was released in 1989. Daniel Radcliffe to Play Weird Al Yankovic in New Biopic 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z

That menu item, which is essentially a double-decker tostada topped with bubbling cheese, had a cult following — especially among vegetarians because it was one of the dishes that could be reliably adapted to be meat-free. Taco Bell is ditching the Mexican Pizza soon, but here's an easy homemade recipe 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z

One of them was The Feelies, the New Jersey group that released four albums and broke up without stretching much outside a cult. The Feelies on “the awkwardness of trying to break through” 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

As an important part of these two beloved series, she’s now able to parlay her cult status into her first foray into prestige TV, where she is Netflix’s marquee name in GLOW.” Alison Brie: ‘If you’re imagining me from Mad Men, you’re in for shock therapy’ 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

And she finds out that her parents are part of this revenge cult, so she's inspired to take revenge. Shooting hoops and K-dramas: The American dream of not being relegated to a subplot 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z

It expands her achievement beyond cult status, moving her squarely into art’s most trafficked thruways — past, present and oncoming. ‘Alice Neel: People Come First’ 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

But Argento also brought to the screen a “kind of bravura visual style” that went on to influence other filmmakers and to establish him as a cult director with die-hard fans, Hunter added. A Quiet Word With Italy’s Master of Horror 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

Among the videos is a 1988 BBC News report polling shoppers' opinions on this new "sinister and evil cult", as one lady puts it: "They ought to be ashamed of themselves." Internet picks of the week 2011-02-19T00:05:51Z

But there’s no such thing as a “cult” show anymore, because no shows are big enough to be called mainstream religions. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

That’s how it seems to see the theater as well: as a cult of losers too delicate for the real world and thus vulnerable to abuse. Is Theater Ridiculous? Movies, TV and Books Seem to Think So 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

Other big names who signed the appeal included actresses Helena Bonham-Carter and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, singer Cliff Richard, show business impresario Simon Cowell, and actor Dominic West, star of cult U.S. series The Wire. Jagger, Hawking join big celebrity push to keep Scotland in the UK 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

These are all things that really interest me, like the cult of personality. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

Vanilla Ice, already cult hero of the series, cemented his status by "letting the Queen choose" and flipping a coin. Dancing on Ice sharpens its Ice Pick 2011-01-31T11:25:00Z

After being stiffed for her tip at a mansion, Sam enters the house to find a satanic cult on the very night it plans to implant a demon spawn in the womb of a virgin. ‘Satanic Panic’ Review: A Pizza Party for the Prince of Darkness 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

Still, Black Friday earned him a cult following and a reputation on the festival circuit. Anurag Kashyap: 'Bollywood is to blame for India's inability to deal with reality' 2013-02-28T19:33:00Z

There were references to UFOs in the cables, he noted, but mostly to do with UFO cults rather than UFOs themselves – in the same way that GCHQ's Art Of Deception slideshow references UFO cults. The real Men in Black, Hollywood and the great UFO cover-up 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

The film was hailed as a cult classic, and its influence remains. Cannes 2015: For Steve McQueen, a posthumous French return 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

So, unlike Britney, a legal document didn't tether me to my cult – my childhood did, so my exit was a lot less glitzy. I was in a cult. Britney was in a conservatorship. Our situations are crazy similar 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

The latter, I learned, did a dissertation on cults, sects and churches in the last century. Radio head: Ryan Tubridy 2011-08-02T19:00:02Z

As he leaves, he says to me that if he ever gets stuck inside the cult, that I must come and get him, and pluck him away from the movement. Paul Morley talks to ex-Specials singer Jerry Dammers 2010-03-26T11:44:00Z

On the show, which earned a cult following its first year, he poses as a business consultant, approaching mechanics, say, or illustrators with ideas for increasing profits. ‘Drunk History’ and ‘Nathan for You’ Begin Season 2 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

But the absence of the blockbuster series also harkens to Comic Con's roots as a welcome home to creative content with fringe and cult audiences. 'Hunger Games,' 'Divergent' pushed aside for new Comic Con fare 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Is she on the road to being healed, we wonder, or has she just exchanged one possible cult for another? Review: ‘Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru’ Depicts a Self-Help Prophet 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

He also rebelled against his parents’ disdain for “anything with sex or violence,” he recalled, by seeking out cult movies. Welcome to Peter Strickland’s Worlds 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

However, he's also posted pictures of a man covered in bees, and the title "cult" isn't as straightforward as, say, American Horror Story: Election. 'American Horror Story' Season 7 Title Revealed 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

The soul and immediacy of the music made it a cult favorite in Britain, earning ardor from the then young stars Costello and Lowe, as well as Robert Plant. After Four Decades, the Swamp-Pop Singer Tommy McLain Rises Again 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

With its sword fights, desert chases and kisses in the moonlight, the movie has become something of a cult classic. Elaine Stewart, Sultry 1950s Actress, Dies at 81 2011-06-28T23:49:25Z

It had an ardent cult following, but no matter how idealistic and cleverly written, the series shimmered outside the dome of relevance. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Fox/AP Fans of Arrested Development, the cult US hit that met an untimely demise in 2006, are used to disappointments. Arrested Development will only last for one season on Netflix – or will it? 2013-02-26T20:15:00Z

In the opening scene of the cult classic, Cher Horowitz — a well-meaning yet oblivious clotheshorse played by Alicia Silverstone —gets dressed with the help of a computer program that digitizes her entire wardrobe. An app dressed me for a week. The results were shockingly good. 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z

But the combination of her beauty, her unusual music and the colorful stories that surrounded her transformed her into a legend with a devoted cult following. On the trail of Yma Sumac: The exotica legend came from Peru, but her career was all Hollywood 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

It also created a cult following for the film. ‘Eddie and the Cruisers’ was a massive ‘80s flop. How did it become a beloved cult film? 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

Sweet flavors of course are highly popular, whether in some of America’s most expensive cult wines or in mass-produced supermarket wines. For a Sweet 2020, Look to the Bitter in Wine 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

Several filmgoers have pointed to Mike Judge’s cult comedy “Idiocracy” as the most apt analog to the present-day president; it’s an apt comparison but a misdirected one. Perspective | Trump’s exit may be too late to save the presidential movie 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

In the classic 1956 book “When Prophecy Fails,” psychologist Leon Festinger and his co-authors described what happened to a UFO cult when the mother ship failed to arrive at the appointed time. No ad hominem, no ad Hitlerum: How to convince someone when facts fail 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

Franco, a best actor nominee for A24 studio’s indie cult comedy homage “The Disaster Artist,” has kept a low profile since he said allegations against him by five women were “not accurate.” Screen Actors Guild awards is all about women 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z

“There’s a cult of personality, and I mean that in a positive way,” said Dan Calkins, the president and chief operating officer of Benjamin Moore. There’s Only One Warren Buffett 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

Frey has long been a cult figure in new-music circles, but he has been receiving more attention of late. The Otherworldly Minimalism of Jürg Frey 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z

And she is not quite revolted but certainly put off by some of the coarseness of the local culture and the local deity cults. Cleopatra’s shadows: The sisters who could give “Game of Thrones'” women a run for their money 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z

The film became a cult favorite as an expression of the Beat philosophy of improvisation and spontaneity even though, as Leslie later revealed, it was planned and rehearsed. Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

It quickly became a cult den for Scandinavian roast fans, cocktail mavens and amateur aficionados of Norwegian midcentury furnishings and crafts. | Culture Klatch 2014-03-05T23:13:43Z

Playwright and director Shoji Kokami's Halcyon Days looks at the rise to cult status of so-called suicide websites reflecting their proliferation in recent years, particularly in Japan and South Korea. This week's new theatre 2011-08-19T23:09:21Z

The director Walter Hill cast Mr. Kelly in his first screen role, as the villain Luther in “The Warriors,” the cult classic that imagines a New York City divided among rival gangs. David Patrick Kelly, a Character Actor Vibrating on His Own Plane 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

The wine god’s local cult had installed itself in the 2nd-century Temple of Mithras, less than a mile away, when the soldiers’ god fell out of fashion. The other London underground: See the ancient city that lies beneath the modern metropolis 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

That cult of personality was the concept of the auteur filmmaker, and the way in which in that moment, the auteur filmmaker became a tyrannical presence and ends up hijacking the entire studio. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

As a result, the band got a lot of attention from music blogs and magazines and cultivated an enthusiastic cult following.  Music Monday: 15 Albums to Look Forward to in Early 2012 2012-01-09T15:30:27Z

For the past couple of years they have concentrated on the latter, touring tirelessly and deservedly becoming a real cult draw. Thee Oh Sees: Castlemania ? review 2011-07-14T22:00:01Z

Once people saw that they were not alone in finding fat people attractive, a cult developed -- or a sub-cult, I suppose. Blogging "City Island": My fat-chick manifesto 2010-04-12T16:18:00Z

Part style manual for Japanese fans of American “trad” style and, somewhat inadvertently, an ethnographic study, “Take Ivy” went on to become, in the decades since publication, the nearly unattainable center of a passionate cult. Fashion Diary: Studying the Preppy Look and its Reference Points 2010-07-23T22:30:00Z

Some in the town thought the suicides could be traced to a cult; some thought it was the work of a serial killer. A Mysterious Viral Hit: How Did 35 Million People Find This Song? 2013-05-13T16:46:50Z

Naturally, Gaines has since become a cult phenomenon, and Brooks recently teased in a Facebook live stream there are some lost tracks that could be on the way soon. Everyone wants Garth Brooks on their side. He just wants everyone to get along. 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

Through Trump’s presidency, they wish to impose their political cult on all other Americans. An act of true patriotism: Fly the American flag upside down this Fourth of July 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

The songwriter and lyricist attended a two-night concert version of her first Broadway outing, the musical "High Fidelity," a show that died quickly in 2006 but gained a cult following. Meet writer Amanda Green, who 'breathes' Broadway 2013-05-29T11:53:11Z

Berdymukhamedov quickly squashed hopes that he would be more open than his predecessor, and merely replaced Turkmenbashi's cult of personality with his own. Jennifer Lopez sparks controversy with show for Turkmenistan president 2013-06-30T15:17:54Z

The Necks Every performance by Australia's cult improv trio the Necks is different – though you can be sure that each will be a seamless episode of free improvisation. What to see in summer 2010 2010-05-23T20:30:00Z

He always seemed more annoyed than flattered by his cult status and the reputation that preceded him; that warped Memphis streak again. Alex Chilton: rock's forgotten boy 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z

Unbeknownst to him, his records developed a cult following in South Africa during the apartheid era, when boycotts cut the country off culturally from the rest of the world. 'Sugar Man' Rodriguez plays to adoring NY crowd 2013-04-08T18:54:09Z

And yet throughout this spotlight era, Durk has remained something of a cipher — not a household name, and still more of a cult favorite. The Many Lives of Lil Durk 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z

"Weird Al" Yankovic, the parody singer and cult figure, on Wednesday earned his first No. 1 album on the weekly U.S. 'Weird Al' Yankovic parodies his way to top of Billboard chart 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z

After the first season, however, the show won big at the Emmys, affirming both its cult status and critical approval. For creamier, tastier scrambled eggs, just add peanut butter (seriously) 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z

Bill is slightly surprised, perhaps because he assumed Tara had found some other cult to join in the last three episodes? "True Blood" recap 4x8: Vampire trust issues 2011-08-15T12:16:00Z

The band has been spreading their own gospel since 2009, building up a following in Portland, Ore. — and by “following,” we mean “cult.” Band To Watch: Ages and Ages Premiere New Track “I See More” 2014-02-06T17:37:08Z

Its vivid depiction of gangsters, the London drug scene and sexual ambivalence was heady for the period; and it went from failure to cult classic without ever enjoying success. Nicolas Roeg obituary 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z

“Yeah, nothing says we value independent media like dozens of reporters forced to repeat the same message over and over again like members of a brainwashed cult,” Oliver quipped. As Sinclair’s sound-alike anchors draw criticism for ‘fake news’ promos, Trump praises broadcaster 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z

One, Anna Meredith's HandsFree, in which players abandon their instruments and clap, has already become a cult classic. Robert le diable; Basca awards; Queen's Medal for Music – review 2012-12-09T00:07:19Z

Tate, aged 26 and eight months pregnant, was killed along with four friends at her Los Angeles home in August 1969 by members of a cult led by Charles Manson. Tarantino did not tell Polanski about film set against Manson murders 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

In the wake of Thanksgiving, Balagan Theatre extends the holiday with this raunchy live version of a cult movie favorite about murders most fowl. Holiday theater in Seattle: Naughty, nice and new 2013-11-29T15:16:25Z

Margene is deemed so mindless that everyone around her believes she is in cults — Barb telling her that Goji Juice is a cult, and Michael Saint, cornily telling her the Henricksons are a cult. ArtsBeat: 'Big Love' Watch: A Night of Horrors 2011-03-07T18:25:26Z

Comic-Con is an incredibly fantastic melting pot and passionate center for people who love cult pop movies and pop culture experience. Hollywood studios cater to comic convention's savvy fans 2013-07-17T23:00:54Z

He didn’t post Instagram photos of himself posing with cult wines. After 43 Years, the Wine Sentinel of the River Café Stands Down 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z

It's a quirky brewery in Delaware with a cult following. A big tasting event for fans of Dogfish beers 2012-01-10T23:28:03Z

A banner popped up in a vacant lot in Tulsa advertising for the cult fast-food chain of the west this month — but it appears to just be a hoax. In-N-Out Burger confirms 'Here soon' banner in Tulsa is a prank 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

But she loves the way cult US stand-up Louis CK talks about his kids. Kerry Godliman: 'We're cracking up on stage for your entertainment' 2013-04-27T23:05:02Z

In "Dark Places," Charlize Theron plays Libby Day, the sole survivor of a massacre two decades earlier that had possible ties to a Satanic cult. 'Paper Towns' and 21 other books to read before you see the movie 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Kino Lorber also struck deals with the specialty labels RaroVideo, Scorpion Releasing and Palisades Tartan to maintain a steady flow of cult films and foreign imports. DVD and Blu-ray customers stayed loyal to their formats in 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Like the original film, which received middling reviews but went on to become a cult classic, the sequel has not been well received. Box office: 'Dumb and Dumber To' edges out 'Big Hero 6' for No. 1 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z

“Orphan Black” has been a critical hit and a cult favorite, but the show has repeatedly hit the hard ceiling of practical concerns, such as production schedules, actors’ contracts and network budgets. Down the “Orphan Black” rabbit hole with its creators: “You’re being kept for days in a dark closet, I think your mind goes into some strange places” 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z

Journalists investigate a cult leader who claims to be from the future. This week's new films 2012-07-27T23:05:00Z

In that, as in every other regard, it's identical to La Clique, the award-winning cult circus-cabaret event. La Soir?e - review 2010-10-25T21:15:00Z

Over the decades, the original "Hocus Pocus" has made its way to cult status slowly, like a witch on an unsteady broom, thanks to DVD sales and repeated cable showings. “Hocus Pocus” knew what really scared us: reckless parents 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z

But to me, it is the $250-million-worldwide-gross version of a cult classic. ‘You’ve Got Mail’ Is Secretly a Tragedy, Too 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

Characters that were formerly religious begin to doubt God; characters that were formerly atheists join cults just because they need something to believe. How The Leftovers became watchable: the show didn't change – the world did 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

But the Hinman remains something of a cult object, in part because of its colorful history. ArtsBeat: The Rare Book Scholar's Secret Weapon 2012-07-24T13:00:40Z

“Capitalist Realism” became a cult favorite in part because of the relentless energy of Fisher’s writing and in part on account of the rousing call to arms that he offered in its pages. Mark Fisher’s “K-Punk” and the Futures That Have Never Arrived 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z

In real life and in stories, there's always been such a fascination with extreme religious cults and what goes on there. No damsels in distress here – Krysten Ritter on her new cult-horror series: "These are tough girls" 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

It was “Tokyo Dolls” — hence the veiled faces and toxic colored wigs that are presumably the latest of the ever-changing cult fashions for the Harajuku crowd. Special Report: Fashion: Stripes and Cuffs 2010-10-03T17:04:00Z

It comes at the cost, though, of emphasizing cult stars over new finds whose bottles are often bargains; there could be more choices for under $75. Restaurant Review: Momofuku Ko in the East Village 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

Tee up plenty of “features” — track-by-track collaborators, the more famous the better — to invite fan cults. Sleigh Bells Ring, Everyone’s Streaming: Christmas Music Is Back 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z

It’s by one of the writers of “Borgen,” a cult hit about a woman who becomes Denmark’s prime minister, but this is harder-edged: Corporate malfeasance costs lives, not just taxpayers’ money. ‘Deutschland 83’ and ‘Shkufim’ Are Among Exciting International Series 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

“People are loyal to it and we’re going to do another 17 episodes,” he casually mentioned to Simmons while discussing the unlikely success of the cult comedy. You Can Now Expect 17 More Episodes of 'Arrested Development' 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

“The Room” turned both struggling actors into cult stars — and even made back Wiseau’s personal investment. Tommy Wiseau in ‘The Disaster Artist’ wants to be taken seriously. James Franco can relate. 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

Is that who they’re sick of kneeling for, or is Wade some sort of awful charismatic cult leader, like the L Ron Hubbard of midatlantic wasteland? The Walking Dead: season six, episode six – Always Accountable 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

A novice cook who never worked at a restaurant before, he now finds himself with a cult following — and investors. At Joe’s Steam Rice Roll, Springy Noodles With a Loyal Following 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Most recently he played Hollis Greene, the leader and prophet of a polygamist cult, in the popular HBO series “Big Love.” Luke Askew, Character Actor, Is Dead at 80 2012-04-13T04:35:36Z

Burton directed the first cult hit movie, which was released in 1988 and starred Keaton as a fast-talking, devious ghost from the underworld. Tim Burton 'to direct Beetlejuice 2' 2013-10-22T08:54:39Z

It's about the idea of a cult and these people who are obsessed with a serial killer. Danny Dyer's favourite TV 2013-03-25T12:00:00Z

The word “want” seems strange in this context, since the wants of a totalitarian death cult don’t seem to fall within the normal range of desires. The Perfect Children of ISIS: Lessons from Dabiq 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

Anyway, Milton is out to track down the Satanic cult that has kidnapped his grandchild. Drive Angry ? review 2011-02-24T22:05:01Z

But vindication lay in store for Performance, as it would go on to earn status as a cult favorite before ultimately being recognized one of the best and most influential films of its era. Rolling back: why we should welcome Mick Jagger's big screen return 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

Written in the wake of the suffragette movement and the enfranchisement of women, it reinterprets witches as proto-feminists whose only cult is a benign one, that of self-discovery. Blake Morrison: under the witches' spell 2012-07-20T21:55:10Z

There are hints of some kind of drama: warmongering, mass death, the emergence of a cult or community. Review: Waging Battle With Scarcity and Borders at La MaMa Dance Festival 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z

Cline’s last novel, “The Girls,” was a psychological portrait of women in a Manson-like cult, and she brings the same perception and sensitivity to young women in extremis to this new work of fiction. 13 New Books Coming in May 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

Then all this time passed and the movie became this cult thing. Clown Princes: Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall on ‘Coming 2 America’ 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

Hopper, the star and director of the cult film "Easy Rider," displayed his vast art collection at the compound and entertained his Hollywood pals there despite its location in a gang-infested neighborhood. Dennis Hopper's L.A. home on market for $6 million 2010-07-22T02:03:00Z

It features the least mesmerizing cult leader in screen history. ‘The Idol’ Is Ending Sunday. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

“I began to realise that the real evil was in the witch-hunt itself, and not in any of these alleged cults that were supposed to be initiating these activities.” Devil's advocate: are satanists now the good guys in the fight against the evangelical right? 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

It bears mentioning again that he got his career off the ground with the cult classic "The Evil Dead." How will "Evil Dead" and "Spidey" director Sam Raimi fare in the MCU? It'll swallow his soul 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

But art created like a cult, or a teaching tool, can become too self-enclosed. Review | Who wants to join the cult of video artist Matthew Barney? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

But in rewatching the movie three and a half decades later, Buck, with his rough-around-the-edges appeal, isn't really what is disconcerting about the film, which has become something of a cult classic. How "The Bear" paid homage to John Hughes and the dark heart of the Chicago suburbs 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z

Blade Runner, though a commercial flop on its release, swiftly became a much-admired cult film, and Hauer became a fixture in both Hollywood and European cinema. Rutger Hauer, star of Blade Runner, dies aged 75 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z

Institutional rot is also analyzed in the first episode of the newest season; a tilted version of last year’s phenomenally popular Netflix documentary Wild Wild Country, with Owen Wilson as a power-mad cult leader. Documentary Now! An ode to the funniest spoof on television 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

She was qualified to make this assessment, as she’d previously lived in Paris, London, and Olympia, Washington—where, she said, she was a member of a cult. The Agony and the Eggstasy 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

And no matter how devout the band’s underground following became, it never felt big enough to qualify as a proper cult. D.C.’s indie music scene thrived in the ’90s. A look back with one of its most beloved acts. 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

It received a hostile reception at its Cannes premiere in 1998, but later attained cult status. Acclaimed Russian film director Alexei German dies 2013-02-21T14:35:11Z

I shared a flat with one of its cult members in the days when they said Aids was a capitalist conspiracy. Moral Crusades in an Age of Mistrust: the Jimmy Savile Scandal by Frank Furedi – review 2013-03-13T12:00:02Z

“Yeah, this is definitely a cult” and “Drugs?” The Burberry Show Was Not About a Cult 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z

There had been press reports about the sex cult, the guru with all the Rolls Royces. Growing up in the Wild Wild Country cult: ‘You heard people having sex all the time, like baboons’ 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

A box office hit, the film is a cult favourite and propelled Lohan to celebrity status. Lindsay Lohan as Liz Taylor: a comeback with all the hallmarks of another disaster 2012-11-24T15:37:28Z

Most of the near 173 individual and company names on the list remain cult concerns, with little or no film or audio evidence of their existence. The business of laughter 2010-08-03T19:00:00Z

Detective Novack is also carrying around some upsetting recollections, specifically about a close friend who joined Vera’s cult years ago and was never seen again. Review | If only all psychological crime dramas were as easy to watch as ‘The Sinner’ 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

Soon everything she touched was destined to be a box office hit or cult classic. 90s Icon Winona Ryder Is Making Her Comeback 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

Decades ahead of its time, this cult media critique sees Keitel getting a camera implanted in his eye to stalk Schneider for a reality TV show – in Glasgow. This week's new films 2012-06-01T23:05:45Z

"It's sort of a cult of nerds," he said. Rob Corddry jumps back into the whirlpool for 'Hot Tub Time Machine 2' 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

“Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant” shows how the artist benefited from the late-18th-century cult of drawing. Rococo Bad Boy Rebels in ‘Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant’ 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

More a fanboy cult figure than a respected artist, at least as far the critical establishment was concerned, Giger nevertheless identified himself as a creative heir of Salvador Dali, the famed Spanish surrealist. H.R. Giger, 74, artist behind 'Alien,' dealt in the surreal 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

The role will be Franco’s first regular television role since the late 90s cult hit Freaks and Geeks. James Franco Will Try to Prevent JFK's Death in '11/23/63' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

He is obviously much indebted to Joseph Beuys, who imbued substances like fat, wax and felt with occult significance and made himself the star of his own cult of personality. Art Review: Wolfgang Laib’s ‘Pollen From Hazelnut,’ at MoMA 2013-01-31T22:54:04Z

Even before his death, Mr. Stanford was an emerging cult figure among Southern writers, the kind of man whose life is difficult to untangle from his work. Review: ‘What About This: Collected Poems of Frank Stanford’ 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

But sometimes the cult of the ordinary is just a mask for a complete lack of imagination. Michael Landy's art goes down the tube 2011-07-20T12:20:58Z

After Mr. Hughes proclaimed him, in the exhibition catalog and in Time magazine, “the greatest living realist,” a Freud cult soon developed. Lucian Freud, Adept Portraiture Artist, Dies at 88 2011-07-21T19:28:45Z

But there is enough material on the cult of the sneaker to satisfy most curious outsiders. How Sneakers Intersect With Recent American History 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

The focus is on cult bands, experimental sounds, art and people power. This week's new events 2011-08-12T23:09:25Z

It's troubling seeing how hard the cult of personality is at work now — right wing politicians are going even further right and they’re being loved for it. What everyone gets wrong about Hunter S. Thompson 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z

With the gang assembled, the show began to reach cult status, becoming what McElhenney dreamed it could be, a monstrous inversion of Friends’ mantra: ‘I’ll be there for you.’ Rob McElhenney: 'I was fuelled by privilege, ignorance and testosterone' 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

“We are more and more ignoring ‘experts’ and embracing the kinds of beliefs that were once relegated to cults,” Dickey writes. Remembering the Time Meat Fell From the Sky 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

The cult of pregnancy today requires a lot of self-denial. 2010-01-12T22:25:00Z

“There has always been a cult following of people who were attracted to these little fetishlike carvings he did,” she adds. T Magazine: Diamond in the Rough 2014-04-11T13:03:38Z

Jones was born into the religious cult founded in 1968 by her grandfather, David Brandt Berg. Review | Faith Jones’s memoir of living in cult — and leaving it — is a powerful tale of resilience 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Cloud Nothings are equally knowing and pop conscious, even if they may only be destined for a similar kind of cult appreciation. New band of the day ? No 947: Cloud Nothings 2011-01-17T17:09:39Z

Wolf doesn’t do much to demystify Allen, whom critics perhaps unfairly likened to a cult leader. ‘Spaceship Earth’ Review: A Mini-Planet With Mini-Planet Problems 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

But a cult of Psaki has proliferated online, where clips of her restrained, if occasionally withering exchanges with reporters have established this once obscure political strategist as an unlikely cultural force. Bully Pulpit No More: Jen Psaki’s Turn at the Lectern 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

In writing the movie we came up with an idea that there is a kind of religious-like cult which worships the moment of first contact and what happened afterward. "Captive State" director Rupert Wyatt on sci-fi, commercial failure and the age of Trum 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z

There's certainly no reason for Satellites.01 to remain a secret, nor for the band to stay a cult. New band of the day – Satellites (No 1,431) 2013-01-15T15:37:00Z

This made his abuse of power and sexual predation, his cult power and need for loyalty, a powerful force for these women to take on. “Bombshell” takes down Roger Ailes, but some audiences don’t want to see Fox News women humanized 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

Drinks have real booze in them, and there’s a real wine list, heavily swayed by the natural-wine cult. Top New York Restaurants of 2015 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

No show in recent memory has embraced the “downer ending” as wholeheartedly as the cult hit series, in which humans struggle for connection, fulfillment and meaning in our modern techno-dystopia. The power of unhappy endings: “Black Mirror” finds hope in the darkness 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

For director David Pountney, the opera resonates with postwar cults of artistic celebrity as well as with ideas of collusion with bourgeois philistinism or totalitarian politics. The Portrait - review 2011-02-03T16:56:25Z

In this respect, it’s much like Fox’s 24–the small-scale, more personal first season, but with the Serbian terror network replaced by a thrill-kill cult. The Following: Bloody Awful 2013-01-22T14:05:43Z

That version starred Edward Woodward as a religious police officer investigating a girl’s disappearance on a rugged Scottish island and finding himself at the mercy of a pagan cult engaging in human sacrifice. Movie Review: ?The Wicker Tree,? Companion to a 1973 Cult Classic 2012-01-27T23:26:53Z

His angle is that he could definitely be a cult leader. "Persuasion": It was the best of characters, it was the worst of characters 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z

Fans can look forward to cult hero Ariel Pink probably playing his cover of it at Decibel Festival in Seattle in September, but I digress. Light in the Attic 10 year show: Rodriguez, Donnie & Joe 2012-08-08T16:43:15Z

I suspect he's happy to be cult, but would hate to be seen as cool. Daniel Kitson: the Salinger of standup 2012-08-05T17:30:01Z

Check out our list below, which we're almost reluctant to share because we selfishly prefer that these remain in stock and don't develop cult followings. 12 under-the-radar Trader Joe’s products you need to try immediately 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z

Ms. Gunn, who appears in the cult cable television series “Breaking Bad,” gives a conscientious, committed performance in the play’s central role. | 'Radiance': ?Radiance? by Alan Alda at Geffen Playhouse - Review 2011-11-27T21:00:09Z

Religious cults subordinating women was being talked about. ‘I’m Too Old to Be Scared by Much’: Margaret Atwood on Her ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

As a quarter-century passed, both of his albums morphed into critical favorites and collector’s items, fetching hundreds of dollars in record stores and obtaining cult status among indie-rock cognoscenti. Bill Fay Was a Hidden Gem. One Musician Made Finding Him a Mission. 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

It’s a sly comment on Abstract Expressionism and the cult of spontaneity. Cats, Monsters and Detonations at the Park Avenue Armory’s Print Fair 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

That night in Cheltenham, I saw that clean eating – or whatever name it now goes under – had elements of a post-truth cult. Why we fell for clean eating 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

Perhaps it’s by expanding the world of a cult science-fiction movie into new realms. The Bright (and Dark) Side of Roger Deakins 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

In honor of Bob and David reuniting, here are ten of the best sketches from “Mr Show with Bob and David,” the cult comedy classic that first introduced most of us to the wondrous duo. Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are reuniting! Here are the 10 best “Mr. Show” sketches 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Typically for Mono_cult, each of the guests is making their Leeds debut, alongside residents Matt Long, Brad Mercer and Paul Kaminski. This week's new clubs 2011-03-26T00:07:02Z

Their hard earned lessons will demystify the cult of collaboration and help you, our dearest readers, know a good collaboration when you see one. When Collaborating Actually Makes Sense (and When It Doesn’t) 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

She attained cult figure status starring in 1950s B-movies, including Queen of Outer Space, in which she played a rebel Venusian who falls in love with four Earthmen whom her man-hating queen wants to destroy. Zsa Zsa Gabor, actor and socialite, dies aged 99 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

While High Times was all but invisible to martini-sipping straights, it had an avid cult readership. High Times Wants to Be the Playboy of Pot 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z

This year, he was eager to show one of his childhood favorites, the 1964 cult comedy "The Incredible Mr. Limpet," starring Don Knotts as a milquetoast morphing into a talking fish. Classic films fan Bill Hader back for more of TCM's Essentials Jr. 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

At its core, the only difference between a cult and a religion is antiquity. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

On screen, she starred in 1963’s cult gay film The Leather Boys and was the eponymous Girl with Green Eyes in the adaptation of Edna O’Brien’s novel. Rita Tushingham on life after A Taste of Honey: 'It was a shock when the 60s ended' 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

What began as a disco night soon changed into something more enduring: a fashion label that developed a cult following. Bernadette Corporation: 'Don't have sex with each other' 2013-03-24T21:00:01Z

Though few here remember it that way, the invasion of Afghanistan was launched on a cult of the dead.  Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z

Yet “Angel Reapers” is not a mere modern-day, secular denunciation of a cult, or of sexual repression. Dance: ?Angel Reapers,? About Shakers, Returns to New York 2011-11-27T05:00:12Z

The trailer plays a bit like a recruitment video for, well, a cult. American Horror Story: Cult Drops a Clown Recruitment Video 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

The first two of those have gone on to become bona fide cult classics. My inspiration for The Liability: Cohen and Tate and its brilliant screenwriter 2013-05-14T10:23:00Z

Their devotion to Bausch is evident, though the glowing tributes they offer also suggest that, like many charismatic artists, she cultivated something of a cult of personality. | 'Pina': ?Pina,? a Documentary by Wim Wenders - Review 2011-12-22T23:24:54Z

A few maneuvered in evening gowns attached at the hip, imitating the conjoined twins of the cult musical “Side Show.” The Stage Door at Sea: A Broadway Star on Her First Fan Cruise 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Like the Grateful Dead and Phish, the group occupied the awkward role of hugely popular cult act, a platinum-selling, concert-packing band that was reviled by all, save the millions who loved them. Review | Dave Matthews Band outlasts the rain at Jiffy Lube Live 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z

When I first heard Albert Herring as a teenager in the 1990s, against a backdrop of grunge and the cult coming-of-age TV drama My So-Called Life, it hit me like a freight train. Britten's comic hero Albert Herring: the only virgin in the village 2013-05-08T17:59:01Z

At sixty-six, P-Orridge is a cult figure in at least two senses of the term. The Reinventions of Genesis Breyer P-Orridge 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z

It became a tourist attraction in the 19th century as the romantic, Scott-inspired cult of Robin grew. Looking for Robin 2010-04-14T07:00:00Z

The band were critically acclaimed and their troubled third album, Third/Sister Lovers, is now regarded as a cult classic. Alex Chilton dies, aged 59 2010-03-18T10:01:00Z

His first film, “Muscle Beach,” a 1948 study of California bodybuilders directed with Irving Lerner, remains a cult favorite. Joseph Strick, Screenwriter, Is Dead at 86 2010-06-08T04:52:00Z

Promoted as “healing instruments” by the Gentle Wind Project, which espouses a vague New Age spirituality and is maybe a cult, these spooky gizmos lift liberally from Chinese medicine and chromotherapy. Art Gallery Shows to See in February 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z

“And now it’s like a hip cult piece.” Esa-Pekka Salonen Brings His Cool to New York’s Music Scene 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

They have established a kind of cult of the middle American, siding with him as he makes his stand against the snobbish and fashionable liberals who besiege him. Hipsters, they’re just like us! “Normcore,” Sarah Palin, and the GOP’s big red state lie 2014-04-27T11:00:00Z

He really didn't have a cult of celebrity. Pa. exhibit showcases legendary black photographer 2011-11-27T22:31:04Z

The George Orwell- and Joseph Goebbels-inspired "Big Lie" that Trump won the 2020 presidential election is now accepted as literal gospel by the many tens of millions of people who belong to the Trump-Republican cult. "Corrosive beliefs are at the heart of what America is": James Tynion on conspiracy theories 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z

The ragtag band of lovable outsiders a cult? On Wednesdays, we wear Hellfire Club shirts: the Satanic panic of "Stranger Things" 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z

Time turns tenancy into ownership, makes an institution out of a cult figure. David Letterman's 33-year journey from cult hero to late-night institution 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

One interviewee in the film says that there are cults in every town in America. Holy Hell and the truth about cults: 'They’re not going to give it up easily' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

With its raciness and its exoticism of period and place, it’s gained a cult following in the United States on PBS stations and AcornTV. Review: ‘Newton’s Law,’ a Comic (and Australian) ‘Good Wife’ 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

If British police are beginning to view goths and other outsider cults as victims rather than perpetrators, that can only be a positive step. Violence against goths is a hate crime 2013-04-04T15:30:00Z

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are known for responding quickly to current affairs and taboo subjects for their raunchy comedy show, which has become a cult hit. "South Park" takes aim at...Lance Armstrong? 2012-10-29T22:21:16Z

As dryly eccentric as the show sounds, Lord and Miller says they are aiming for something big, not a cult favorite. 'Last Man on Earth' has the last laugh 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z

The mutant supervillain in the new film is "like a cult leader," Isaac told the crowd. Comic-Con: Fox shows off its superpowers with 'Fantastic Four,' 'Deadpool' and 'X-Men: Apocalypse' 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z

“South Park” created a cult following through an unabashed, irreverent humor that spared nothing and no one. Why "South Park" is perfectly armed to fight the alt-right 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

He voiced a monarch in an episode of cult cartoon King of the Hill and a megalomaniac pilot fish called Joe in the Danish animator Help! Alan Rickman, giant of British screen and stage, dies at 69 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z

Many were fixed in place along with the paraphernalia of their daily lives, including items as diverse as cult artifacts, loaves of bread and rude graffiti. Elaborate Ancient Shrine is Excavated From the Ashes of Pompeii 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

But by then he had become a cult figure in Houston, a hero to the Luv Ya Blue throng of avid Oilers fans. Opera Review: Opera Celebrates Bum Phillips, Who Led the Houston Oilers 2014-03-21T22:01:54Z

What the critics say: "The director's surrealist portrait of modern times and the cult of celebrity is brilliant on so many levels that even the occasional downdraft can't keep Birdman from soaring." Oscars 2015: Best picture nominees 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

She and other of the cult leader’s remaining followers had proof, she said, that prosecutors had manufactured evidence against him. Which Nxivm Show Is Better? An Expert Investigates 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

In this recursive, Lovecraft-inflected police procedural, two agents of the shadowy government group Y pursue the cult leader Drew Standish, whose activities seem to herald a Jonestown-like mass murder. The Best of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy, From an Intergalactic Love Story to New York City Under Water 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

“Religion isn’t about scripture or temples or priests or rules or regulations,” Aslan says, standing in a circle at twilight with the followers of JeZus, the prophet of the Rainbow Village doomsday cult. The Contradictions of Reza Aslan’s “Believer” 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z

He only made one, the 1980 version directed by Mike Hodges, which became a cult favourite, with huge conventions worldwide despite disappointing reviews. Flesh Gordon? Artwork reveals erotic version that was never made 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z

Who knew whose daughter might be murdered by the next sex-crazed hippie cult? Sharon Tate: Unwitting victims’ rights martyr 2013-04-02T20:02:00Z

Everyone has a secret to keep, whether it’s a talking head in an underground laboratory or membership in a secret cult that guards humanity. Three sci-fi books to rattle your October

Seen in this light, the Guyana massacre cannot be considered merely the eschatological flare-out of an irrational “religious cult.” The divine inspiration of Jim Jones: Inside the mind of one of history’s deadliest cult leaders 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z

Community Star Gillian Jacobs earned a cult following this season on Girls as Adam’s fiercely independent new girlfriend. Gillian Jacobs on 'Girls': 'It's Nice to Play Someone Not Caught Up in a Relationship' 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z

Much looser in construction than last week's Viktor, created a decade earlier, Nur Du also tilts at more obvious targets, such as the cult of youth and the cruelties of the film industry. Zoi Dimitriou Company; Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch – review 2012-06-16T23:05:44Z

His quirky commentary developed a cult following and his insights and humor were often a bit on the dark side. Police: Cult comic writer Pekar dead at 70 in Ohio 2010-07-12T15:46:00Z

As I got to know them, I started thinking of it almost as like a cookie cutter cult. Allison Mack was "a seeker": "Infamous" host on being NXIVM's chosen reporter, interviewing members 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z

But perhaps the most tantalising potential source of Rothko's cycle of paintings is the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii, where people are depicted celebrating a Dionysian mystery cult against rich red backgrounds. The Tate's Mark Rothko exhibit: a room with a view of the subconscious 2011-03-30T13:58:43Z

Unlike in the earlier movies, the Roman Catholic Church is a supporting player in “Inferno,” largely evident in landmarks and cultural touchstones rather than cults and murderous agents. Review: In ‘Inferno,’ Breathlessly Globe-Trotting and Decoding to Save the World 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

“Looking at it now, I’m like, ‘Oh, God, were we all in a cult?’” What ‘Severance’ Is Made of: ‘Being John Malkovich’ and a Sizzler Steakhouse 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z

The film, about a musician's comic experiences as part of an experimental pop band, is loosely based on the life of cult British pop figure Frank Sidebottom. Trailer Trash Cannes 2013-05-25T11:00:03Z

The way it was described in the breakdown for the audition was she's a bit of a young Natalie and she is a devotee to this cult and is a little over her head. Nicole Maines talks "Yellowjackets" 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z

She was a producer on a forthcoming documentary about the Source Family, the obscure early- 1970s mystical cult led by Father Yod. T Magazine: The Happiness Project 2012-11-27T22:00:33Z

In the 26 years since the film was first released, it’s transitioned — like many beloved movies do — from a box office and critical flop to a recognized cult classic. Forget "Hocus Pocus," make "Halloweentown" your Disney Halloween watch this year 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

In next week’s episode Aslan visits an apocalyptic doomsday cult in Hawaii lead by a guy who calls himself, no joke, JeZus. Failed conversion: “Believer with Reza Aslan” wants to touch faith, but embraces sensationalism instead 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z

At my university in 1986, the cult movie was Top Gun. Acceptable in the 80s 2010-07-29T21:00:00Z

One of the first Hollywood productions to be hailed as a cult film, this parodic thriller about a bumbling scheme to loot Africa’s uranium mines was an outlier in the successful Huston-Bogart collaborations. ‘Beat the Devil,’ the Bogart Flop That Spawned a Cult 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

Soon it was Vimeo’s first ever original series: the guy with 400 followers liked what he saw and a cult web series was born. High Maintenance: a cult favorite makes it to the mainstream 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

If you are not yet initiated into the cult, it may surprise you to learn that a Yeti is a plastic cooler. Can the Yeti Unite America? 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

It has since attained cult status, with fans watching it every holiday season. How the First ‘Bad Santa’ Boozed Down the Chimney 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

The director's controversial cult catalogue - including his 1980 horror-thriller House on the Edge of the Park - will be the subject of a keynote address by Professor Martin Barker of Aberystwyth University. Final cut? 2011-05-26T12:05:36Z

That type of like cult, demonic world is for me the scariest. Jamie Lee Curtis "leads by example": "Halloween Ends" star Andi Matichak on playing alongside Laurie 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z

Much of this show is about the Osiris cult. Deep rising 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

And that's why the movie will ultimately probably avoid cult status. Sony's North Korea film 'The Interview': Can it achieve cult status? 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Since then, “The Comeback” gained a solid cult status. Lisa Kudrow returns to her role on ‘The Comeback’ almost a decade later

"The Interview," observers note, lacks the stylistic character of many cult movies — far from bizarre or campy, its jokes are largely of the mainstream studio variety. Sony's 'The Interview' on strange ground, but is it in cult-film zone? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Yet another adaptation of a cult Scandinavian drama, the turgid FX show ‘The Bridge,’ was renewed for a second season. Alessandra Stanley Sizes Up 2013 TV Fare 2013-12-13T19:27:53Z

For one thing, “The Interview” lacks the strangeness in content or style of many cult movies -- far from bizarre or campy, its jokes are largely of the mainstream studio variety. Sony's North Korea film 'The Interview': Can it achieve cult status? 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

She tells him Celia's cult like minded friends are in Tijuana. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 9: Lessons to Be Learned 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

When Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Wright's movie adaptation of the cult comic, lands next week, this will all make sense. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z

She is described by her “enthralled” daughter, Gretel, as “like a preacher or the leader of a cult,” but also as “a runner, a giver-upper.” Her Mother Disappeared 16 Years Ago. In This Novel, the Hunt Continues. 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

It is only late in the movie that we piece together his involvement with a cult, and his subsequent desire to seek revenge against its leader, referred to as Father. ‘Los Conductos’ Review: Lost Souls Above Medellín 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

The record was quickly pulled from stores in a contract dispute with another label, but would go on to acquire cult acclaim among jazz aficionados. Jimmy Scott, angel-voiced jazz singer, dies at 88 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

The director of Deep Breath is Ben Wheatley, the British film-maker behind such cult titles as Kill List, Sightseers and A Field in England. Capaldi: Doctor 'less user-friendly' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

They are cult artists and I played their records in my bedroom in my parents' house .... Adelaide festival 2013: week two 2013-03-14T08:39:42Z

Since his first book was published, in 1962, when he was 32 and living in Paris, he had become a cult figure, more so to non-English-speaking fans abroad than in his native United States. Harry Mathews, Idiosyncratic Writer, Dies at 86 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

Thus he avoided the classic teen anxieties, only to reenact them as the George-Michael Bluth, the cult sitcom's awkward but articulate youngster. Scott Pilgrim Vs The World 2010-08-13T23:06:00Z

But while A Charlie Brown Christmas is a holiday institution in the US, in the UK it’s more of a cult favorite. Charlie Brown v Blue Peter: holiday TV specials in the US and UK face off 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

Lots of people in Sheffield were joining a charismatic Christian cult. Jarvis Cocker Keeps Hearing That Voice 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z

He was also prolific: Besides ghosts, he wrote about werewolves and banshees, strange cults and secret societies, curses and spiritualism. Book World: ‘The Sorcery Club,’ by Elliott O’Donnell

But their answers provide plenty for Boards of Canada cult members to pore over in the months to come ... Boards of Canada: 'We've become a lot more nihilistic over the years' 2013-06-06T17:53:57Z

“Gone Girl” asks whether genuine expressions of sympathy or solidarity with victims can ever happen without being infected by the politicized, media-enabled “cult of victimhood.” What “Gone Girl” Is Really About 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

"The fact that most films now are not presented in 35mm means that the war is lost," said the director of the cult hit "Reservoir Dogs". Tarantino tells Cannes digital screenings have killed cinema 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z

“I’m obsessed with cults and prisons, and I felt like I was going to get this glimpse into a world I’d heard about,” Edgerton said of the film earlier this year. Boy Erased: first trailer for Oscar-tipped gay conversion drama revealed 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

The movie got an "X" rating and became somewhat of a cult film. Sun-Times: Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies 2013-04-04T20:06:14Z

Inevitably, Jesse's endearing attempts to act the streetwise tough have made him Breaking Bad's cult hero. Breaking Bad: Aaron Paul plays a drug-dealing killer and viewers can't get enough of him 2012-10-12T23:01:00Z

Ms. Salcedo’s dislike of the art market’s thirst for spectacle and its cult of celebrity clearly play a role as well. Doris Salcedo, Whose Art Honors Lives Lost, Gets a Retrospective in Chicago 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

“There is definitely a cult of Tyler,” said Jenna Lyons, the president and creative director of J. Crew. Tyler Br?l?: Mr. Zeitgeist 2012-01-04T23:56:43Z

He loathes symbolic politics, liberal and bohemian pieties, the drug war and, most of all, the cult of children. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z

Now, about that movie … Revealing too much would spoil one of the show’s funniest surprises, so let’s just say that it’s a cult artifact for which David wrote the screenplay. The Detective Was a Performance Artist. The Evidence Is Now a Show. 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

Ms. Peyton’s work is something of a visual shrine to cult figures that populate the media, and photographs often serve as her source material. In Transit: Gagosian Hosts Peyton's First Solo Show in Paris 2011-05-29T10:00:54Z

I'm completely messianic about this place, like some kind of cult. Pixar's John Lasseter: 'Cars 2 is a spy movie' 2011-07-22T15:10:05Z

The Clangers are little alien creatures that are the subject of the eponymous television show, a cult favorite stop-motion children’s programme that first aired in Britain in 1969. Hand-knit alien puppets and William Shatner: the Clangers' recipe for stateside success 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Over the years, the movie has gained a bit of a cult following, but Lynch was devastated by how it all turned out, claiming he didn't have total creative control over the finished product. David Lynch was “sickened” by his version of Dune, wishes he could revisit it 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

The play, short and to the point, shows how easily we fall for the cult of personality. Theatre Uncut 2012 – review 2012-11-14T18:25:22Z

The white kid grows up in this “cult called America” and becomes a murderous cop. Perspective | 2017 was the greatest year in DMV rap history. These 25 songs prove it. 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

It's very tragic right now that there is a cult hero out there for 30% of the population. Women's empowerment is not "kicking ass in bikinis": Julie Taymor on what real feminism looks like 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

The cult of celebrity is greater – and seems to be so important now in terms of securing finance. Francesca Annis, actor – portrait of the artist 2013-06-18T17:36:02Z

Sure, it’s a crazy Swedish cult, but there Dani finally finds someone who actually acknowledges her agony. Crying! Pole-Dancing! Heroin! The best movie moments of 2019 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

If the Warhammer community may come off as a friendly cult, Hoffman promises that it’s an easy one to join. The wonderful world of Warhammer workshops 2013-04-07T19:00:00Z

The cultural enforcement of patriotism depended on ideological pageants like the Relay of Youth, which was important for the maintenance of Tito’s personality cult. My Mother and the Failed Experiment of Yugoslavia 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

In White’s telling, the movie is dreadful, yet rather than offending gays, it becomes a cult classic, inspiring viewing parties in gay bars nationwide in which everyone dons a princess mask. How to survive a summer at gay conversion camp 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Critics have lauded both documentaries for highlighting how cults prey on the vulnerable. Which Nxivm Show Is Better? An Expert Investigates 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

The same bristling ambivalence that kept the films from winning over their original audiences ensured decades of obsessive cult veneration. Five Sci-Fi Classics, One Summer: How 1982 Shaped Our Present 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z

The woman then accused those wearing masks as being “cult members.” Florida woman screams 'cult members' at Walmart employees, shoppers after refusing to wear mask 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

He is also the director of two independent comedies, including the 2001 cult movie “Wet Hot American Summer.” David Wain Tests Mainstream Credentials With ?Wanderlust? 2012-02-18T02:53:02Z

It’s the latest attempt from Netflix to bring back a much-loved cult project and follows news this week that they will bring back Arrested Development for another season. Netflix announces prequel series to Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

The social media blitz spearheaded by Green, which herded the Fault-heads into theaters, remained a cult phenomenon. Here's why The Fault in Our Stars fell to earth this weekend 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z

Like Mr. Lagerfeld he has made a community that can seem like a cult of personality around himself. Is Virgil Abloh the Karl Lagerfeld for Millennials? 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

He and I sat down and I gave him all our cult imagery and language: the dawning, the Morningstar, the sacrifice, the pain. "Devil in Ohio" creator on reinventing the Satanic cult and that ending: "Is she a force for evil?" 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

Nevertheless, another enduringly popular cult comedy, 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, is about to get a belated sequel in the form of this December's Anchorman 2. Bridesmaids sequel rejected 2013-07-02T10:00:27Z

Their story reveals the workings of a community in which even the secular authorities are under the thrall of a cult leader. Weekend Reading: The Psychology of Neonaticide, Failed Adoptions, and More 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z

This is what nefarious cult leaders do, rely on cultural tropes that have become normalized to drum up support among followers they've groomed. Russell Brand is evolving his next gig: Cult leader 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich in her book “Smile or Die” presents a devastating critique of what she sees as the cult of positive thinking that pervades contemporary society. The evolutionary origins of optimism 2012-06-12T00:01:00Z

"The Prisoner is a cult classic," reiterates festival director Bradley Thompson. The joy of Festival No 6 2013-05-10T23:00:05Z

Despite — or because of — its continuity errors, low production value and absurd dialogue, the film became a cult favorite. Is ‘Holmes & Watson’ So Bad It’s Good? 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z

A remake of cult 80s action film Escape from New York is coming to cinemas, with Robert Rodriguez lined up to direct it. Snake's alive! Escape from New York remake on the way, with Robert Rodriguez directing 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

Begun as a men’s wear brand in 2012, the label quickly built a cult following with women for its simple, architecturally inspired styles. 4 New Stores to Shop in New York 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z

Nxivm was a cult for the age of the corporate internet, mass surveillance and the nerd kings who rule it all. Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z

Among the many topics that bubble beneath the wild imagination at play are millennial anxiety, religious cults, the relationship between the citizen and the state and the role of fate and free will. Squid?s Meaty Role in China Mi?ville?s ?Kraken? 2010-07-23T22:21:00Z

So cross associations are conjured between cult ritual, pop posing, mythical symbolism and advertising logos. Exhibition picks of the week 2010-04-23T23:12:00Z

In "Escaping NXIVM," you dive into how these otherwise intelligent women with support systems at home were targeted by the cult. Where's Daniel Yuen? "The Lost Kids" podcast probes ties between "troubled teen" camp and '60s cult 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

“This is the only movie I’ve ever done that had a cult following,” says Murphy. 33 years later, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall return to Zamunda 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

Watching it as a teenager, it was a real cult thing with all the other kids in my school. Watch television with Rob da Bank 2012-08-17T23:05:00Z

The Hunger was met with confusion when it was released, but became a cult hit. Susan Sarandon: five best moments 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

“People want a playful outlet,” said event curator Michelle Tea, author of cult favorite memoirs “Valencia” and “Rent Girl,” and most recently “Modern Tarot.” 'Experiment I' turns a literary event into performance art 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

The cult of self, which Jackson embodied, dominates our culture. As of 2022, we're (presumably) done with Kanye West. But what does that mean? 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z

There's some of the new cult stuff that we've been dealing with. Harlan Coben on why even bestselling authors get those self-loathing writer blues 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

The cult crossover done good – even if it did feel a bit laboured during this final run, galloping towards those big "gross-out" set pieces. Me and My Monsters 2010-10-18T05:45:00Z

Rodriguez's two albums in the early 1970s received little attention in the United States but he unknowingly developed a cult following in South Africa during the apartheid era. 'Sugar Man' Rodriguez gets honorary degree 2013-05-09T19:52:05Z

His other forthcoming films include the historical drama Twelve Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen and a film based on the life of the late cult comedian and singer Frank Sidebottom. Fassbender 'attached' to Macbeth 2013-04-30T11:42:18Z

This truly disgusting sequence helped earn them a stampede of walkouts at Sundance, but also the kind of notoriety with a shelf life among fans of cult film. Tim and Eric Figure Out How to Do the Wrong Thing, Perfectly 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z

Then, in the late 1990s, Chan broke out in a huge way and made loads of popular mainstream American films, few of which would ever achieve cult film status. Cult films: just bad movies in a good disguise? 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Weide wrote the part for Frost, an actor probably best known in the United States as Simon Pegg’s sidekick in cult favorite films “Hot Fuzz” and “Paul.” 'Mr. Sloane,' a dark British comedy with Southland roots, comes to KCET 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

Soles, featured here a few years before her appearances in “Carrie,” “Halloween” and “Rock ’n’ Roll High School” made her a cult favorite, displays a freshness both insolent and winning. ‘No Place Like Home’ Review: Self-Discovery in Jamaica 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Like most of the cults, the sannyasin movement began with members dreaming of a better future. The free-love cult that terrorised America … now available on Netflix 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z

The police, acting on information from two child escapees, raided the cult in 1987. Growing up with The Family: inside Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s sinister cult 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

Chucky, the spooky doll first introduced in “Child’s Play,” the cult 1988 horror movie, gets his latest refresh in this new TV series. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Home Sweet Home’ and ‘Succession’ 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

On Sunday night Gervais earned himself a cult following around the world, Letts opined, as "the man who went to Hollywood and told them what a bunch of self-regarding boobies they are." Conservatives rally behind Ricky Gervais 2011-01-18T23:28:57Z

In 1981, Hedren starred in the cult lion thriller Roar, but lead roles were otherwise few and far between and she largely moved into supporting parts and TV. Dakota Johnson hits out at 'brutal' Hollywood over ageism 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

A mainstream feature and a cult 15-minute comedy series are very different platforms, and yet they share a lot. David Wain Tests Mainstream Credentials With ?Wanderlust? 2012-02-18T02:53:02Z

One of the great movies about vampires, which Abel Ferrara reimagines as a parasitical cult of addiction, a pyramid scheme for spreading evil. The scariest horror films ever – ranked! 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z

They seem far too willing to embrace incipient fascism, or actual fascism, or at least a cult of personality built around an obvious con artist, as their preferred mode of rescue. Trapped in a cave: A true story with mythic roots and symbolic power 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z

They have included friends and acquaintances I wouldn’t have expected to spend evenings absorbed by a sex cult. Which Nxivm Show Is Better? An Expert Investigates 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

An artist with a large cult following, Kitson is famously uninterested in accommodating the media: No onstage photos were supplied to accompany this review, for instance. Review | Comedian Daniel Kitson rants about the joy — and tyranny — of stuff 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z

The Big Lebowski was released more than 16 years ago, but the passage of time has done little to diminish its status as one of Hollywood’s cult classics. John Turturro Will Not Abide: Wants To Be in A New Big Lebowski Movie 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

But that deep cult of "time macho" says somehow you're better and tougher and stronger if you work harder and longer. Motherlode Blog: Anne-Marie Slaughter on Why Women Can't Have It All 2012-06-21T10:00:37Z

He’s a classic figure for Scorsese, our bard of sacred and profane male tribes with an ethnographic interest in masculine cults. Men Are in Trouble and Hollywood Wants to Help 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

There’s a cult of familiarity around these guys, which is perhaps why I find myself referring to LeBron as “LeBron” and not “James.” LeBron James, hometown hero: What the King and his championship mean to Cleveland 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

Much of Rollin’s library was acquired by the British firm Redemption, which has been doling out titles on DVD for his expanding cult following. Video: Five Cult Horror Films by Jean Rollin, Remastered for DVD 2012-01-29T04:38:09Z

Scream Factory celebrates its fifth anniversary with a different cult thriller for five nights running. What’s on TV Monday: ‘There Will Be Blood’ and ‘The Putin Interviews’ 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

Essentially, there are two main plotlines: the awful story of what happens to Jaz and Lisa, and the development of the cult founded by Schmidt – part Scientology, part Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters. Gods Without Men by Hari Kunzru ? review 2011-07-27T10:30:00Z

There were some of this designer’s fetish emblems: Puss-in-boots footwear, asymmetric skirts made with folds of fabric and that slight cult feeling for all the outfits. Fashion Review: Rick Owens and a Vibe From the Tribe 2012-03-01T19:23:40Z

"We don't have casual fans – it's an obsessive, cult audience." The National: gloomy ? with a hint of sunshine 2010-04-22T20:30:00Z

Third-century Syria was also a maelstrom of religions, as pagan cults thrived alongside monotheistic religions, some worshipping the sun. Stones that speak 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

Taylor was also the only major cast member to reprise his role in the sequel "Mannequin Two: On the Move" in 1991, though it failed to achieve its predecessor's cult status. Meshach Taylor and the curious cast of 'Mannequin' 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

Alameddine, who now has about twenty-five thousand Twitter followers, has become a kind of online cult celebrity on account of these strange and mesmerizing threads. The Novelist Whose Twitter Feed Is a Work of Art 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

At first, he speculated that they had failed in their original mission and became the leaders of secret magic cults; later on, he suggested that they had succeeded in helping to block Sauron. ‘The Rings of Power’: Who Is That Guy? 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z

“In both cities, the cult of personality is so pervasive,” he said. In L.A., Dudamel’s Influence Extends Beyond the Concert Hall 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z

Instead they built a cult following among music fans and critics thanks to intense live performances across the country, opening for international acts such as Vampire Weekend. "Baby rockers" land the right punches on debut album 2011-09-23T11:30:34Z

His very long list highlights that awareness of previous cults does nothing to stop the next. The free-love cult that terrorised America … now available on Netflix 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z

And let’s not forget the dozens of actors and actresses who have played the part around the world since it became a cult hit. A millennial Hedwig? Darren Criss talks about a new generation rocking to this 'Angry Inch' 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

“That transition from the Crowley cult into what becomes Scientology mirrors a greater transition in the world at large, from greater forms of freedom and self-exploration into power being consolidated into systems of control.” Science and sex cults: rocketeer Jack Parsons hits the small screen 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

They can be spotted in the stylized pages of Kinfolk, Apartamento and other cult magazines, often paired with organically shaped cutting boards and sun-dappled potted succulents. Why Handmade Ceramics Are White Hot 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

Mike Judge, who created the cartoon along with directing cult movies like “Idiocracy” and “Office Space,” is a master of the moronic. The ’90s Cartoon That Mattered? ‘Beavis and Butt-Head.’ (Fight Me.) 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z

Something of an homage to cult movies, Hiker Meat is a collage of clips from the era's films, including Cannibal Holocaust and Suspiria. This week's new exhibitions 2011-02-19T00:05:56Z

When her father left the cult, bringing McGowan back to the US, she was bounced between him and other relatives, eventually being reunited with her mother, who had stayed in Italy but finally also escaped. Rose McGowan: ‘Hollywood is built on sickness. It operates like a cult’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

Over a period of decades, as they grew from a cult band to one with Top 40 hits — most notably “Love Shack” in 1989 — they discovered how many others identified the same way. The Superbly Original, Gloriously Weird B-52’s Say Farewell to the Road 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z

Over the next two decades, she published seven other novels and developed a cult following. For Hilary Mantel, There’s No Time Like the Past 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z

A book so determined to chase its own tail in its pointlessness has every right to become a cult classic. That Man From Stratford 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z

The latter new shows come at the expense of Happy Endings, the rippingly funny ensemble show that never caught on beyond a cult audience. Upfronts Watch: ABC Seeks More Fantasies and Fairytales (But No Happy Endings) 2013-05-15T09:45:57Z

By embracing them, it felt as if you were joining a secret cult. The inauspicious arrival of Bruce Springsteen 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z

“This was a night for celebrating personalities and personality cults. It certainly wasn’t a night for serious art.” Tibor Rudas, music impresario who furthered Pavarotti’s career, dies at 94

Kaufman’s posthumous reputation has grown in tandem with the rise of a cult that venerates him as a culture god, the harbinger of our comedy verité sensibility. The Belief That Andy Kaufman Is Alive 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Regardless, it’s just that weird thing that sometimes happens where a film continues a kind of cult life after it comes out. Danny Elfman on How 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Endured 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

Then he starred as Henry in the cult Starz comedy “Party Down,” replacing Rudd, who had other commitments. In ‘Severance,’ Adam Scott Gets to Work 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

He is a cult leader of a movement that has taken over a political party — and he specifically campaigned on a platform of one-man rule. Can Donald Trump Be Impeached? 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

Fashion was a kind of religion – or perhaps a cult — filled with committed converts and lifelong true believers, as well as agnostics who just couldn’t break free of its hold. Review | Bill Cunningham left behind a memoir. It is, to use one of his favorite words, marvelous. 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

Morrison became a cult figure, celebrated for his excesses as much as his work, to Krieger’s dismay. Preview: Doors’ Robby Krieger celebrates 50th anniversary of band’s debut album in Seattle 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

This comical, curiously erotic fusion of autodidactic craft and neo-Classical style is believed to have been created by an unknown artisan about 1920 for a Buffalo sex cult. Art Review: A Smorgasbord of Fine Art, the Strange and the Old 2011-01-20T23:18:38Z

Good Luck, the second song on this second album, could be a spirited defence of his former combo's failure to turn cult success into a means of giving up day jobs. Singing Adams: Moves – review 2012-11-29T22:15:01Z

That ballet companies are like cults in which women are starved and controlled by men. Finding Freedom and Feminism in Ballet. (It’s Possible.) 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

With wonderful music by Alex Glasgow, the show was a cult hit in Newcastle but a feeble flop in London. Alan Plater obituary 2010-06-25T13:29:00Z

Despite her many contributions to the conservation, environmental and feminist movements, she remains a quiet cult figure in environmental literature. Adventuring while female: why the relationship women have with nature matters 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

After his disappearance, a cult of Everett flourished, nurtured by environmentalists, explorers and others who admire his "ecstatic vision of the wilderness." 'Finding Everett Ruess': the story of a long-lost young explorer 2011-08-22T21:26:04Z

Willeford is best known, when known at all, as a hard-boiled cult writer. Times Critics Discuss the Year in Books, From Triumphs to Disappointments 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

Catch the new Ridley Scott movie “Alien: Covenant” that’s first cousin of the cult classic “Alien” that started it all. Memorial Day 2017: What to read, watch this holiday weekend 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

There's my dad's time in prison; there's heroin addiction; and my uncle's in Vietnam and then them joining the cult and us escaping from the cult. How Airborne Toxic Event's album "Hollywood Park" became the "soundtrack" to Mikel Jollett's memoir 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

“Red Pill” begins with a frenzied scene of cult violence, with faceless women dressed in red brutalizing a pregnant Black woman. ‘Red Pill’ Review: The Horror of a Weekend of Racism and Extremism 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

Partly it satirizes the art market’s cult of personality, which mainly embraces male artists. Art Review: ‘Judith Bernstein: HARD’ at the New Museum 2012-12-20T23:01:31Z

A benevolent guru or the center of a cult of personality? | 'Eames: The Architect and the Painter': ?Eames: The Architect and the Painter? - Review 2011-11-17T23:03:05Z

Federman’s biography is the first of a cult food writer who became famous with the 1986 publication of her influential book “Honey From a Weed.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z

But also, you really are giving me cult vibes. Stop dressing like your kids – it's weird, sad and kind of creepy 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z

The cult of celebrity, and its darker side, are the overarching theme of the plot. France Cheers for a Musical It Loves but Hasn’t Watched 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

Platforms like TikTok and YouTube are practically built to manipulate raw visual materials in the service of a personality cult, harassment campaign or branding opportunity. TikTok’s Amber Heard Hate Machine 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

According to Van der Aa: "It's a cult mystery opera, which centres around the disappearance of three people." This week's arts diary 2011-03-15T22:31:01Z

My dream was to be a dancer, but girls weren't allowed to dance in our cult. I was in a cult. Britney was in a conservatorship. Our situations are crazy similar 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

In fact they are a common element in another modern institution, the millenarian cult. In-work dining at Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook causes spike in divorce rate 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

Songs such as "E=MC2" and "Medicine Show" contained snippets from cult films like "Performance" and "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." Big Audio Dynamite reissue recaptures '80s spirit 2010-04-28T21:53:00Z

Ms. Malouf, who co-founded the cult fashion label Charlotte Corday, is an exceptional designer in her own right, but it is Mr. Anderson who is more often recognized for a distinct aesthetic. Wes Anderson, Curator? The Filmmaker Gives It a Try 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z

As a cult leader, he is full of grand gestures but as aimless as a tiny plastic man in a terrarium. Review: ‘Partisan,’ Training Assassins Without a Cause 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

The latter won an immediate cult following for its crystalline imagery of a bygone era in the city. Horacio Coppola obituary 2012-06-22T09:36:18Z

Magic runs through a pervasive fundamentalist and evangelical Christian society that breeds revivalist cults that speak in tongues and believe in spirit possession. Jamaica, Beyond the Beach 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

It occurred to me, reading it, that perhaps we don’t fear the cult because it threatens the American way. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

The cult was also almost ludicrously hierarchical, so that an inner circle of "Faces" held themselves to be very different from mere "Tickets" or "Moddy Boys". Mod: A Very British Style by Richard Weight – review 2013-03-14T10:00:01Z

The cult following of the time-travel television series “Outlander” has added to the patina. In Scotland, Taking the Traditional and Making It New 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z

Everyone’s fates get mixed up with Charles Manson and his cult. Tarantino's "Hollywood" rocks Cannes in first reactions: "Brilliant," "dazzling" and one "holy f**k" 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

There are upsides to Cassie's sporadic output, not least that it's conferred upon her a kind of cult status. Cassie's constant disappearing acts merely fuel her mystique 2012-11-30T17:00:00Z

If anything, its cult status has only grown since it disappeared from the air. Leather vests at the ready! The L Word is coming back 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z

But he went on, “just in case somebody wandered in,” he said, “and didn’t realize it was a cult gathering.” Wilco Tinkers and Experiments at a Festival It’s Happy to Share 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

In years past, "Doctor Who" attracted a devoted cult following in the United States, but now the show seems to be breaking into mainstream consciousness. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Caroline Skinner, Executive Producer of 'Doctor Who' 2012-08-29T20:59:51Z

"Christianity", rather than the "Jesus cult", manages to begin as folk religion, locally grounded and antagonistic to the state, and is transformed, by bad old St Paul, into a universalist, elite and state-supporting religion. And Man Created God by Selina O'Grady - review 2012-12-20T07:00:02Z

As Hough describes it, the military’s inculcation process relies on the same cartoonish reduction of the world to nonexistent binaries — only black and white, good vs. evil — as every other doomsday cult’s. Review | Raised in a cult, Lauren Hough’s salvation was the discovery of her own inimitable voice 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

Martin Scorsese got his long overdue best director Oscar for this knotty gangster/crime thriller, a reworking of the cult Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs. The best English-language remakes – ranked! 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

You can make a cult of destructive pleasures, and you can devote your life to their daily deathly temptations, as many people have – "I need a danger to be safe in," writes Frederick Seidelcorrect. Kama Sutra: A Guide to the Art of Pleasure, translated by AND Haskar ? review 2011-03-25T13:00:01Z

The specifics, especially the wings and the black birds, the masks and the black feather crown, how did you come up with these elements of a cult? "Devil in Ohio" creator on reinventing the Satanic cult and that ending: "Is she a force for evil?" 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

It’s part of why they used amateur actors, many of whom have become improbable cult stars. Tim and Eric Figure Out How to Do the Wrong Thing, Perfectly 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z

Ms. Weaver isn’t geared for small cult followings or college radio. CMJ 2014: Make That R-Y-N Weaver 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

Philosophically, he wouldn’t be out of place in an Ayn Rand novel, given the cult he makes out of self-sufficiency. ‘Elmet’ Backs a Brawny Man Into a Dangerous Corner 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z

But in 1976, two years after his famous father, the eye-patched tank general Moshe Dayan, finished as minister of defence, he directed a cult parody of the army as full of fools and swindlers. In praise of … Assi Dayan 2013-06-10T23:57:26Z

Yet he says he acquired a good deal of understanding about people from his time in the cult, which has been invaluable. Growing up in the Wild Wild Country cult: ‘You heard people having sex all the time, like baboons’ 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z

Those of you lucky enough to have seen the 1962 cult film “Creation of the Humanoids” will have guessed the answer by now. A Robot Romance on Amazon, American Indies and a ‘Taxi Driver’ Commentary 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

Scattered through the summer, the series will feature cult classics like Leonard Kastle’s “The Honeymoon Killers” and Charles Laughton’s “The Night of the Hunter.” One-Film Wonders: Hits Without Follow-Ups 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z

The cult of the entrepreneur is strong in China too. Crocodile of the Yangzi 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

Back then, she was lost in the cult, and federal prosecutors might have indicted her along with other Raniere followers but for the relentless efforts of her mother. Which Nxivm Show Is Better? An Expert Investigates 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

In that setting, Burnett speak-sings his way through free-associative songs that contain biblical allusions, echoes of the blues, tall tales, lovers’ plaints and warnings about disinformation, the cult of personality and the encroachments of technology. T Bone Burnett Wants to Make Music to Heal Shrinking Attention Spans 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

“Follies,” about a reunion of former showgirls, originally opened on Broadway in 1971 and ran for 522 performances, becoming a cult favorite but never recouping its investors’ money. ArtsBeat Blog: 'Follies' Will Be Still Here For Three Weeks Longer 2011-09-23T00:22:51Z

"The Evil Dead" was a cult films, but not necessarily a great film. Remaking "The Evil Dead": A conversation 2011-07-14T17:15:00Z

He distinguished the "cult value" of original art from the "exhibition value" of art that had been reproduced. Taylor Swift’s invisible merchandise: The era of surprise song collectibles 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z

I joke that Jonathan could be cult leader. Examining "what consent means" for a teenage girl in audacious "Palm Trees and Power Lines" 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

It also features contributions from its subject's co-stars on the 1967 cult drama Valley of the Dolls, Patty Duke, Joan Collins and Jane Fonda. Roman Polanski writes foreword to book about murdered wife, Sharon Tate 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Gore also played the role of Pussycat on the cult 1960s television show "Batman." Lesley Gore, 'It's My Party' and 'You Don't Own Me' singer, dies at 68 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

But the Trocks, as they are usually called, also pay loving homage to the cult of the ballerina and faithful attention to choreography, often performing historical gems little seen elsewhere. Radical Turn for the Trocks? Youngest Sylph 2010-12-09T22:57:00Z

Rush’s triumphant steamroller jamming on “Tom Sawyer” and “The Spirit of Radio” further satiated its cult fan base’s deepest yearnings. Pop & Rock Listings for June 26-July 2 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Mr. Ore, a father of two, emphasizes that Drynuary is not a cult or a movement: “I’m not recruiting.” A Night of (Mostly) Not Drinking With a ‘Drynuary’ Expert 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z

Its opening narration still makes for a persuasive sales pitch: “Don’t you want devoted followers who will leave their families for you? … And will kill for you? Don’t you want to become a cult leader?” From Waco to Charles Manson: what TV gets wrong about cults 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

The creator of the cult TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Firefly," as well as the acclaimed Web series "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog," is beloved for his witty genre inventions. After long wait, Whedon brings 'Cabin' to SXSW 2012-03-10T19:52:08Z

Despite its modest performance at the box office, the film, directed by Rob Reiner and based on the novel by William Goldman, has emerged a cult classic, spawning memes, board and video games and more. Looking for Buddhist Wisdom in ‘The Princess Bride’ 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

To borrow the title from Thom Anderson’s cult classic documentary film, Los Angeles plays itself in Gabriel Kahane's "The Ambassador," and the performance is vibrant, melancholy and seductive. An unforgettable trip through L.A. from its 'Ambassador' 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z

He referred to it as a "bootleg cult" with a 5 percent success rate, compared to his own "100 percent" success rate. Season's over for sitcom after Sheen's latest rants 2011-02-25T06:00:03Z

A cult classic in Mexico, but just recently issued here in Matthew Gleeson’s fine translation by Archive 48. Phillip Lopate Is No Fan of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z

“Rainbow Connection” was the third of his Oscar-nominated works — following Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen” from the 1976 version of “A Star is Born” and the 1974 cult classic “Phantom of the Paradise.” National Recording Registry adds its first frog (Kermit) and its first podcast 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

It quickly attracted a cult following among Generation X entrepreneurs riding the 1990s boom. Tyler Br?l?: Mr. Zeitgeist 2012-01-04T23:56:43Z

So it’s perhaps no surprise that many of decided to join a more palatable form of cult, in the form of specialised exercise classes. What were we thinking? The worst trends of the decade – ranked! 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

For his political cult members, Donald Trump is a remarkably effective communicator. Novelist Jonathan Lethem: "There is no allegory crude enough" to capture Trump's America 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

After she leaves the cult and begins getting work in acting, she writes, “Right then I knew the universe was supporting me in my exit from Nxivm.” She Escaped From Nxivm. Now She’s Written a Book About the Sex Cult. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

It revelled in ritual and resembled a pagan passion play, or death cult. From Margaret Thatcher to the Nazis: let's not go down memorial lane 2013-04-22T16:04:52Z

Since Laugh debuted in 2008, it's been a cult hit on the European arts circuit. This week's new dance 2011-01-22T00:06:58Z

"The Boys" turns our superhero and celebrity obsession back on us by pointing out how susceptible we are to cults of personality, and how easily claims of promoting law and order are covers for fascism. Netflix's self-serious "Jupiter's Legacy" is the superhero TV version of a Designer Imposter stinker 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

Does House of Leaves have any rivals as a cult book? After e-literature, there’s no going back 2012-10-29T11:30:00Z

An unseen corporate entity — a cult or a parallel-marketing network or a low-tech start-up — is running the show, not that Star and her new friends care much about such things. Review: Youthful Recklessness Finds Adventure on the Road in ‘American Honey’ 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

In under two decades, aided by a well-regarded biography and a soapy biopic, Kahlo had undergone transformation from a compelling cult figure to a universally recognized symbol of artistic triumph and feminist struggle. Frida Kahlo Is Having a Moment 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

Although it received mixed reviews and flopped in the box office at the time, it gained a cult following over the three decades since its theatrical release. 'No one is remaking Labyrinth' – screenwriter denies reports of reboot 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

It's more likely to be a camp cult hit than serious ground-breaking cinema. When will Bollywood offer a realistic portrayal of relationships? 2010-09-01T10:49:00Z

Two to three years ago, when I started preparing for this role, cult documentaries were popping up everywhere. "He is a terrible man": Michiel Huisman on playing a cult leader in horror flick "The Other Lamb" 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

As it progresses, however, the plot sees him develop a fondness for ritualistic “sex magick” as part of a cult, making for an easily combustible series that mostly manages to rein in its own excesses. Science and sex cults: rocketeer Jack Parsons hits the small screen 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

Eighteen years later, the cult film’s legacy still draws in customers yearning to dance on the famous bar. Women Still Rule the Coyote Ugly Saloon, 25 Years Later 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

It includes a 10-step guide on how to become a dictator, ranging from hair-dying to creating false enemies, from cultivating a personality cult to going into a state of denial over one's own impending demise. Documentary brings Egypt's revolt to Venice fest 2011-09-09T13:44:54Z

In today’s era of high-tech billionaires and the cult of the start-up, this series goes back in time to glorify imitation, not innovation. On ‘Halt and Catch Fire,’ It’s Imitation vs. Invention 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z

But before that he was a star and a cult hero of the intelligentsia. Mort Sahl, Whose Biting Commentary Redefined Stand-Up, Dies at 94 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

As well as House of Cards, the US-based firm has splashed a reported £190m content budget on a revival of the cult comedy Arrested Development, plus four more shows. TV streaming: six of the best shows 2013-02-16T16:00:00Z

He wasn’t much of a singer, either; but the gravelly renderings of his lyrics gradually attracted a mass audience that seemed more like a cult. Leonard Cohen’s Posthumous Collection of Poems, Lyrics and Sketches 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z

Robin Hardy, the director of the horror film “The Wicker Man,” which failed at the box office when it was released in 1973 but went on to attract a large cult following, died on Friday. Robin Hardy, Who Set ‘The Wicker Man’ Cult Alight, Dies at 86 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z

I think what I am is lots and lots of different cults. Neil Gaiman: 'I don't think I'm mainstream. I'm lots of different cults' 2013-07-26T15:00:00Z

Set in 1950, the film stars Phoenix as Freddie Quell, a World War II veteran and alcoholic who falls under the spell of a California cult leader played by Philip Seymour Hoffman. What’s on TV Wednesday: An Adventure Series and ‘68 Whiskey’ 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

Andy Warhol was the executive producer of Bad, a perverse black comedy which gained Tyrrell cult status as a frumpy, raunchy social parasite. Susan Tyrrell 2012-06-27T14:41:00Z

The “chaotic posthumous cult” that came to be known as Wagnerism was well underway even before the composer’s death in 1883, and Ross charts how differently Wagner was embraced in different countries. From George Eliot to Neo-Nazi Skinheads: The Chaotic Cult of Richard Wagner 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z

Talking to people from the time, they just kept saying it was like a cult. Rose Byrne and Annie Weisman Get Into ‘Physical’ 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

Whether the stand-alone 1992 film “Fire Walk With Me,” a cult favorite, is important to the new season. David Lynch, Unsurprisingly Cryptic, in a Surprise Appearance 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

And we're now aware that this whole so-called "troubled teen industry" links back to what some experts call the most dangerous cult in America, this organization called Synanon. Where's Daniel Yuen? "The Lost Kids" podcast probes ties between "troubled teen" camp and '60s cult 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

But moviegoers swooned for Mr. Burton’s stylized blend of morbid darkness and cartoon brightness, and it remains a cult favorite. Review: In ‘Beetlejuice,’ the Afterlife Is Exhausting 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

Based on a 1988 cult film, it is running at New World Stages through Aug. 4. The Choreographer Marguerite Derricks Takes On ‘Heathers’ 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

It was an index of how nobly Mr. Wisdom played the underdog that for decades he enjoyed a cult status in a most unlikely place: Albania. Norman Wisdom, Funnyman, Dies at 95 2010-10-06T05:14:00Z

Not every oppressed group readily becomes a death cult. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

A cult hit has traditionally been defined as a movie dismissed by the mainstream but, over time, embraced by a small, hard-core following that grows the movie's stature by repetition and reinforcement. NYFF: 'Inherent Vice' and the contemporary cult hit 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

Maybe it’s a cult movie because guys are embarrassed to admit they like it. 20 years later, ‘Bring It On’ still gets the cheers 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

The story that develops is largely about Will’s faltering efforts to woo Phoebe even as she slips under the influence of what may be a dangerous cult. Review | ‘The Incendiaries’ is the most buzzed-about debut of the summer, as it should be 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

There were a handful of brew pubs — including a young Goose Island — but for fresh bottled beer made in Chicago, Baderbrau was a cult star. Baderbrau rebirth culminates with South Loop brewery 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

Drawn from Ovid, it tells of a love quadrangle: the young Atys, part of the cult of the goddess Cybèle, is in love with Sangaride, who is about to be married to his friend. ?Atys,? French Baroque Opera by Lully, at BAM 2011-09-09T14:40:53Z

But that doesn’t mean we are responsible for the global death cult of jihadism. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

Well, it isn't all down to the cult of Harvey. Bafta missed their chance to break The Artist's silence 2012-02-12T22:55:19Z

So there's a Passover connexion, and a bit of irony: Jewish liberation, security and cult, all thanks to the Iranians! Persian Cuisine, Fragrant and Rich With Symbolism 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

His critique expands in widening concentric circles to indict their prestigious all-boys school, neighborhood and faith, the national cults of fascism and “familism.” A Prize-Winning Blend of Fact and Fiction Makes Itself at Home in the Minds of Killers 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

Her agency was as much a cult of personality as an institution. A Literary Agency’s Future Is Uncertain After Its Founder’s Death 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

There wasn’t a great example of Ungaro in its collection, but there was a terrific dress made of the knitted necklines of T-shirts by the cult label Undercover. Front Row: ?The Great Designers? Opens Up F.I.T. Museum Collection 2011-11-30T22:21:49Z

This debut novel, a cutting satire about the disgraced founder of a popular wellness program and the cult she subsequently establishes, takes the contemporary relationship between influencer and followers to exhilarating extremes. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z

Even when fighting off zombies or dismantling cults, the teen girl protagonists of her novels shoulder immense personal trauma, facing abusive peers, absent or dead parents and — overwhelmingly — sexual violence. Girl Hunter or Girl Hunted? 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z

The various iterations of “The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show,” which aired on ABC and NBC, were never a ratings hit, but they acquired a cult status thanks to a high/low style of humor. A career comeback for Mr. Peabody 2014-03-06T19:34:07Z

Then, within a few years, he was gone — rumored, when he was remembered, to be living uptown, reclusive, attached to a mystical cult until he died in 1984. Stephen Varble: The Street Was His Stage, the Dress Was His Weapon 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

The film tells of a disturbed US seaman who falls under the spell of an enigmatic cult leader in the aftermath of World War II. Skyfall up for UK critics awards 2012-12-18T12:12:19Z

Mr. Sokolov avoids America these days, but is almost a cult figure in Europe and widely admired among connoisseurs. The Verbier Festival Revels in Mixing It Up 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

“I went to ‘Rocky Horror’ in the early ’80s,” she said, mentioning the cult classic movie, as she gave me a pair. Mission Impawsible: How Much ‘Cats’ Can a Person Take? 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

"A Wooden Tree" is unusual for Morris in that it's performed to recorded music: the songs and poems by Scottish cult humorist Ivor Cutler. Mark Morris returns to Seattle with 'Back on the Boards' 2012-09-27T20:24:07Z

When the leader dies, the cult either disappears or syncretizes other rituals and becomes a new religion that has little to do with the nutjob who founded it. “American Gods” are the ones we deserve: Neil Gaiman and the Starz show cast on the “long con” of religion and the struggle for lost soul of America 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

The cult of antiquity was at the heart of European culture. Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z

This wry and witty cult comedy from the director Dean Parisot mixes two wonderful comic ideas well. Stream These 6 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in May 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

Rock Hall voters haven’t been moved by acts with huge cult followings that operate on the mainstream’s periphery, with bands like Phish and Iron Maiden infamously sidelined. Will Dave Matthews Band make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? The case for and against the jam-pop troubadours 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

“Because I’m English, and we don’t really do cults, I didn’t really understand what was going on. But everybody was worshipping him.” 'He said he could do what he wanted': the scandal that rocked Bikram yoga 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

It's probably taken much of January for regulars at edgy, electronic club night Mono_cult to get round to even contemplating a return to revelry, so exhausting was the night's last epic session. Clubs picks of the week 2011-01-22T00:06:45Z

The vehement reaction to those “Rosenkavalier” reviews may be interpreted as a preëmptive protest: in the face of the cult of the body, let’s preserve the cult of the voice. On Tara Erraught: Bodies and Voices in Opera 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

You've got some films that are beloved part of cult slasher and thriller franchises, like "Cult of Chucky" "Paranormal Activity," "Poltergeist" and "Sinister." From Aaron Sorkin's "Trial of the Chicago 7" to "Emily in Paris," what's new on Netflix in October 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z

I’ll just come out and say the words interplanetary sex cults. The best movies of 2019 that you haven't seen 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

To describe the novel as a coming-of-age cult classic is something of an understatement; it is by far Murakami's biggest success, feverishly adored by its fans and translated into 40 languages. Tran Anh Hung enters Norwegian Wood ? and emerges to tell the tale 2011-03-03T22:00:02Z

After exploring cult mentality along the Eastern Seaboard in "The Master," "Inherent Vice" brings us back to Anderson's favorite locale: steamy Southern California's more unsavory sides. 'Inherent Vice' a trippy beach noir set in '70s L.A. 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

"Sound of My Voice": In this thriller, a journalist and his girlfriend investigate a cult leader. Weekend Preview: theater, boats and bikes 2012-05-02T22:07:07Z

While it spawned a trilogy, it was never a box-office juggernaut, and is now enjoyed as a cult classic whose success helped ignite a Black independent film renaissance. ‘House Party’ Review: A Rager Gone South 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

Björk is Iceland's biggest musical export, but Souleyman is much less well known in the west despite a serious cult following. Bj?rk and Omar Souleyman team up for joint album 2011-02-18T11:28:12Z

So I signed up because I was like, "This audition is cool. She gets stabbed in the face Episode 1. I get to be in a cult." Nicole Maines talks "Yellowjackets" 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z

She denounces Islam for its absolutism and intolerance, and then vilifies the religion of more than one billion people as a “nihilistic cult of death.” Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Muslim Men and Western Women 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

Donald Trump held a rally in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, near the site where dozens of members of a religious cult died by fire as federal agents besieged their compound 30 years ago. Late Night Recaps Donald Trump’s Waco Rally 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z

Hour-long queues are off-putting, but go later in the day and, even though the cult favourite fatty brisket may have sold out, there are black pepper-barked pork ribs and juicy, snappy sausages as consolation. Rising Arizona: how Phoenix is becoming a foodie city to savour 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

Let’s Talk About It IT takes a certain kind of fan to recognize Joel Hodgson, creator of the cult 1990s Comedy Central series “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” and Shawn Queeney is that kind of fan. Joel Hodgson on ‘Mystery Science Theater’ and Riffs 2012-06-01T18:59:48Z

And with the rise and cult of the Directors, these videos are heavily curated with instantaneous feedback. Lara Croft battles male jerks 2012-06-14T16:15:00Z

The cult following and gradual critical embrace of Ms. Harron’s film, which starred Christian Bale, has played the primary role. In Hindsight, an ‘American Psycho’ Looks a Lot Like Us 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

A hotly debated issue among theologians in medieval Europe concerned what has since been called “the cult of images.” ‘Object of Devotion,’ an Exhibition of Alabaster Sculptures 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

The cult of personality is the consistent thread, and “Farewell Tour,” despite hitting some popular notes, is enduringly spooky. Dance Review: Andrew Dinwiddie and Michelle Ellsworth at Danspace Project 2012-05-25T22:30:07Z

When the show aired, its meta humour, and jokes that were both silly and utterly brilliant, made cult stars of all the show’s major players, including its then-unknown director, Edgar Wright. The stars of Spaced reunited: ‘Our show doesn’t feel dated like Friends’ 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z

I felt like I was in a cult, and knew that I had made the right decision. How I ended up in a pyramid scheme 2013-05-23T00:00:00Z

In “The Leftovers” the survivors’ unstanched sadness gives rise to a host of psychological disorders and a disruptive cult called “the Guilty Remnant.” Perspective | Tom Perrotta’s ‘The Leftovers’ imagined 2 percent of the population disappearing. That could be our reality. 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z

After all, the essential defense mechanism of any cult is its ability to anticipate and disarm objections, to cast all detractors as suspect and jealous enemies. Review | ‘The Incendiaries’ is the most buzzed-about debut of the summer, as it should be 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

Cohen’s films were schlocky, low-budget films that developed cult followings, spawned sequels and gained esteem for their genre reflections of contemporary issues. Larry Cohen, director of cult horror films, dies at 77 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z

Apple has often seemed at risk of mutating from technology company to quasi-religious cult, and its full-scale entry to the TV content market went very close to full Media Moonie. Apple TV+: less a rival to Netflix, more a smug religious cult 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

When all standards of evaluation give way to prejudice, conspiracy theory, and cults of personality, chaos is not an abstraction of artful exploration, but a demonic threat stepping on every shoulder. The inspiring poetics of Tedeschi Trucks Band 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z

A veritable parody of the suburban martial arts “master” running a karate cult of personality. My education in toxic masculinity: Fist fights, bullying, and the strange glory of MMA 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

But any hope for a quick and dirty cult classic is dashed by the unsure and slow pace set by the director Mark Finley. Theater: A Fringe Too Tame? Too Bad 2010-08-23T22:21:00Z

This vogue-ballet in drag also serves as a sharp sermon against consumerism and the cult of celebrity. Dance Listings for June 6-12 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

He’s developed something of an international cult following since his NSO years for innovative opera productions and unusual approaches to orchestral concerts — moving the players around, or seating audience members in between their chairs. How the Budapest Festival Orchestra elevated a so-so evening 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

McKay said the cult thing is over for the second film, which is a much more lavishly promoted release than the July 2004 film about the 1970s anchorman. 'Anchorman 2' revives cult classic, but has Ron Burgundy sold out? 2013-12-18T03:14:36Z

In medieval times she became a Roman Catholic cult figure and was typically depicted naked or partly so and with long hair, signifying her early career of unbridled sensuality. Artworks That Shine in New York Museums 2013-01-04T00:50:22Z

In the cult of ducismo she saw a betrayal of parliamentary liberalism and the noble Italy of Dante and the Renaissance. The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor Saunders |Book review 2010-03-28T00:10:00Z

The cult had echoes of Scientology’s pseudoscientific fixations, but razed of all the intergalactic religious business. Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z

Martha Rosler’s video “Vital Statistics of a Citizen, Simply Obtained,” in which the artist is subjected to all kinds of measurements by a team of technicians, satirizes the male-dominant scientific cult of quantification. Art Review: ?Off the Wall: Part 1,? Performance Art at Whitney 2010-07-29T20:08:00Z

The drag queen Divine became a cult favorite as the longtime muse of John Waters, who cast the star in “Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray” and other films. Who Are All Those Celebrities at the Weird Al Pool Party? A Guide 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z

I think that when the film starts, the cult we follow is on its decline. "He is a terrible man": Michiel Huisman on playing a cult leader in horror flick "The Other Lamb" 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Tom Watkins/Rex Features Three years since his belated breakthrough into the mainstream, the cult of Seasick Steve shows no sign of abating. Seasick Steve 2010-06-16T11:47:00Z

The film also includes interviews with former cult members. TV highlights: ‘Marvel’s Iron Fist’ premieres on Netflix 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z

Subsequent episodes focus on the human figure; art and spirituality; cross-cultural encounters; “renaissances”; landscape; color and light; the “cult of progress”; and the 20th century. Review | ‘Civilizations’ is the most ambitious story about art ever told on television 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

The formula for a cult hit is a tough one to sketch out. Downton Abbey Watch: House of Despair 2012-01-30T13:30:25Z

Lasting the pace is made easier when one of those residents is Anthony Child, AKA Surgeon, who has a cult following based on his unremitting productions. Club picks of the week 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z

And yet, here he is, creator of two epoch-making TV shows and four movies, two of which are modern cult classics. The man behind Butt-head: Mike Judge 2010-04-23T23:13:00Z

She has shredded a satanic cult member with a boat propeller in “The Babysitter: Killer Queen.” Jenna Ortega Knows What Wednesday Addams Wants 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

He is however played by Hugh Dillon, who was amazing as a burned out punk rocker in the Canadian cult film “Hard Core Logo,” so he’s welcome to stick around. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 7: Absent Friends 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

This is the scenario: The Utopia Experiments, a cult graphic novel, has gained notoriety for having predicted global disasters. Utopia – box set review 2013-05-30T14:00:01Z

At a time when a growing number of comedians, including , Julia Davis and Chris O'Dowd, have been beating a path to Sky, it's a bold move from the stars of cult hit Peep Show. David Mitchell and Robert Webb: fear and loathing in Croydon 2012-11-18T19:00:01Z

The Red Room, for those novitiates to the cult of Fifty Shades, is the room where the moody millionaire Christian Grey indulges his appetite for less mainstream boudoir behavior. How the Notorious Red Room Was Built in the Fifty Shades of Grey Movie 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Two years later, he produced Mr. De Palma’s comic drama about a disfigured composer who sells his soul, “Phantom of the Paradise,” which has become a cult favorite. Edward R. Pressman, Film Producer Who Boosted Many Careers, Dies at 79 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z

He edited crime fiction at Dell Books in the 1950s and wrote "entertainments," detective novels, now cult favorites, including "Epitaph for a Tramp" and "Epitaph for a Dead Beat." David Markson, postmodern master, dead at age 82 2010-06-07T16:34:00Z

It’ll be a cult party classic, don’t say we didn’t warn you. Chef Ashton Keefe's Recipes for your leftover NYE champagne! 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z

Like the Monkees, the show lasted only two seasons, but the cult following it developed was strong. Music On TV: 6 Shows That Paved The Way For 'Glee' And 'Empire' 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

Officials, desperate to prove their loyalty to the Kim cult, vied for honours. Binding minds 2014-05-01T04:00:00Z

Oscar Isaac, who plays him, said at the Fox panel for San Diego Comic-Con that Apocalypse is "like a cult leader." First look at X-Men's new giant blue villain, Apocalypse 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

Strong says, even now, 10 years after the cult hit aired its final episode, Jonathan is the character he’s most recognized for: “It’s like 55 percent Buffy, 30 percent Gilmore Girls and now Mad Men.“ How The Butler Is Connected to Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2013-08-14T16:15:05Z

James Franco directs and stars in this movie about the making of another movie, the cult classic “disasterpiece” “The Room.” What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Blade Runner 2049’ and ‘The Disaster Artist’ 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

There’s an artistic manifesto embedded in Cooper’s version of “A Star Is Born,” and Jack both delivers it and embodies it: the cult of the singer-songwriter-instrumentalist. Review: The Real Subject of Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” Is the Star Power of Bradley Cooper 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

A ghostly cult silently stalks the town, chain smoking. ‘The Leftovers,’ About a Small Town’s Loss, Comes to HBO 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

The Wire took a similarly glacial path to critical adoration and cult status, as did Mad Men. TV's boom-and-bust cycle: why shows are hot … and then suddenly not 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

No matter how much it's liked, if the film is released in any mass way, the novelty vanishes--and with it, so does the cult status. Sony's 'The Interview' on strange ground, but is it in cult-film zone? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

But that doesn't describe a "tiny, weird cult." Propaganda is here to stay. Is there a museum willing to tackle its complexity? 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

Out of competition, Creepy, a deranged chiller by Japanese cult favourite Kiyoshi Kurosawa: starts as a psychological police drama, then gets a lot weirder. Berlin film festival 2016 roundup: serious gems and stylish risks 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

Silk follows in the footsteps of Scandinavian TV series Borgen, which was adapted for BBC Radio 4 last year after the political drama became a cult hit. TV drama Silk in radio spin-off 2014-03-20T09:56:06Z

If you start listening for the word "cult" it's kind of everywhere these days. Lauren Hough on her new book, our underpaid workforce and how "every American" can relate to cults 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z

The original 2002 film was produced by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe and became a cult classic after its release. A Crowd-Funded Sequel for 'Super Troopers' 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

This is how hip-hop works now — an idiosyncratic stylist finds fervor online and builds a cult atop it, a mechanism that couldn’t be further from the Grammys stage. How the Grammys Bring Rebels Into the Fold 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z

The Paris-based fashion house has quietly built a cult following by deciphering women's desires and churning out collection after collection that's exactly what they want. Lanvin gets world-weary fashion crowd worked up 2010-10-01T21:00:00Z

But the cult of the isolated, divine or demonic genius – of which Beethoven was the first outstanding musical example – was developed to a whole new level by Berlioz. What pop music owes to the classical masters 2013-01-24T18:54:18Z

Raised and home-schooled by hippie parents in Birmingham, Alabama, they were actually trained as ballerinas before Allison ran off to join a religious cult. First sight: The Pierces 2010-10-26T21:59:00Z

These films have become something of cult over the years, not least because they vanished from the 70s scene almost as soon as they appeared. The Tanks: Art in Action – review 2012-07-21T23:05:29Z

Because if there's one thing country-fried cults are really into, it's encouraging babies to watch the local news. My mistake: M. Night Shyamalan's "Servant" is actually a comedy under the impression it's a thriller 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z

It commissions artists to design alternative versions of posters for films considered cult or genre pictures. Movie Posters are the Business of Mondo 2011-10-09T03:17:20Z

How is it that Chang, cult figure, so quickly became Chang, serial restaurateur? How chef Peter Chang stopped running and started empire-building 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

For months, the cast and fans of the cult show have been speculating how it would fare without its fearless leader. Steve Carell leaves "Office" in low-key farewell 2011-04-29T03:08:20Z

The Settlement he leads is an eco-cooperative, or a cult or a compound. Giving Voice to the Victims of Growth 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

The cult of personality surrounding Pessoa is captivating, because he was relatively unknown while alive, and revealed himself as the most multifarious of writers after his sudden death. Fernando Pessoa and the multiple faces we show on the net 2010-12-04T10:00:00Z

A bizarre cult of Empty Man disciples is giddy about what they hope will be chaos to come. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

Johnny Rabe and Joe West, both 12, are taking turns playing the bespectacled, daydreaming hero in a musical stage version of the cult film "A Christmas Story." The 2 Ralphies in 'A Christmas Story' speak up 2012-11-14T13:05:10Z

Still, the film has endured as something of a cult classic. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Sierra Burgess Is a Loser’ and ‘Gone Girl’ 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

For decades, as the bluegrass festival tradition exploded throughout the United States and abroad, the film gained a cult following, especially among musicians. A filmmaker reissues what some consider the definitive bluegrass documentary, featuring the Osborne Brothers 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

Playing with the role of pop star as messiah, she embraced the character of cult leader in song, proselytizing about the natural world. Lorde’s Work Here Is Done. Now, She Vibes. 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z

These views of everyday life bear witness to an almost totemic cult of maps. Here be monsters 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

His major example of playing it straight, "54," has become a cult classic but bombed when it was first released. The problem with Mike Myers 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z

You’ve added to our already rampant cultural dismissal of motherhood as a kooky cult. Internet doomsday, explained 2012-05-16T11:45:00Z

It boasts a cult following in many parts of Europe, and is broadcast as far afield as Myanmar and New Zealand. Eurovision Crowns a German Pop Idol 2010-05-30T08:20:00Z

While “Faults” glances at the narcissism of cult leaders, its most penetrating investigation is into the root emptiness within disciples, the desperate hunger to relinquish personal initiative. Review: In ‘Faults,’ Mind Games Don’t End Beyond the Cult 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

A major influence in the underground world but never a big seller, he was always waiting for his cult fame to recede each time it unexpectedly crested. The Unfinished Tale of an Unlikely Hero 2010-09-01T19:09:00Z

As a result, it doesn’t have even the sizeable cult audience that Mad Men did, and its fate is uncertain even though it’s become one of the best shows on TV. Halt and Catch Fire Became the Next Mad Men When It Stopped Trying to Be 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

And Target is the only American store that sells products from Boots, the British pharmacy, including its cult favorite, the No. 7 serums that aim to soften unsightly lines. Skin Deep: Manhattan?s Target Store Brings Cosmetic Delights 2010-08-04T00:54:00Z

The eight supporting players deftly zip through quick, distinct portraits, whether playing busy city pedestrians, square-dancing singles, Wall Street traders, blindered minions of the Williams cult or demented participants at a speed-dating event. Theater Review: ‘I ♥ Bob’ at the Joyce SoHo 2012-07-25T21:07:12Z

One publicist, who asked not to be named, said it could potentially become “a cult classic.” Sony canceled the release of ‘The Interview.’ Here's how it could come out. 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

We know the difference between a family and a cult. Perspective | The ugly underside of Brad Pitt’s cool car in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

Cult classics are cult classics for a reason; they break the mold and make it impossible to turn away, even if you have no frame of reference for what's playing out before your eyes. Eat eggs, do crime: John Waters on 50 years of "Pink Flamingos" 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z

This is the eighth installment of the festival, inspired by and named for the 2003 cult documentary by James Spooner, a founder of the event. The Week Ahead: Aug. 19 — 25 2012-08-17T20:40:22Z

Their breakthrough “1000 Gecs” was finished in a month, released in May and promptly devoured by critics and a growing cult following. This chaotic duo sounds like nothing and everything you’ve ever heard 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

The seven-minute sketch riffs on their 1997 film Good Burger, the tale of two delightfully inept fast food workers that is now a cult classic in the nostalgia canon. Kenan and Kel Reunite at Good Burger on 'The Tonight Show' 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

“Running Wilde” was a series with some buzz when it was announced by Fox in the spring: It reunited Mr. Arnett, a star of the cult comedy “Arrested Development,” with that show’s creator, Mitchell Hurwitz. ?Running Wilde? Races for an Audience 2010-10-04T15:01:00Z

He did this by reimagining the Suffragettes as a sort of spooky murder cult – quite a panicky way of viewing women in itself. Seinfeld and Simpsons – why your favourite TV show is problematic 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Instead, cults are self-enclosed organizations that use a well-defined set of coercive persuasion tactics. Do 12-step programs lead to cults? 2012-08-28T19:46:00Z

And in each case, Steel makes a point of focusing as much on the psychology of the victims as on its leader, gently unpacking the factors that can make people susceptible to the cult’s machinations. 6 Podcasts About Cults and Their Enduring Sinister Attraction 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

Like Heidegger, Benjamin was a cult figure, but he lacked an organized following, at least in part because his philosophy, in Eilenberger’s words, was “about simply everything.” The Men Who Reinvented Philosophy for Turbulent Times 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Returning to the comedy circuit and mocking his wholesome TV alter ego, Mr. Saget developed a cult following as a comedian who could unleash torrents of scatological material. Bob Saget, Comic Who Portrayed Danny Tanner on ‘Full House,’ Dies at 65 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z

“I think I pitched a show where they were leaders of a cult.” Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen Play It (Relatively) Straight 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

Many have noted a kinship between cult T-shirts by Vetements, fashion’s runway fascination of the moment, and those in the Purpose collection. Buying the Shirt Off Justin Bieber’s Back 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

It hit the sweet spot for a lot of people – RoboCop is a cult classic. Kickstarter: the crowdfunding site that wants to spark a creative revolution in the UK 2012-11-14T20:00:02Z

In the wake of the coup, Sisi set about building a cult of personality. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

You know, there is now this cult of the model. Glenn Close: ‘You lose power if you get angry’ 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

The engineer Isaac Clark is still confronting the alien mutant menace that has somehow become the focus of a messianic cult among humanity. The Best Games of E3: From New Halo to Epic Mickey Mouse 2010-06-21T21:54:00Z

At the same time, Grace is recovering from her childhood in a Waco-meets-Heaven’s Gate death cult. When Moms Attack 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

The cult of chivalry was hugely popular and glamorous. Tyne immemorial: the bronze knight found in a northern river 2012-08-09T10:42:10Z

Much yawned at and mocked, it is now a cult item among cinephiles, and I found it absolutely fascinating. Uneasy Rider 2010-05-30T17:40:00Z

The series became a cult favourite in the United States and established him there as a star. Obituary: Bob Hoskins 2014-04-30T13:56:01Z

The blog acquired a cult following, and this is its book. 81 Austerities by Sam Riviere – review 2012-08-03T21:55:07Z

The show gained a cult following among teens and young adults. Adult Swim: How an Animation Experiment Conquered Late-Night TV 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

For fans of the cult original, it's a pivotal moment. Tron: Legacy: We're not in 2D any more, Toto? 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z

There are no centuries-old cathedrals, castles, or cafes once inhabited by monks, royals, artists and cult intellectuals. A guide to Sydney’s flourishing small-bar scene 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z

“I never wanted to be a ‘cult film-maker’ because in Hollywood, that means three smart people liked it and it lost all the money it cost to make it,” says Waters. John Waters: 'I never wanted to be a cult film-maker' 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

He was a star — a serious actor with an Oscar nod for “Running on Empty,” and a cult following for “Stand by Me,” but also a heartthrob staple of Tiger Beat. River Phoenix died 25 years ago. He’s still slipping away from us. 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

“But it was a cult, and I was in a war.” All the president’s ‘Guys’ 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

Indeed, it wasn't even clear to many why an American version was necessary, since the British "Top Gear" is already a cult hit in the U.S. on BBC America. 'Top Gear' puts an American spin on its fast show 2010-11-20T00:47:00Z

After being left to die by audiences, “Southland Tales” would gain a considerable cult following on DVD, as well as generating a budding critical reappraisal. “Kristen Stewart booed” isn’t as bad as it sounds: At Cannes, heckling often means you’re doing something right 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

There is dark material here about Mr. Anastas’s childhood, some of it spent with his parents in a disastrous kind of therapy cult. Books of The Times: ‘Too Good to Be True: A Memoir,’ by Benjamin Anastas 2012-10-16T12:00:00Z

The Nails, one of the decade’s great cult bands, were list-song happy. R.I.P, the list pop song: Missing the lost art of rock ‘n’ roll lyrical overload 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z

Mother carries herself like a cult leader, ideal-driven and devoted to her family — which grows to include a group of Mithraic children she liberates from the enemy — but she loves ruthlessly. ‘Raised by Wolves’ Is TV’s Wildest Hallucination 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z

Instead, it focuses on the survivors — the “leftovers” of the title — and the strategies, from nihilism to cults, they rely on to make sense of life after “the Sudden Departure.” Thanksgiving TV: Plan Your Other Binge 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

DVD, Momentum Andy Warhol's Bad Trashy 1970s cult classic, about a team of hit women. DVD & Blu-ray out this week 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z

Only 13 years have passed since the offbeat Coen brothers comedy arrived in theaters, but the number of fans it has generated over those years has turned it into something of a cult relic. ArtsBeat Blog: A Big 'Big Lebowski' Cast Reunion 2011-08-17T20:38:07Z

The film found a cult audience following outside of its targeted demographic of young children. Gru's band of Minions take spotlight in 'Despicable Me 2' 2013-07-03T02:42:48Z

Unlike the Colossus of Rhodes, this was meant as a cult statue placed indoors, at the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. How we lost the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

Much of the book is made up of introductions to eclectic cult classics. New & Noteworthy 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

“Is Akhnaten good or bad? Is he a cult leader or a spiritual guru? There are many layers of complexity,” he says. The falsetto pharoah: The story behind the powerfully high voice in L.A. Opera's 'Akhnaten' 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

When cult films become more widely known, their fans feel betrayed, preferring that they remained weird and relatively esoteric, like Ichi the Killer or Grabbers. Cult films: just bad movies in a good disguise? 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Photo: PR Musical set in the drag queen milieu of cult doc Paris Is Burning. This week's new films 2012-07-27T23:05:00Z

Music is increasingly an ecosystem of cults and tribes and microscenes, some of which grow big enough to be mistaken for the big boxes of old. Music Review: Dancing Under the Sky 2013-07-22T22:01:52Z

Gaining on “Intervention” as a cult favorite, and perhaps even more frightening in its depictions of human helplessness and squalid living conditions, is “Hoarders.” Critic?s Notebook: Criminals, Addicts, Misfits: That?s Entertainment 2011-01-20T00:30:21Z

Jeremiah disrobes before a captive and drugged Mandy after playing one of his songs for her — a kind of "Frampton Comes Alive!" for the cult leader set. The baptism of Nic Cage in the bloodbath of “Mandy” 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z

Tonight he has another go, this time accompanied by a former member-turned-whistleblower, who assists Sweeney in discovering more grisly truths about the secretive, aggressively litigious cult. Tonight's TV highlights: Trawlermen 2010-09-27T23:04:00Z

One early inspiration was The United States of America, the cult hippy-era California group who strove to add avant-garde electronic experimentation to pop music, and whose sole album Keenan once described as a "bible". Trish Keenan obituary 2011-01-17T15:27:31Z

But those are not the movies the Bridges cult has treasured. David Thomson on Jeff Bridges 2010-12-09T22:54:00Z

Out of the shadows … once a a cult writer, China Miéville is now arguably one of the UK's most influential writers. China Miéville was the star turn at the Edinburgh International Book festival 2012-08-24T14:52:58Z

Certainly for some viewers, the point that joining a cult could happen to you is enough. The cult continues: what does another series on Nxivm add to the story? 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

Wine is moving away from the fascination with luxury cult cabernets, with more emphasis on affordable wines made from various grape varieties in more easygoing styles. How about some wine with that fast-casual burger? 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

It is best known for a product called Lip Tar that has become a cult favorite among the kind of cutting-edge makeup enthusiasts who also tend to favor the brands Urban Decay and Illamasqua. Skin Deep: A Vegan With a Dark Side 2013-05-29T21:27:58Z

This cult classic redefined the horror genre by relying on imagination instead of gory imagery or sophisticated effects. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Lodge 49’ and ‘The Bachelorette’ 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z

Yet the film, with its shaggy production values and odd pacing, became a cult hit at midnight showings. ‘Rocky Horror’ Remake: Is It Time to Go Back to Camp? 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Cooper's first time at the festival was 12 years earlier with the eventual cult comedy hit "Wet Hot American Summer." Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana celebrate at Sundance 2012-01-28T11:26:08Z

Showtime made many fans of "Twin Peaks" very happy on Monday when it announced it was reviving the cult favorite as a limited series to air in 2016, set in the modern day. 'Twin Peaks' co-creator Mark Frost on Showtime reboot, the cliffhanger 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

Across multiple takes, he apparently came up with many of his lines in the 2004 cult hit “Anchorman” on set, with his only instruction from the director Adam McKay being to “say something.” The Best Bit of Steve Carell’s Turn on “S.N.L.” This Week 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z

The movie also examines — not always explicitly, and not entirely by design — the workings of a contemporary personality cult. Review: Revisiting the Mystery of Julian Assange, in ‘Risk’ 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

In their competition, the demands of political and religious, communal and ritual image-making were eclipsed by a new cult of art for art's sake. Trying to revive the Renaissance 2010-06-03T14:01:00Z

But after other critics rose to the film’s defense, the studio soon rereleased it, and it found a cult following. Noel Black, 77, Dies; Directed Dark Comedy Cult Hit 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

Birdemic now has all the makings of a true cult hit, in part because Nguyen clearly did not intend the film to be bad. Horror film Birdemic earns cult status for bad acting and worse special effects 2010-04-07T15:14:00Z

The titular cult of children worships an old evil pagan version of Christianity's God, and they call this god He Who Walks Behind the Rows. Rereading Stephen King 2012-07-17T11:00:32Z

At the very least, the characters’ willingness to be wrapped up in what is clearly the self-interested ideology of a cult is bewildering and even angering. “It’s not a cult!”: Scientology looms large over “The Path,” a sexy new drama about faith and doubt 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

It has, however, retained a huge cult appeal, and its influence can be felt in the innumerable dance films that have followed. Dirty Dancing: would you put this baby in the corner? 2012-08-24T10:11:58Z

Surely of ’70s music, the era of true cult heaviness and studio sprawl? New Music: New Releases From the Beach Boys and Alan Jackson 2012-06-04T22:19:12Z

She has a cult following of adults who are dedicated to protecting her from enemies who seek to harness her talents for evil. Television Review: New TV Fantasies: ABC’s ‘Resurrection’ and NBC’s ‘Believe’ 2014-03-07T00:03:48Z

And Sarah Paulson, as her concerned sister, ably navigates several tricky moments, while John Hawkes exudes charismatic menace as the cult leader. ‘Disappearance at Clifton Hill,’ ‘Damsel’ and More Streaming Gems 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z

In Midnight Special, the brooding actor plays father to a boy with supernatural powers who’s wanted by both the government and the cult from which his family has escaped. The Best Movies of 2016 So Far 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

Nigel Kennedy says the 'cult of authenticity' in classical music is ruining Bach's work. Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy 2011-08-13T21:56:11Z

“Silicon Valley,” a black comedy about neurotic coders and start-up culture, is a cult hit. Welcome to the golden age of social awkwardness 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

So I rang some friends of mine – and when I say friends, I mean the top casting directors in England who were all on holiday because we observe this little Judeo-Christian cult holiday called Christmas. ArtsBeat: How an iPhone Audition Got Benedict Cumberbatch into the 'Star Trek' Sequel 2012-04-26T13:00:43Z

When she was seven, her parents joined a cult. Glenn Close: ‘You lose power if you get angry’ 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

Lynch himself doesn’t like the word “cult,” and for good reason. Don’t call “Twin Peaks” a “cult classic” 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

All the satirical edges of the cult 1975 movie Death Race 2000, about a lethal motor rally across the US, were filed off for this uninspired remake, set entirely on a drab prison island. Every Jason Statham film - ranked! 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

No wonder “Down With Love” has become something of a cult item, its meta-referential charms perhaps more apparent to a younger, queerer generation that better understands the role-playing nature of gender and romantic courtship. ‘Down With Love’ 20 Years Later: Celebrating the Phoniness of Rom-Coms 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z

Miami is swarming again with killers; a torturing cult murderer who decapitates and squanders body parts appears to be on the loose. 'Dexter' Watch: Back to Bloody Business 2010-10-04T15:30:00Z

The Paramount movie received critical praise when it opened more than a decade ago, and became a modest box-office success, later developing a cult following.  'School of Rock' musical opening on Broadway in 2015 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z

Note to cinephiles: The cult movie “The Warriors” reworks the story using a Coney Island gang fighting its way across a hostile New York. Review | 7 beautiful books that transport you to the worlds of Bond, Tolkien, Spider-Man and beyond 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z

The story widens to reveal that father and son are in flight from their religious cult, The Ranch, and now the FBI as well. Midnight Special: the gritty road movie that takes a Spielbergian twist 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z

But there were so many themes in the movie and I was also fascinated by the Scientology, the whole idea of the beginning of a religion or a cult. Harvey Weinstein: my mistakes scuppered Tarantino's Oscar chances 2013-01-30T12:59:39Z

Today, “Super Mario Bros.” has been the subject of something of a reappraisal, achieving a surprising cult status in the process. In 1993 ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Bombed; in 2023, It’s a Hit With a New Generation 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

Lynch mob ... send us your questions for the cult director. David Lynch Twitter interview: we need your questions 2010-12-07T14:05:00Z

But The Beat Hotel has become a cult book. Harold Chapman's best shot 2010-08-04T21:01:00Z

The film was released in the UK and US under the title Christiane F, and the David Bowie soundtrack meant it swiftly became a cult watch in the early 80s. Bernd Eichinger: a career in clips 2011-01-28T10:58:00Z

Jonathan Keates’s “Messiah: The Composition and Afterlife of Handel’s Masterpiece” is distinguished by its premise — that although the “Messiah” became a “cult object” after George Frideric Handel’s death, that fate was a “misfortune.” The Last Civic Remnant of Authentic Spirituality at Christmastime 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

Not only is “Top of the Lake” getting a red-carpet rollout on the Croisette, but David Lynch’s reboot of his cult hit series “Twin Peaks” will make its debut three days later. Perspective | Cannes at 70: Striving to keep pace with change while staying true to its auteurist roots 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

But it’s been a long few years for fans without new music from the cult favorite as she took time off social media and away from touring. New this week: ‘Pam & Tommy,’ Olympics and the doc ‘Torn’ 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z

The article described the organisation as a cult, outlining its brainwashing tactics and speaking to several former members I knew. Experience: my yoga class turned out to be a cult 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

“In my wardrobe, I have Galliano dresses that are 18 years old and a few cult things,” says Ms. Roitfeld, who is 57. Carine Roitfeld Ends Paris Season with a Vampire Party 2011-10-06T17:19:17Z

Most religious cults focus on confession because knowing members’ darkest desires and most shameful secrets increases the power of the leaders. Do 12-step programs lead to cults? 2012-08-28T19:46:00Z

Authentic, handcrafted and small batch is a cult of modesty. The Year in Pop: Viral Stardom and Martial Dance Music 2012-12-28T17:07:10Z

Salon talked with Grigoriadis about NXIVM, what makes it a cult, and why some of its most famous members, like Mack, might have joined the group now commonly known as a "sex cult." Allison Mack was "a seeker": "Infamous" host on being NXIVM's chosen reporter, interviewing members 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z

It is not hard to see why Becket's cult had so powerful an appeal. Thomas Becket, Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim by John Guy - review 2012-05-18T21:55:07Z

By the time his third novel, “Still Life with Woodpecker,” was published in 1980, he was no longer a cult figure but a fixture on national bestseller lists. ‘Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life,’ by Tom Robbins

For a helpful contrast, compare "Eight Crazy Nights" to "The Hebrew Hammer," a 2003 comedy written and directed by Jonathan Kesselman that flopped at the box office and is a little-known cult classic today. Jews deserve a better Hanukkah movie than Adam Sandler’s “Eight Crazy Nights” 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z

Her remarkable Indonesian cooking soon developed a cult following of Dutch expats, Indonesian college students, fellow cooks and regular old food nerds. Ending the Ramadan Fast With an Indonesian Feast 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z

And ABC presents “Truth and Lies: The Family Manson,” a two-hour documentary about Charles Manson and the murders by cult members in 1969. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ and Charles Manson 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

Still, Ms. Hamilton has become something of a cult figure for a young generation of actors and people who love talented messes. Cinderella by Way of Cassavetes 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z

“Face/Off” is a deeply loved cult classic. Two Comedy Writers Take “Face/Off” to a New Level of Weirdness 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z

The picture is a cult classic, so popular with baseball fans that the farm in the movie is one of Iowa’s most visited tourist attractions. Iowa exudes a decency that even politics can’t undo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

That assessment could still apply to The Dream of the Celt as it applied also to his epic 1984 novel of a millenarian cult, The War of the End of the World. Mario Vargas Llosa: a life in writing 2012-06-15T21:55:18Z

A new cohort of California winemakers was dissatisfied not only with cult cabernets but also the financial insanity they created. When it comes to wine, weird is the new normal — and that’s for the better 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

And at 8 p.m., visitors can choose between a film screening, the 20-year-old cult classic “Space Jam,” and a discussion with the musician David Byrne and the artist Stephen Powers about the glories of eccentricity. Around Town for July 29-Aug. 4 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

What remains are musicals in the repertory, notably “Candide,” as well as the opera “The Ballad of Baby Doe” and cult shows like “Cabin in the Sky” and “The Golden Apple.” Capturing the Short, Glamorous Life of a Forgotten Broadway Lyricist 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

Actors Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels premiered the trailer for the sequel to their cult comedy classic on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday night and yes, the duo is still very dumb. Here is the trailer for “Dumb and Dumber To” 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

Though hardly known in this country, in his native England Patrick Leigh Fermor is practically a cult figure, often said to be the best travel writer of the 20th century. A Renowned Travel Writer’s Letters From the Road 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

“But in the next six months he began to learn the art of performing. He got a smile, then a laugh, and then a cult.” Jack Rollins, manager of Woody Allen, Billy Crystal and others, dies at 100 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z

He didn’t know, however, that photocopies of the novel were circulating, eventually gaining cult status among Roma Nord teens. His Books Inspired Lovestruck Teens to Put Locks on Bridges 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z

“It was arguably the moment when Game of Thrones made the leap from cult hit to sensation,” VanDerWerff writes. Thanks, “Game of Thrones”: It’s not your imagination—TV shows are killing off your favorites to stand out from the crowd 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z

But as I got to know them better and better — what first I thought was: I don't want to call them a cult unless I'm sure. Allison Mack was "a seeker": "Infamous" host on being NXIVM's chosen reporter, interviewing members 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z

The phrase “cult favorite” gets thrown around for just about anything with an identifiable fan base these days, diminishing its true meaning as a badge of honor and admission among certain subsets of antisocial weirdos. Stream These 7 Movies and Shows Before They Leave Netflix This Month 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z

He digs into social media, how the left and right are their own cults and the distorting dangers of technology. ‘Small Talk’ Review: The Art of Meaningless Banter 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

My trip stalled in Austin with a broken clutch, so I sent out a message on a board for cult babies: “Anyone here?” Work, pray, fear: my life in the Family cult 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

Coontz partly attributes this to the cult of domesticity, which defined women “more exclusively by their marital status.” The Mrs. Files 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z

Butler not only “got” what the cult filmmaker was going for with Her, but managed to enhance the project’s themes and visuals. The Music from Her Aims Big and Scores 2014-02-28T22:34:06Z

In many ways, today's right-wing movement is a type of death cult that is eager and willing to sacrifice its own members as well as the innocent for "capitalism," "gun rights," and "individual liberty." "I don't want to be L. Ron Hubbard": Andy Weir on writing escapism & new book "Project Hail Mary" 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

Stay tuned for the cult hero Bruce Campbell, who will show up later as Ronald Reagan. What to Do This Weekend 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

Factory box set, released last month, of all 35 episodes, the eventual cult favorite featured a model of arrested development, the kind of person who might result from being raised exclusively on other sitcoms. ‘Get a Life,’ Now on DVD, With Chris Elliott 2012-10-21T03:17:16Z

The character appeared in Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and, while neither film achieved more than minor box-office success, the series attracted a cult following, prompting calls for a third film. Hellboy to be rebooted with Stranger Things star – but without Guillermo del Toro 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

Tisci's dark but beautiful aesthetic has won him a cult following not only among the legions of hip young women who covet his collections, but also among his peers. Celine aims to redefine luxury values 2010-10-03T23:31:00Z

First reviews were mixed, but Alien quickly generated strong box office takings and slowly attracted an increasingly strong cult following. Dr Alien, PhD: the horror classic that academia loves 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z

But Gorguts, from Quebec, a cult band in a cult field, needs you to come in close. New Music: Albums From Neko Case, Ariana Grande, Gorguts and Chelsea Wolfe 2013-09-02T21:24:22Z

It also paved Mr. Nolan’s way to Warner Brothers and, eventually, to “Inception,” a blockbuster phenomenon that proves that the mind-game film is no longer merely a cult item. Arts & Leisure: Films Dispense With Storytelling Conventions 2012-11-21T13:00:00Z

The Soup Nazi character is a cult hero among Seinfeld fans. No catchphrase for you! Seinfeld's Soup Nazi in a stew over gunmaker Serbu 2013-04-02T18:44:00Z

Sarah opts for even more radical belief, clinging to the ideals of the cult she was born into with a devotion that begins to look like desperation. “It’s not a cult!”: Scientology looms large over “The Path,” a sexy new drama about faith and doubt 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

This cult, of course, is totally political and for the benefit of the occupiers. "Captive State" director Rupert Wyatt on sci-fi, commercial failure and the age of Trum 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z

The theme of outsiders battling small-minded parochialism is more central than ever — the local Dungeons & Dragons club is branded a Satanist cult — but no more compelling. ‘Stranger Things’ Review: Once More Into the Upside Down 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

Born in Tuscany, McGowan grew up in the sinister Children of God cult. Brave: Rose McGowan, the angry voice who pursued Hollywood’s beasts, tells her story 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z

But he was disappointed when DiFranco, a folk singer with a smaller cult following, canceled her performance at Durham’s Festival for the Eno, which benefits conservation efforts on the Eno River and its watershed. Boycott or not? For artists outraged by N.C.’s bathroom law, it’s complicated. 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z

The cult of Alex G, a group down for interesting choices, has grown with each album. Alex G and the Art of Interesting Choices 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

“Red Eye” made him something of a cult figure, a performer with street cred in a heavily left-leaning New York comic scene. Greg Gutfeld has risen to the top at Fox News — and that’s no joke 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z

And while the public regarded Wood and Manson as a tumultuous on-again-off-again couple who were involved until 2011, the experience she recounts in "Phoenix Rising" is that of a cult's captive and domestic abuse survivor. In HBO's enraging "Phoenix Rising," Evan Rachel Wood shows how her abuse was painted as rock romance 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

The superstar announced Monday night that he’s had an offer to bring the cult classic to the stage, and he may even be in some performances. ‘Trapped’ on Broadway? R. Kelly is Working on It 2012-11-20T15:52:46Z

Now Hurwitz returns with a new series, starring cult comedian Maria Bamford as mostly herself, in a Hollywood landscape that feels only tangentially related to reality. Mitch Hurwitz digs deep on “Lady Dynamite” — and gives “Arrested Development” details: “We’re ready to go at a moment’s notice” 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

“The Vegetarian” became a cult international best seller. ‘The Vegetarian,’ a Surreal South Korean Novel 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

I mean, it's not like gambling or liquor, or even more cameos by cult favorites like "Clone Wars" heavy Cad Bane. How to negotiate moving forward from "The Book of Boba Fett" ... like a Godfather 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

The films feature a recurring archetype: the arrival of a stranger, the discovery of a secret cult, then a vicious murder, perhaps a sacrifice, designed to propitiate pagan gods. Cults, human sacrifice and pagan sex: how folk horror is flowering again in Brexit Britain 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the fact that Dinner for One dealt in such universal taboo subjects as sex between the elderly accounted for some of its cult status. What's German for funny? 2012-02-12T20:00:13Z

A true cult film, it was brought back in 1974, where, as Jonathan Rosenbaum and I wrote in our book “Midnight Movies,” it remained another seven years. ‘The Harder They Come’: A Pop Classic That Has Hardly Faded 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Snap Stills/Rex Features The cult US comic Louis CK is regularly praised for his talents and his triumphs – but it hasn't always been that way. Lucky Louie: box set review 2013-07-04T14:00:01Z

The nostalgic trend for cult classic television shows resurfacing on the big screen looks set to continue with a big screen remake of late 70s favourite The Professionals. Beware the bubble perm: The Professionals set for big-screen revival 2011-03-28T15:04:08Z

These records were the result of a deal with Dot Records, which signed Nimoy when “Star Trek” was taking on its second life as a cult TV show. Leonard Nimoy's music blurred line between man and Vulcan 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

At last year’s Tchaikovsky International Competition, the young French pianist emerged from nowhere to claim fourth place, gaining a cult following while at the same time polarizing opinion. French pianist Lucas Debargue makes his East Coast debut 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Given that it has a cult following and was extremely lucrative, the odds are strong that Warner Brothers will push to write a sequel. Phoenix: I want a "Joker" sequel 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

And the authors in “A History of Virility” are not shy, either, about blaming the cult of virility for the disastrous conflicts of the twentieth century. When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

When it comes to mimosas, it's no surprise why the cult favorite drink is a must-have brunch pairing. Keep the booze comin'! How did bottomless mimosas become a brunch staple? 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z

Ryan played Burke Devlin on the cult 1960s soap opera “Dark Shadows” for one season but he was fired because of his alcoholism. ‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘Lethal Weapon’ actor Mitchell Ryan dies 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

Ten years ago Beharie was one of the leads on "Sleepy Hollow," a cult favorite whose viewers were only recently made aware of the hell she was put through behind the scenes. The stunning, rude awakening of Nicole Beharie's Chris Hunter on "The Morning Show" 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z

“Here’s the trick to cults of personality: the leader has to embody the people but also stand above them,” lamented historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat. The Donald Trump jokes are on us now: This public humiliation should have tanked his politics career — but it only fueled his fire 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

A guitar cult hero who declines to strut as he shreds, Blake Mills performed sitting down Monday night at the Hamilton. A casual blend of art-Americana from Blake Mills at the Hamilton

At 16, with money he earned busking, Mr. Owens left the cult and moved to Amarillo, Tex., where an older sister lived. Pop: Christopher Owens Leaves Girls for ‘Lysandre’ 2013-01-09T13:00:00Z

Iceberg Slim is an influential cult writer who many readers have never read. The Mark Twain of hip-hop: How Iceberg Slim’s “Pimp” changed pop culture 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z

Here’s another teenage cult classic to sink your teeth into. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Winter Castle’ and ‘Twilight’ 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z

Teal Swan doesn’t fit most people’s preconceived notions of what a cult leader looks like. Teal Swan, a glam guru for the YouTube Age with controversial views on death 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z

You need not hold any specific political opinion about the forty-third president of the United States to see how his words illustrate a fundamental strangeness of the “cult of optimism.” Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z

Inherent to all jokes was a question that tends to underlie many mainstream discussions of cults: "How could someone be so easily taken?" New "Heaven's Gate" series looks to Christianity to explain the method to the cult's madness 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z

But not everyone is enamored with this cult leader. "He is a terrible man": Michiel Huisman on playing a cult leader in horror flick "The Other Lamb" 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

The show developed a cult following after he created it in 1993 and was touted as the country’s most listened to overnight radio program. U.S. radio host and conspiracy theorist Art Bell dead at 72 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z

The best way to understand the cult following of David Berman would be to talk to one of his obsessive fans, which is to say — talk to any one of his fans. Perspective | If a human being was capable of feeling it, David Berman could write it and render it profound 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

According to several headlines, Thomas slammed his daughter's "sense of superiority," erroneously claimed that he was being "shunned" by his daughter and likened the royal family to a "secretive Scientology cult." "Harry & Meghan": The 11 biggest bombshells from the final part of Netflix's tell-all docuseries 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

Eventually, Mr. Allen, who’d been a personal assistant to Michel for 18 years, recognized that he was in a cult and left, too, taking his footage with him. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Holy Hell’ and ‘Ground Zero Rising’ 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

We've yet to receive clarification from Rod Thomas as to whether it was Gremlins, the 80s cult horror movie, that inspired his moniker. New music: Bright Light Bright Light ? Love Part II 2010-08-09T14:40:00Z

“Collectives in the past performed a critical role that poked at art world hierarchies and its cult of the individual genius,” Ms. Grabner said recently in an email. Yams Collective Brings Work to Whitney Biennial 2014-02-21T23:23:23Z

"He simply wanted to be famous," and the regime he created, based on his dramatisation of himself as a culture hero like Wagner's Siegfried, therefore promoted a "cult of celebrity". Hitler and the Nazi Cult of Celebrity by Michael Munn ? review 2012-05-17T12:35:57Z

That cult movie signalled Kerr's exodus from the big screen and he moved permanently to television, playing stalwart establishment characters. John Kerr obituary 2013-02-10T16:26:52Z

At the time the actor was enjoying a measure of Hollywood fame for his role in the cult TV series Lost. ‘Farmed’ out to a white family, I became a skinhead: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on his first film 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

A would-be auteur, the real Mr. Wiseau became a minor cult figure after he released a 2003 specialty item, “The Room,” that some anointed the worst movie ever made. Review: In ‘The Disaster Artist,’ How to Fail at Moviemaking 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

He has slipped out of time, and he is painfully in love with the wife of a powerful cult leader. Review: ‘The Lost Time Accidents’ asks the big questions about where we are 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

It baffled many upon its release, listeners thrown by its strange rhythms and peculiar lyrics, but over the following decades it would acquire towering cult status. My favourite album: Astral Weeks by Van Morrison 2011-08-03T15:14:47Z

Changing vintage conditions or the unexpected rise to cult status of a once-obscure producer from a long-ignored region can further complicate the economics. 12 Wines Under $12: How Low Can You Go and Still Find Values? 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

Oklahoma City, OKA cool vibe and creative Mexican street food have created a cult following for this Okie maverick. The South's Best Food Trucks 2011-01-07T19:20:16.863Z

You seem to spend a lot of time in cults. Julia Garner Is the Tough but Tender Heart of ‘Ozark’ 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

A new welcome video featuring Ms. Doppelt will take its place, and she may well develop her own cult following. From Masthead to Maître D’: Gabé Doppelt at Tower Bar 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

And on Friday night this happy cult may sign up a bunch of new members when an addictive little program called “Who Do You Think You Are?” has its premiere on NBC. Television: Is Your Family Tree Just a Shrub? 2010-03-03T23:04:00Z

The Blackwing may be a cult item and a status symbol, highly sought after for its "supple, bold and creamy smooth" lines. Get the lead out: Pencils are garbage 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images With its cult of destruction and self-sacrifice, national socialism might have been designed for adolescence; Nazi party members indulged Teutonic pagan myths and sub-Wagnerian kitsch. Soldatenby Sönke Neitzel and Harald Welzer – review 2013-01-25T20:00:04Z

The more Rogen and Goldberg researched North Korea, though, the more convinced they were that the cult of personality surrounding the country's leader offered unique and irresistible comic fodder. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg like that Kim Jong Un doesn't get the joke

After decades of obscurity for Kapustin, his cult has been growing over the past two decades, thanks in part to a series of recordings by Marc-André Hamelin and Steven Osborne on the Hyperion label. A Composer Shows the Way to Give Classical Music Swing 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z

When he’s inevitably caught, the cult members tie him up and drive him out to a deserted bit of highway—the titular off-ramp, perhaps—where they meet Meg, waiting in her car. A shocking HBO rape turns the tables on a notorious approach to female nudity, assault 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

It is more grounded in a sense of character as opposed to a cult of fashion. A Provincetown Breeze Drifts Indoors With Local Art 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

I’d have to see more of his work, which has already been celebrated widely, before I enlisted wholeheartedly in the Kitson cult. Review | Go on, get inside Daniel Kitson’s head. You’ll find it a strange and funny place. 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z

Started in 2008 and long considered an indie cult brand, New Amsterdam is now stocked by large online retailers like EastDane.com and MrPorter.com. Hip-Hop Welcomes Veteran Fashion Designer Mark McNairy 2014-03-12T23:01:45Z

Baker, who is nicknamed the “Carnivore King” and has amassed a cult following on social media, says the diet is easy because he doesn’t have to plan meals or count calories. They mock vegans and eat 4lbs of steak a day: meet 'carnivore dieters' 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

A song like the jittery, synth-pop cult classic "Temporary Secretary" especially nodded to the nervy new wave and keyboard-heavy music beginning to dent the pop charts. Paul McCartney's "Tug of War" at 40: A self-aware solace written in the wake of John Lennon's death 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z

Romig explores the cult of loyalty that has helped to insure his liberty. Weekend Reading: Gay Men and American Food; Debunking the Phineas Gage Myth & More 2014-05-10T04:00:00Z

Otherwise, the show embraces with gusto furniture cults like the passion for Japonism; and fashions, including an Oscar Wilde-style velvet suit with knickers. Exhibition Review: At the Victoria & Albert, Muses Let Their Hair Down 2011-04-11T14:37:06Z

When Mr. Ray told his parents that he was set to star in the classic cult series, the magnitude of the event eluded them. Cheesy Movie Lovers, Rejoice: ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Returns 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

He races back to camp and sees that his whole happy cult has been killed, and good-natured Swearengen is hanging from the rafters of his temple. “Game of Thrones”: Start Choppin’ 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z

“We hope it will become a cult thing,” she said. A Jesús Rafael Soto Installation Opens in Houston 2014-05-07T21:46:51Z

It’s a familiar enough spectacle, and if there’s any justice this movie will become a touchstone and cult object among the grasping, scheming denizens of the current media jungle. ‘Lost Illusions’ Review: The Sweet Smell of Success 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

The actor Catherine Coulson, known for her cult role as the Log Lady in Twin Peaks, has died from cancer aged 71. Actor Catherine Coulson – aka Twin Peaks' Log Lady – dies at 71 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

The enemies of Salafist Muslim militants are essential to engage, if the cult's apocalyptic endgame is to unfold. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

The cult Black Raven Brewing Co. in Redmond made a peppercorn beer. Latona Pub celebrates 25 years of promoting craft beers 2012-08-13T23:20:05Z

Even as the victim recovered from 19 real-world stab wounds, police named an accomplice in the crime: the World Wide Web, aka an online horror cult. From Stephen King to Slenderman: Why the horror genre is particularly horrible for women 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

By 19, writes McGowan, “she was pregnant and in a cult”. Rose McGowan: ‘Hollywood is built on sickness. It operates like a cult’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

“A cult just means — when you look it up — it just means a group of people with idiosyncratic and shared values,” Sachs told The Times last year. As His Nike Deal Stalls, Tom Sachs Apologizes for Workplace Culture 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z

Thus does Owen Brademas, searching in “The Names” for the resolution of a fallen world in a language of divine order, find that search travestied by a murderous cult seeking similar ends. Joshua Ferris Reviews Don DeLillo’s ‘Zero K’ 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z

We are at some kind of meeting: something therapeutic like AA, or perhaps some kind of cult, or maybe even a scientific study. Ring – review 2013-03-14T17:49:10Z

However, the Guardian’s Henry Barnes suggested London Fields would be unlikely to achieve a similar cult status to Hanley’s other films. Toronto cancels London Fields premiere after director Mathew Cullen sues producers 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

It was like we belonged to a cult: if you listened to anything else, then in principle you were being unfaithful.” Blank Space: What Kind of Genius Is Max Martin? 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

Indeed, Ms. Kawakubo, a cult figure among style followers and a perennial name on “most influential designer” lists, is in many ways the embodiment of inaccessible fashion: fashion as idea; fashion as exploration. What the Comme des Garçons Show Means for the Met — and Fashion 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

He admits, alas, no, but does confess that there is something of the cult, something a bit zen sensible shot through with shifty new age nonsense, surrounding the reality, myth and memory of Sun Ra. Paul Morley talks to ex-Specials singer Jerry Dammers 2010-03-26T11:44:00Z

A bona fide cult film, the film was taken from him and until a 1996 DVD surfaced, was released in mostly bastardized cuts. Spike Lee: “The black audience is not monolithic” 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z

A panel devoted to the music, life and legacy of perhaps the ultimate cult artist -- Lou Reed -- gave rise to similar sentiments, a sense of a value system taking priority over commercial success. SXSW: Achieving 'cult artist' status 2014-03-13T21:05:00Z

Honorable moves at that — you’re not committing crimes or joining a cult. Carolyn Hax: Please don’t subject newborn to horrible parent 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

But Been Trill turned, briefly, into a cult phenomenon, and a launching pad. Matthew Williams, Renaissance Man 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z

Moby also appears in the video and serves as a freakish cult leader in pursuit of the brain. Miley Cyrus and Wayne Coyne create trippy video, get matching tattoos 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Yet when Matt Wolf – director of recent documentary Spaceship Earth – made his 2008 film, Russell was even more of a mysterious cult figure than he is today. My streaming gem: why you should watch Wild Combination 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

When the series came to air, it caught a cult TV wave, thanks to critical and popular hits such as Battlestar Galactica, Heroes and of course Doctor Who. Was the BBC right to kill off Being Human? 2013-03-08T13:02:15Z

Oliver, also known for a recurring role on the cult comedy series "Community," said he plans to stick it out at HBO "as long as I'm not fired." For 'Daily Show' alum Oliver, 'Last Week' is 'fresh turf to ruin' 2014-04-22T00:03:22Z

Beloved cult phenomenon “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ will be returning to a small screen near you in “the not too distant future,” according to Netflix officials at a panel at Comic-Con Saturday. “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ is coming back — with Patton Oswalt — in “the not too distant future” 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

The cult of male genius more pertinently extends to the kinds of money, time and space given for such so-called genius to flourish. When Women Filmmakers Get to Tell Their Origin Stories 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

He also had a memorable role in the first season of the television series “Star Trek,” in 1966, playing a creepy, mischievous teenage cult leader on a planet of children. Michael J. Pollard, Character Actor in ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ Dies at 80 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

The Who embody that classic British pop cult paradox: foppish violence. Five decades of the Observer Magazine 2011-07-30T23:05:00Z

NBC said "Heroes," a cult favorite for a while on Monday nights that faded badly, was canceled. NBC will be new at 10 _ but it won't be Leno 2010-05-17T01:02:00Z

In those volumes, Mr. Ottolenghi drew a cult following for his effusive cooking style, which embraced and reinterpreted Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors. Review: ‘Plenty More’ and ‘A Change of Appetite’ 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Which cult British films would make a perfect double bill? Cult British films: what is your ultimate double bill? 2012-11-09T16:14:48Z

What they find instead are the cults, gurus, healers, psychics and the swollen egos that drive them. In Good Spirits 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

Trebek acknowledged the cult status he attained without stoking it; in all those years and thousands of episodes, he kept the focus on the game. Perspective | In the dumbest and darkest of times, Alex Trebek maintained a safe space for intelligence 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z

Dopey dialogue and less-than-scrupulous continuity augment the ramshackle vibe of a movie that’s too inept to qualify as camp or cult. ‘Grizzly II: Revenge’ Review: Bear Atrocity 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z

There’s a brewing resistance to the expense, the cult of personality, the membership fees. Yoga?s New Wave 2010-04-23T21:06:00Z

After the Civil War, he joined the Klan and fervidly embraced the cult of the Lost Cause, also ensuring that his children were “dipped deep” in this white supremacist ideology. The Daughters of the Confederacy Who Turned Their Heritage to Political Ends 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z

In the cult classic show, the character of Hedwig tells the story of his life. John Cameron Mitchell on Hedwig, Caitlyn Jenner and how 'queer' has changed 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

He chose to avoid the spotlight, but his cult status continued to grow and by the 1980s, REM and the Replacements were hailing Big Star as their major influence. Alex Chilton obituary 2010-03-18T16:24:00Z

Touchstones “Heathers” Blew Up the High-School Comedy The 1989 cult classic ushered in a darker, weirder, more experimental era for teen movies. The Best New Yorker Visual and Interactive Stories of 2019 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

The follow-up – 2011's Father, Son, Holy Ghost – was a tuneful yet gloriously unfocused affair that, rather than turn people away, only seemed to cement their cult status. Christopher Owens on life after Girls 2013-02-01T14:00:00Z

It doesn’t stop the pervasive cult of thought that there’s nothing worse to be than, as a Lilly Pulitzer employee recently posted in her work space, “fat, white and hideous.” Lauren Conrad’s “skinny” ban: Are “beach-ready” bodies an improvement? 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

Kirk Douglas tried for years to make a film out of Ken Kesey’s cult novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

In her debut novel, “The Girls,” Emma Cline explores the uncanny appeal of a religious cult for girls seeking refuge from moral uncertainty. This Summer, Girls in Titles and Girls in Peril 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

For the record, he also took issue with my usage of the term cult to describe, um, what really happened out there. "Yellowjackets" boss on the killer ending revelation "that will blow a lot of people's minds" 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z

There’s an interesting parallel with you and Odenkirk in that before “Saul,” you were each best known as part of cult comedies, like “Spinal Tap” or his “Mr. Show.” Need a Bad Brother? Better Call Michael McKean 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z

But they also consider their products to be a kind of quiet critique of “it” bags and the attendant cult of conspicuous consumption. The Montreal Brothers Behind a Jet Set Leather Brand 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Her longevity is no accident, but neither is the cult that has built up around her. Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

In his first U.S. foray beyond New York, cult fave Kitson’s newest show, created specifically for Washington, began this week at Studio Theatre. Media-shy comic Kitson has a show in D.C., but no one really knows what it’s about 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z

“Love Actually” is one of the millennium’s more improbable cult phenomenons, a yearly staple of cable programming around the holidays. Moms deserve better than this: The shameless pandering of “Mother’s Day” is an argument for the death of “hyperlink” films 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

Or is a brilliantly sustained if embarrassing faux-documentary criticising the cult of celebrity, the media and a gullible public? I'm Still Here 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z

Last year's "Sharknado" became a surprise hit for U.S. cable channel Syfy after attracting a cult audience drawn to the film's low-budget special effects about a hurricane that unleashes hungry sharks on Los Angeles. 'Sharknado 2' creates feeding frenzy on Twitter, record audience for Syfy 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

The Republicans are now the cult of Trump, watching him break promises, creating a swamp of oceanic proportions, and applauding him for it. Roseanne Conner Has Become a Trump Supporter. Just Like Her Creator. 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

It’s a coming-of-age story, set in Northern California in the late 1960s, that involves a thoughtful teenage girl who drifts into a Charles Manson-like cult. 12 New Books We’re Reading This Summer (and 6 Not So New) 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

For its first location in Canada, on Toronto’s Queen Street West, the cult Australian company known for its soaps and skin-care products tapped local firm Superkül for the design. Aesop Opens Its First Store in Canada 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z

Paintings of nude old people are relatively rare in art history, not only because of a cult of youth and beauty. ‘Aging Pride’ Challenges the Cult of Youth 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

And ghosts are a taboo subject in the world’s most populous nation, due to communist views on the supernatural: official Chinese censorship guidance prohibit films that “promote cults or superstition”. Ghosts, liberated women and Morgan Freeman: the films banned for odd reasons 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

In the latest installment of the will-they-or-won’t-they romance between 80-year-old cult leader Charles Manson and his fiancée Afton “Star” Burton, the young bride-to-be appeared in her first TV interview to discuss the impending nuptials. Charles Manson’s fiancée gives wacky TV interview: “I could take very good care of him” 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

Over the years, he’s developed a strong cult following and his albums are almost always critically lauded. Nada Surf: Life After The One-Hit Wonder 2012-01-27T14:00:30Z

The audience was chuckling because that title, a reference to the cult wizarding game Magic: the Gathering, had finally made it into the song repertoire. Review: The Resonant Bodies Festival Completes Its Third Year 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

The director who burst on the scene with the borderline transgressive black-and-white cult classic Clerks is less an auteur and more a brand – a lesser Chris Hardwick, shilling T-shirts and oversized hockey jerseys. Kevin Smith and the triumph of commerce over art 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

Belzer didn’t get famous as quickly as many of his peers, but he was a cult figure with wide influence in comedy. Richard Belzer Had a Ball With the Relationship Between Comic and Crowd 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z

In recent years, Griselda has amassed a cult following in underground rap circles, with older heads and younger listeners who prefer a grittier strain of revivalist hip-hop. Conway the Machine’s new album caps Griselda’s rise to prominence as one of rap’s essential crews 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

Skillfully paced, preposterously tasteless, it’s a sequence that will alienate a portion of its audience, while cementing a cult reputation with another. Eww, That’s Gross. And We Like It That Way. 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the video for Round the Moon features clips from A Swedish Love Story, a 70s cult film about two teenagers dealing with first crushes. New music: Summer Camp ? Round the Moon 2010-08-12T14:46:00Z

The buzz around these four peculiar-looking lads had been building and their ludicrous brand of full-throttle yacht rock had found itself a cult following in London. Hidden treasures: Palladium – The Way It's Not 2013-03-26T16:31:00Z

After minimizing charges of child abuse, Thibodeau spends many minutes deconstructing the word “cult” and rehashing the disastrous actions of government agents. An Audiobook Gives New Life to the Haunting Memoir of a Waco Survivor 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

Deep blue scars on his cheeks — marking him as a Midawo, or high priest, of the Ewe cult of Ghana’s Volta region — bent as he glanced between two different cellphones. A Servant of Rhythm From Ghana, in Texas 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z

What observations do you have about cults in general, and Shepherd and "The Flock" in particular? "He is a terrible man": Michiel Huisman on playing a cult leader in horror flick "The Other Lamb" 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

As one of our Yelp reviewers remarks: “I just truly believe this place is a hipster cult.” Lift up your hearts for Hillsong, the church that’s made a believer out of Bieber 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

Some – including a white-clad cult called the Guilty Remnant – insist that the survivors never forget, many others do their best to move on with their lives. Tom Perrotta: “My protagonist was too nice a guy for a dark tentpole drama on Sunday nights” 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z

The shuffle function of iPods acquired their own kind of cult following, the device choosing songs at random. RIP Apple iPod: As technology becomes obsolete, it becomes nostalgic 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z

Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the cult classic, his first feature-length film, later named the greatest independent film of all time by Empire. How a writer’s first film script inspired Idris Elba to become its star 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z

Ouroboros of the day: NBC's cult series "Friday Night Lights" may have ended, but show execs have just confirmed a film script is in the works. Five pop culture items we missed 2011-08-02T23:01:00Z

Cowgirls,'' which followed the mystical adventures of a hitchhiker with unusually large thumbs, earned Mr. Robbins an enduring cult following largely among post-adolescents and older readers with unending affection for the 1960s. ArtsBeat: Ecco to Publish Memoir by Tom Robbins 2012-11-07T17:21:52Z

Among the documentaries, the not-quite-sci-fi Sympathy for the Devil is an extraordinary look at the late 60s/early 70s British religious cult known as The Process Church of the Final Judgment. Philip K Dick film festival: still dreaming of electric sheep 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Of all the fashion shows where it might seem inappropriate to bring children, none springs to mind quite like that of the cult design collective called threeASFOUR. On the Runway: String Theory at threeASFOUR 2011-02-12T04:01:57Z

The accusation was another iteration of what one former Fox commentator, in an unrelated lawsuit, ­described as “a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult” at Fox at odds with the network’s usual promotion of traditional values. Another Fox News scandal in the making? The viewers don’t seem to mind. 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z

But for those new to the cult of Peloton, we found it did not solve all of our problems; it is just a bike. The damning portrayals of Peloton on our TVs and what that says about us 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z

The company has also licensed the film’s image to third-party retailers that want to cash in on the cult classic, including brands like Hot Topic, Target and Funko Pop! Carvel's 'Hocus Pocus' milkshakes are here to help you count down to Halloween 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

Lozano has become something of a cult figure, her works on canvas and paper celebrated for their urgent, angry energy, which seems to have culminated in later, increasingly radical conceptual “pieces” like “Drop Out.” Lee Lozano, Surely Defiant, Drops In 2011-01-09T03:00:04Z

First, the sociologist Max Weber's notion of charismatic leadership – the cult of personality which grew up around Hitler, the belief that he was imbued with almost superhuman powers and should never be questioned. A life in writing: Ian Kershaw 2011-08-17T11:00:01Z

Ayn Rand, an occasional darling of the Tea Party, has become a cult figure within the GOP in recent years. GOP insider: Religion destroyed my party 2012-08-05T16:00:00Z

It has, in other words, the markings of a cult hit. NYFF: 'Inherent Vice' and the contemporary cult hit 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

There are sirens, unison vocals that make the words sound like a chant, and the impression given is of a brand new cult announcing themselves in no uncertain terms. New band of the day - Young Fathers (No 1,404) 2012-11-27T16:48:09Z

It might well have developed even greater cult status by now – just as 1982’s Blade Runner did after being allowed to percolate through the discerning sci-fi fan’s senses for the best part of three decades. The Matrix rebooted: do we want to go down the rabbit hole again? 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

He starred in the 1980s cult favorite, Crime Story and most recently was in the HBO drama series Luck. Dennis Farina, Star of Law & Order, Dead at 69 2013-07-22T17:50:26Z

A game with an FPS horror twist topped with a serial killer back story and a cult. Here's every trailer from Xbox One's E3 presentation, from 'Halo' to Lara Croft 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

We don't spend a lot of time with the cult. "Devil in Ohio" creator on reinventing the Satanic cult and that ending: "Is she a force for evil?" 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

The movie, about an extraterrestrial who crash lands on Earth hoping to bring water back to his drought-ravaged home planet, has gained a cult following. Happy Birthday David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust Turns 65 2012-01-09T13:00:34Z

I liken it to how people are preyed upon and can be indoctrinated into cults. "You Mean Everything to Me" star Morgan Saylor on this seductive cautionary tale: "I love bleakness" 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

I don't want to say it's a cult. "WeWork had all of the bad red flags": How a visionary sales pitch turned into yoga-babble 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

The award-winning series about a group of misfit students in a struggling competition choir saw its biggest audience ever Tuesday night, positioning the TV show for a move from cult fan status to mainstream hit. "Glee" almost doubles audience on return to TV 2010-04-14T17:55:00Z

He enjoyed the resurgence of interest in his movies in recent years — in 2007 Alpha Video released a set of six Mikels films on DVD — but did not embrace cult status. Ted V. Mikels, Master of Low-Budget Cult Favorites, Dies at 87 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

This led to a story in Business Insider, propelling the cult of Ethan beyond tech circles. Siri Meets Dr. Phil 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

Kerr is a cult folk performer herself, and someone still influencing new folk musicians. Papa's got a brand new Bagpuss 2010-07-29T22:30:00Z

On Saturday, the Los Angeles cult favorite Cactus Store will open a summer greenhouse. Where to Score Summery Staples This Week 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z

Throughout the 1970s and ’80s Dungeons & Dragons grew from a cult sensation into something more, surviving, even thriving, after unfounded accusations that it led teenagers to practice black magic and commit suicide. Dungeons & Dragons Remake Uses Players? Input 2012-01-09T13:00:00Z

She has previously appeared in British crime drama "Broadchurch", and British cult film "Attack the Block", among other roles. New 'Doctor Who"' star hopes fans don't fear a female time lord 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z

It expands her cult status, moving her squarely into art’s most trafficked thruways — past, present and oncoming. It’s Time to Put Alice Neel in Her Rightful Place in the Pantheon 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

“You guys are f---ing cult members!” she yelled at those at the store. Florida woman screams 'cult members' at Walmart employees, shoppers after refusing to wear mask 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

Today, they shuffle into the great British institution of the summer fete, and the results – orchestrated by cult purveyors Amy Grimehouse – are as lively as death can be. This week's new film events 2012-08-03T23:05:24Z

But The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again, a remake of the 1975 cult classic film airing on Fox Thursday night, is different. 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Remake Strives for Camp But Is a Real Drag 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

It starts with a stately piece of chamber pop, All to God, that could have come from one of the cult albums cut by Eric Matthews in the 90s. Harper Simon: Harper Simon | Cd review 2010-04-01T21:50:00Z

He became a cult figure, making star appearances at horror conventions across the Northeast. John Zacherle, Host With a Ghoulish Perspective, Dies at 98 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

Energy is high in other quadrants of the wine-bar scene this year, though, most of it coming from three new centers of the natural-wine cult. A Blurry Line Between Bar and Restaurant 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

Another important thing is the fact it's a cult is not random. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 9: Lessons to Be Learned 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

I feel as if I escaped a cult: I was brainwashed for 28 years. Experience: I was a gay-conversion therapist 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

While he was labouring, a cargo cult had grown up around Rodriguez in South Africa. Rodriguez – review 2012-11-18T00:06:15Z

Greaud has an exceptional nose for the quirky, riffing on everything from ghost stories to sci-fi and cult children's books, as well as the tantalisingly elusive. Artist of the week special: Loris Greaud, Cyprien Gaillard, Tatiana Trouv? 2011-03-23T16:12:48Z

Unfortunately, the development of this woman-and-baby-worshiping cult hijacks what seemed to be a topical comedy of gender roles and drags it around for most of the second act. Review: In ‘Mankind,’ Men Are Men and Women Are Extinct 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

They more recently discovered Nordic Noir police thrillers and other Scandinavian cult favorites, including the Danish series “The Killing” and “Borgen.” The TV Watch: ‘Spiral’ and 3 Other French Shows Worth Seeking Out 2013-08-29T21:31:17Z

When the family broke away from the cult and landed in Los Angeles, the children sang on the streets to help earn a living. River Phoenix died 25 years ago. He’s still slipping away from us. 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z

“When creators aimed for more trippy and existential stuff in the 1970s, like Adam Warlock’s nemesis The Magus, who ran an oppressive religious cult,” says Narcisse, “any commentary was more elliptical.” Does God exist in the Marvel Universe? 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z

“I know it all sounds very ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,’” she said, referring to the Tina Fey comedy about a cult survivor, “but it’s true.” Shinola Takes Its ‘Detroit Cool’ Message on the Road 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

Born in Michigan, Haze was raised in the Greater Apostolic Faith, a church she describes as "definitely a cult". One to Watch: Angel Haze 2012-08-25T23:08:42Z

The aesthetic cult, that art of “strange thoughts and fantastic reveries and exquisite passions,” as Walter Pater called it, has lost much of its fascination. Hanging With the Wits and Dandies of the Belle Époque 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z

Reality TV thrives on the lure of authenticity, and “Idol” married that to the populist cult of the fan. The End of ‘American Idol,’ TV’s Last Cultural Big Tent 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

The star product of the lineup was the cult favorite Egyptian Magic, a multitasking balm. | Siki Im 2012-02-12T19:55:05Z

He realized, Ms. Cannon said, that by adding jewelry to a wardrobe staple — a long chemise by David Holah, who later was a founder of the cult label BodyMap — one outfit could become many. His Name Was Blame: A Legend of London Fashion Remembered 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z

She was a military veteran from San Diego who had apparently been brainwashed by QAnon, the online cult that elevates Trump as godking, according to the Daily Beast. Perspective | The grand finale of the Trump show: America watches farce devolve to horror 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z

Snider’s no superstar, but he is a troubadour with a solid cult following and a good way with story songs. ‘Hard Luck Love Song’ Review: A Glossy Take on a Gritty Tune 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

Since then, 0fr has become an indie destination spot for its assortment of vintage and newly released art books and cult fashion magazines. | Alexandre Thumerelle 2011-01-04T19:14:52Z

It would also become cults, killers, sexual violence, religious trauma and cannibalism. The Most Famous Girl at the Waffle House 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z

A troupe from the more recent past, though also tinged with nostalgia, would soon take the stage: the cast of the cult TV show “SCTV.” For the Comedy Iconoclasts of ‘SCTV,’ a Joyful Reunion Tinged With Loss 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z

In recent years Mr. O’Neal, 57, has developed a cult following at his Sunday night stand at Smalls, typically with a trio; he’ll now also work Mondays at Mezzrow, in a duo. Mezzrow Seeks to Fill a Jazz Niche in the Village 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Early in the evening, before the crowd turned sour, there was a creepy atmosphere that suggested group indoctrination into a cult. Charlie Sheen bombs in Detroit debacle 2011-04-04T03:06:46Z

Duchamp has gone from being a cult figure to attaining recognition as one of the most influential artists of the late 20th century. Art Review: ‘Dancing Around the Bride,’ at Philadelphia Museum of Art 2012-12-06T23:01:56Z

It's remarkable that it took a show about cannibalism, a cult and a wilderness that may or may not be magical to realistically portray the very common story of breastfeeding. Yes, "Yellowjackets," the wild show about cannibalism, gives us a realistic breastfeeding story 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z

The term started in academia, talking about the way cult sci-fi programmes and comics build up a shared universe. Beyond music: Pop stars in the transmedia age 2011-02-10T22:30:00Z

Frank, the guiding artistic spirit, falls somewhere on the spectrum between camp counselor and cult leader. ‘Frank,’ About an Offbeat Band and Its Eccentric Leader 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

In the former, she is a reticent player in a twisted sci-fi romance; in the latter, she is an enigmatic cult leader who claims to be from the future. How female actors are rewriting Hollywood's script 2013-07-11T17:00:01Z

Airing on the CW, it had always been an idiosyncratic, offbeat production with a cult audience, perpetually at risk of cancellation. Losing Her Mind: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Ends with Hope 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

“When we started we were a cult attraction,” he said. Radical Turn for the Trocks? Youngest Sylph 2010-12-09T22:57:00Z

The booze-friendly laws coupled with the serene surroundings make it a cult pastime — especially for locals who appreciate the great outdoors and a stiff drink. Jackson Hole isn't just for skiing — it's for sloshies, too 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

“Nothing is more out of contrast with the man himself or the way he operates than the cult of celebrity that such merchandise reflects,” he says. Mueller’s report is done. Is there still a point in having a prayer candle with his image on it? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z

The series, The Six Million Dollar man went on to cult status and spawned several TV movies and The Bionic Woman. Fall Guy to guest star in Dallas 2013-02-04T09:44:27Z

As a sardonic drug dealer in “Go,” from 1999, a frenetic cult comedy about young night crawlers in Los Angeles, he showed off his comic chops with a caustic riff on “The Family Circus.” Television: Timothy Olyphant in Elmore Leonard?s ?Justified? on FX 2012-01-05T12:00:00Z

After building a cult shoe label from scratch, they found a big backer, Marc Fisher, the scion of the 9 West discount-shoe fortune, who they thought could take them to the stratosphere. Taking a Hard Spill in Designer Shoes 2012-08-01T20:19:05Z

Last year, to celebrate Walt Disney Concert Hall's 10th anniversary, he performed a staged version, with projections, of Frank Zappa's orchestral suites from the cult film "200 Motels." Why Salonen's 'Universe of Sound: The Planets' L.A. stop was canceled 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

He would spend half the afternoon digging through videotapes in the $10 rack and finding weird little cult films like “The Honeymoon Killers” and “Street Trash.” An Ode to Shopping Malls 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

The latter got a cult following for her turn as a cantankerous old journalist wreaking havoc in a retirement home. Vibrators and chill: how Netflix is targeting older viewers 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

“But if you rename yourself Father Yod, you might be a cult leader.” Why are we so fascinated with cults? They reveal the dirty cultural secrets all around us 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z

Similar to how Lo, the protagonist of Summers’s novel “The Project,” is slowly sucked into a Christian cult, “I’m the Girl” follows Georgia as she is indoctrinated into a distorted facsimile of feminism. Girl Hunter or Girl Hunted? 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z

Unlike most of the other heroes, who were associated with local cults, Hercules had pan-Hellenic appeal. Art Review: Those Greek Heroes, Sometimes Behaving Badly 2010-10-21T20:45:00Z

Mahler’s darkest symphony takes on destructive force in this shock-and-awe recording by Mr. Currentzis, whose cult following is only likely to widen. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2018 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

I didn’t see this as a “cult”; I saw it as a chance to live an honorable life of service to God and others. My life in the cult: How “serving God” unraveled into sex abuse, child neglect and a waking nightmare 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

Set during a time when “the rain is endless and heavy with sludge” and featuring an apocalyptic cult, “We Destroy the Moon” might, like a few of the other stories, be termed science fiction. Review | The appeal of ‘And I Do Not Forgive You’ is hard to articulate but impossible to resist 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

Just one persuasive butthead who convinces me to join a cult or be a misogynist, and I wouldn’t be here. Where Did Those Hot Dog Fingers Come From? Daniels Explain 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

Another cult favorite, the campy 1984 flick "Night of the Comet," imagines one as an arena for predatory adolescent debauchery. "What is desire?": "The Last of Us" director on the apocalyptic wonder of a trip to the mall 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z

Then, I remembered that she was the physician and Nxivm member described in my first article about the cult as having used a cauterizing device to brand women. Which Nxivm Show Is Better? An Expert Investigates 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

The original film was a cult hitand was followed by two sequels as well as a spin-off TV show. Shaft comic writer slams planned remake's comedic take 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Gradually, members of Charles Manson’s “hippie cult” moved in until they basically had the run of the place by the time of the Tate-LaBianca murders. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – Tarantino's last word? Discuss with spoilers 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z

She later told HuffPost that she was also inducted into two separate satanic cults, where she participated in religious blood sacrifices and rituals. Who is Teal Swan, the controversial spiritualist or scammer in “The Deep End”? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

In the 1920s, the Illinois Medical Society found that among six thousand Chicago residents, 87 percent reported using what regular medicine had taken to calling “cult medicine.” The battle for medicine’s soul: A century of alternative remedies 2014-01-19T19:00:00Z

So in a trailer that flashes up one shot after another, we get lots of glimpses of the frenzied crowds that Jobs addresses, the coalface of the cult of Apple. Watch Michael Fassbender in the trailer for the Steve Jobs movie 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

It also left early awards hopeful "The Master" out of the running in a sign that the cult tale starring Philip Seymour Hoffman may be losing steam in Hollywood. ''Lincoln,'' ''Zero Dark Thirty,'' among Producers Guild nods 2013-01-03T00:16:27Z

Heathers, the 1989 cult classic whose dark send-up of the high school social hierarchy helped redefine the teen movie, is getting a small-screen reboot courtesy of TV Land, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cult Classic 'Heathers' Will Be Rebooted as a TV Land Series 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Evans became a cult figure to a new generation in 1994 with the publication of his autobiography, The Kid Stays in the Picture. Robert Evans, celebrated Hollywood producer of Chinatown, dies aged 89 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z

I'm not too keen on the cult storyline either, because it's taking too much screentime and it's tied to Nick, a character I can only stand in very small doses. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 9: Lessons to Be Learned 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

Despite a mixed reception from critics, it went on to achieve cult status as a representation of American counter-culture. Easy Rider star Fonda sues designers 2013-07-24T10:28:09Z

He named his program Lagree Fitness and opened a studio, where he soon developed a cult following. Urban Athlete: Megaformer Workout at SLT Studio 2013-01-31T21:01:48Z

And reading group supremo Sam Jordison joins us to offer a 21st-century perspective on the cult writer of the mid-20th century, as our reading group prepare to embark on a month on The Alexandria Quartet. Guardian Books podcast: Lawrence Durrell at 100 2012-02-10T15:14:03Z

Cannibal Holocaust poster Photograph: Allstar Belgian cult hit earns awards at Cannes and Toronto, lending credibility to a genre previously thought of as tacky and trivial. End of Watch: enough with the found footage movies 2012-11-23T15:00:00Z

Posey, a cult favorite for her indie film roles, offers a chance here to imagine yourself seated next to her on a plane, able to ask anything — a fantasy for many a bearded hipster. New & Noteworthy 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z

Mosswood could simply be an intentional community defying the norms of Keller, or it may indeed be a cult. A cult next door? “The Sinner” and the dark allure of retreating to a “utopian community” 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

It’s the closest thing to a cult film that could exist at this level of pop culture. Zack Snyder’s Rough and Tumble Ride With ‘Justice League’ 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z

And so, another question: Can a personality cult be passed on to a person with, let’s say, less of a personality? So, while we’re waiting . . . will Mike Pence ever be president? 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z

Outsiders, those who are not members of Trump's political cult, are of course flummoxed or enraged by Trump's Twitter rhetoric. Decoding “the first Twitter president”: Mathematician Anthony Bonato on the science of Trump... 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

The incident turned “Trashy Tonya” into a cult figure, subject of TV movies, pop songs, plays and musicals, and now a movie. Why I, Tonya is a game changer in the world of female sports movies 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z

Now 35, he was one of five children in a free-spirited family that bounced from life in a religious cult through a time when the siblings worked as street performers. Affleck Admits Phoenix Documentary Wasn?t Real 2010-09-16T21:48:00Z

In a rare starring role, he was Ezra Cobb, a crazed farmer who unleashes mayhem, in the cult horror film “Deranged.” Roberts Blossom, Quirky Character Actor, Dies at 87 2011-07-12T22:27:05Z

Is it that Natalie needs convincing to leave, or does Misty decide that her next "role" is that of a cult member? "Yellowjackets" gives us more of Misty's origin story in "Digestif" 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

These two series, gathered into a box set with the subtitle Unleashed, are now cult classics. Your next box set: The Ren and Stimpy Show Unleashed 2011-02-11T08:00:01Z

For the next several years, the Russos focused on directing television shows, including “Lucky,” a short-lived FX series, and “Arrested Development,” the rapid-fire satire that became a cult hit on Fox. ‘Avengers,’ the Most Lucrative Movie Franchise Ever, Is Wrapping Up. Why? 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, bitter rivals, star in this cult classic thriller about an aging vaudevillian actress who keeps her paralyzed sister captive in an old mansion. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ and the Olympics 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z

We talked about my participation in the cult that is CrossFit. A Date Lab that ends with a proposal...sort of

It’s the work of a cult star ready to move to the big rooms. A Comic on the Verge, His Absurdism on the Fly 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

It’s also the kind of event that, when it plays in New York, develops a cult following and sighs of envy from music lovers who aren’t in New York. Review | One of the greatest music events in Washington this year is happening at the Phillips 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

The knights are a religious cult that has atrophied into decadence. Parsifal: Wagner's 'Buddhist piece' 2011-02-10T22:00:00Z

There was also an early risk that the show would finish as a short-run minor cult when it suffered the thematically fitting but logistically destabilising shock of the central actor having to resign. The Thick of It: the TV programme of 2012 2012-12-21T22:55:06Z

Either way, if you read reports of my mysterious death in a freak shaving accident in the coming months, know that the cult is real, and it has silenced me. From Rosemary’s Baby to Hereditary: why the creepy cult in horror refuses to die 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

It's a deliciously unpredictable start to an idiosyncratic hour from the American silent comic – real name Philip Burgers – which resoundingly justifies his growing cult fame. Doctor Brown ? review 2011-08-10T17:15:01Z

This followed the cult favourite Look Around You, which perfectly spoofed 1970s educational TV, at one point teaching viewers the correct way to shave raspberries before coating them in gold. Peter Serafinowicz: 'If Liberace was alive, he'd tell Trump to tone it down' 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

In it, she shows off the dark lyrical content and versatile vocal range for which she's gained a cult following. Cate Le Bon: Living for the music 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

Ms. Bush, the reclusive British singer-songwriter with an inventive musical style and a fervent cult following, has inspired many of her fans to reach deep into their wallets. Kate Bush Fans Travel to See Rare Concerts in London 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

When a down-on-his-luck expert in cult deprogramming tackles a tough case in "Faults," the results are unsettling — for him, if not the audience. Deprogramming is hard work in 'Faults' 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The core of that experience is the principle of life in the face of a tyrannical cult of death. “Napalm,” Reviewed: Claude Lanzmann’s Visit to North Korea 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z

The landmark novel and cult classic film “The Right Stuff” is making a comeback — but this time, to the small screen. Leonardo DiCaprio to turn Tom Wolfe’s “The Right Stuff” into a TV show 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

West, 43, is best known for his roles in HBO's cult drama "The Wire" and BBC's period newsroom series "The Hour." Helena Bonham Carter goes glam to play Elizabeth Taylor 2013-06-05T23:24:12Z

It was an era that was good to her, with a staff position at the cult teenage magazine Sassy. Up Close: Kim France, Former Lucky Editor, Turns Blogger 2012-05-30T17:13:29Z

Chasing Amy, a modest film about sexual politics and identity, saved Smith from the scrapheap, but it cemented the cult of personality around him. Kevin Smith and the triumph of commerce over art 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

“Great art is perhaps not in the foreground, at least not in the western 20th-century understanding, which is based on the cult of the individual,” she added. The Bumpy Road to a Group-Led Documenta 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z

In the absence of parents, they cleave to a cult leader, a would-be musician named Russell, who walks around in buckskin and bare feet. “Morgan,” “The Girls,” and the Beautiful Cyborg 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z

The acting is top notch, with McGregor turning in a characteristically passionate performance and Ferguson gnashing her teeth with glee as the malevolent cult leader. "Doctor Sleep" is a great movie that does justice to Kubrick's "The Shining" 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z

It’s been 30 years since this cult series, known for its playful evisceration of B-movies, began on a Minnesota TV station. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ and ‘Mirzapur’ 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

One particularly outstanding piece is a record containing music the FBI employed during its confrontation with the Branch Davidian cult in Waco. Art Shows Opening Soon in Los Angeles 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Too often, she says, the modern cult of coffee does precisely that. The coffee revolution 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z

The other big highlight for the festival's final day came with the comeback show from cult 1990s rockers Pavement. Volcano travel chaos fails to dampen spirits at Coachella 2010-04-19T09:37:00Z

Comedy Central took on the science fiction sitcom - which is set on a spaceship in the 31st century - in 2007, after its repeats on American cable TV network Adult Swim found a large cult following. Comedy Central drops Futurama 2013-04-24T12:14:25Z

Back then, total serialism was the reigning ideology; now it is the cult of extreme sounds, both electronic and instrumental, of which the undisputed leader is the German composer Helmut Lachenmann. We’ll Never Have Paris 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

According to director Ridley Scott, Ford will also reprise his role in the sequel to the cult classic Blade Runner, which begins shooting next year. Harrison Ford To Star In 'Blade Runner 2' 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

There have even been suggestions the Ingmar Bergman regular could be portraying an elderly Boba Fett, the cult favourite bounty hunter from the original Star Wars trilogy, who apparently died in Return of the Jedi. Max Von Sydow 'playing Lor San Tekka' in The Force Awakens 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Adams co-stars as the cult leader's tough-minded wife. 'Amour' takes top prize from LA film critics 2012-12-10T02:31:05Z

With comedy that’s an acidic stew of prickly hostility, elaborately articulated self-loathing and righteous anger, Mr. Stanhope, 46, has earned his cult status. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z

But some fret that the commercialism associated with Kapow! threatens to dilute the cult attraction of the comic scene. Kapow! Superheroes come to Britain 2011-04-08T15:40:44Z

A hit at the Sundance Film Festival, “Once” is now a cherished cult favorite, a sort of “Brief Encounter” for the scruffy folk-pop set of the 21st century. | 'Once': ?Once,? the Musical, at New York Theater Workshop - Review 2011-12-07T03:01:07Z

In modern times, Leonardo is a pop culture phenomenon and lost works by him fuel that cult. Leonardo da Vinci: art's mystery man 2011-07-13T15:38:22Z

Instead, Mr. Hill — who died in 2009 at 62 — is regularly referred to by a small cult of fanatics as “the best guitarist you never heard.” Texas Monthly: Finally, an Album for a Rock Star Who Never Was 2011-11-06T07:30:10Z

He acknowledged the environmental symbolism, but said that for him, the idea that resonated the most was what he called “the birth of a religion as a cult,” which divides more than it unites. Making ‘Mother!,’ the Year’s Most Divisive Film 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z

To remark that “The Books of Jacob” is about the vexed wanderings of a cult leader, however, is akin to remarking that Thomas Pynchon’s “Mason & Dixon” is about two men who go for a walk. ‘The Books of Jacob,’ a Nobel Prize Winner’s Sophisticated and Overwhelming Novel 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z

Croft’s latest published translation is Tokarczuk’s “The Books of Jacob,” a 900-plus page historical novel about an 18th-century Eastern European cult leader named Jacob Frank, whose story unfolds through diary entries, poetry, letters and prophecies. Shining a Spotlight on the Art of Translation 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

Related: How a corporate cult captures and destroys our best graduates | George Monbiot “People’s spiritual journeys are very personal,” Allen said. Holy Hell and the truth about cults: 'They’re not going to give it up easily' 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

"Dark Shadows" is based on the American cult classic TV series. Depp, Burton bring 'Dark Shadows' comedy to London 2012-05-09T17:01:04Z

She joined Radio 4 in 1974 and moved to Radio 2 three years later, gaining a cult following with her overnight Trucker's Hour in the early 1980s. Radio and TV host Sheila Tracy dies 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

NBC's cult favorite "Community" was renewed, with no hint of when it will be on. Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters 2013-05-19T14:52:11Z

Owens, who grew up in the Children of God cult, has previously discussed his addiction to opiates. Christopher Owens to leave Girls 2012-07-03T10:36:26Z

I was seeing a lot of search results that involved the word “cult.” Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

It's a film with cult status among Meirelles fans, and it is indeed a little gem, which shows Meirelles's flair for a certain sort of black comedy. London scores as Brazil's Fernando Meirelles heads for the capital 2010-06-25T10:21:00Z

For years, many viewers, and some guests, were not quite sure if "The Colbert Report" was a send-up of right-wing politics and the cult of personality or an example of it. The sun sets on Stephen Colbert's sterling satire 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

But the clincher of the new reissue is “Rolling Stone,” a long, immersive cut that was left off the LP version of “Odyssey” only to become a cult object for bootleg-hoarding fans. Music Review: Terje Rypdal at Le Poisson Rouge 2012-06-28T22:33:32Z

"The Interview" is the latest film to make a case for cult status. Sony's 'The Interview' on strange ground, but is it in cult-film zone? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Is it a game changer, breathing new life into cult shows everywhere, or just shameless corporate panhandling? Veronica Mars fans flock to fund movie on Kickstarter 2013-03-14T10:29:00Z

Without younger generations starting websites and that conversation, it never would have become this cult thing. Alia Shawkat on Going From 'Sassy Teen' to the Lead in Search Party 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

When she later heard Vaughan, the Texan cult guitarist who died in a 1990 helicopter crash and was known for his frenetic electric riffs and runs, she was smitten. Guitar Heroine: Joanne Shaw Taylor a rare axe-woman 2012-10-18T14:38:12Z

The annual hunt for the elusive cult beer Pliny the Younger is on, as every beer connoisseur knows. Chasing the elusive Pliny the Younger 2012-02-22T14:05:46Z

Focusing on the darker side of giving birth might seem at odds with the giddy cult of motherhood in popular culture. Television: ... And Baby Makes Reality TV 2011-01-21T17:40:59Z

First broadcast on Polish TV in 1970, How to Gain Money, Women and Fame? delighted domestic audiences and baffled critics before dawdling into the realm of cult novelty. Janusz Kondratiuk: Poland's answer to Woody Allen 2011-03-24T16:39:35Z

An early episode of her cult web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, hinged on just such everyday scenarios and their micro-anxieties – with Rae fretting over office etiquette as a vague acquaintance approaches. Issa Rae: from Awkward Black Girl to HBO star 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

It’s been theorized that cults tend to proliferate during times of significant uncertainty and flux, which might explain why the public appetite for these stories remains so robust. 6 Podcasts About Cults and Their Enduring Sinister Attraction 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

Since then, Mapplethorpe’s reputation has grown and he has become something of a cult icon. Booka Shade in Marrakesh and Francis Bacon in Bilbao: Global Arts Guide 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Hollywood’s fixation on Manson comes at a time when cult leaders and serial killers have joined doctors and lawyers as the television protagonists du jour. In Hollywood, a Focus on Manson and His Women 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

The second Iain, with an M., was more political and had a loyal cult following. Poignant final novel by Iain Banks out 11 days after death 2013-06-20T12:29:05Z

Head to , a three-tiered waterfall with a 120-foot vertical drop along the Little River, recently featured in this generation's cult hit, The Hunger Games. The Scenic Route: Have the Time of Your Life 2012-10-22T05:20:20.840Z

The movie, based on a poem by a Lewis Carroll, opened to mixed reviews, but has since become a cult favorite. Terry Gilliam and the Time He Shared a Crew With ‘Star Wars’ 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

Hopper, perhaps best known for directing and starring in the 1969 cult classic "Easy Rider," was diagnosed with cancer last September. 2010-01-18T19:15:00Z

More than 65 years after it was published, Ms. Smith’s book still enchants a sizable cult of readers. Review: ‘Man at the Helm,’ Nina Stibbe’s Comic First Novel 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

The sauce had developed something of a delayed cult following after it was referenced in an episode of the popular adult animated series "Rick & Morty." “My price will only go up”: Collectors bet on nostalgia as they resell McDonald’s Adult Happy Meals 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z

Still others talk about a broader realization: They’d joined a cult and didn’t know it until they were too far in. Perspective | ‘The Vow’ is a chilling look at a modern cult and a reminder that in 2020, skepticism can save your life 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

There was something perverse about the cult of virility. When Men Wanted to Be Virile 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

Do you see "Bellflower" as the next "Doom Generation" for the indie circuit, or a flash-in-the-pan cult hit that will have a hard time finding an audience for its mixture of fire and whimsy? "Bellflower": The "Mad Max" romance game changer? 2011-06-14T21:15:00Z

The resulting LP, naturally, was caught in the middle: It was too polished to ascend to the cult status of “Let It Be” from 1984, but too snarling and strange to be a hit. How Pop and Jazz Wrapped Up the Past in 16 Boxed Sets 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

Konkle: And go to middle school as the foster children to hide from the cult, but as adults. "PEN15" stars Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle: "We still feel like we're in seventh grade" 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

To have “Anchorman” go from this movie that no one wanted to make for three years, to have it go on to achieve comedy cult status, that’s the most satisfying thing. SXSW 2015: Will Ferrell Answers Readers' Questions 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

While the grunge era was waning, the cult of Dave was expanding, one CD wallet at a time. Will Dave Matthews Band make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? The case for and against the jam-pop troubadours 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

The road to its creation snakes back 20 years, to when a younger friend of hers, the cult musician David Tibet, beseeched her to try and sing again. For Shirley Collins, a Folk Revival of Her Very Own 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z

The filmmaker said the series has spawned a "cult following" among young boys, who don fake tattoos and dress just like their Airbender hero. Hollywood faces new piracy threat 2010-06-22T06:50:00Z

And then he wrote this awful 'exposé' for the Atlantic about how we were an evangelical cult. Jason Russell: Kony2012 and the fight for truth 2013-03-03T00:05:34Z

A Texas cult called the Merry Perrys prepares for end days, and everyone else prays to Santa Muerte, a.k.a. the Skinny Lady. Amid a real drought, thriller 'Water Knife' cuts to the quick 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

As popular as Pepe’s is, it is not the only area restaurant with a cult following. Overnighter: On Connecticut’s Quiet Coast 2012-07-19T19:52:28Z

On Sunday, following last week's news of Holmes' divorce filing, Murdoch took to Twitter and called Scientology "a very weird cult" and Scientologists "creepy, maybe even evil." Holmes faces Cruise, Scientology in fight for Suri 2012-07-03T00:49:25Z

With their crystalline mosaics and thin, pure light, these humbly elegant basilicas conjure the time when a strange, fervent, unyielding new cult rose from the ashes of empire. Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

Without Hauer, Hobo would be an amusing low-budget oddity, but with him, it's prime cult material. Rutger Hauer on Hobo With A Shotgun 2011-07-08T23:07:07Z

Critics scoffed, but the movie grossed over $80 million in the United States and became a cult classic. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Van Helsing’ and an Ashley Judd Interview 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z

As you prepare to head back to Camp Firewood for eight glorious episodes, here’s a reminder of some of the most important characters from the 2001 cult classic. “Right now, I am entirely about sex. I just wanna get laid”: A who’s who of cult classic “Wet Hot American Summer” 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z

When “Fully Committed” debuted Off Broadway in 1999, it was a knives-out satire on the rise of cult restaurants in Manhattan and the diners baying at the doors to be let in. Jesse Tyler Ferguson Unleashes His Inner Foodie on Broadway 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

It became a cult favorite, but ratings slipped last season to about 4.2 million viewers. "Fringe" to end run on Fox with "love letter" to fans 2012-09-26T22:24:57Z

She said her family was very religious, almost like a “cult”. Weinstein trial: key witness gives powerful testimony on alleged rape 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

Next month, Astoria, Ore., will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the cult classic with Goonies Day, a tribute to all things “Goonies” in the town where the adventure was set. Celebrating ‘The Goonies’ in Oregon 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

A cult fascination with religious relics and their supposed supernatural properties began shortly after the establishment of Christianity. Relic hunter: A missing Christian relic, the fall of Nazi Germany and a mystery that flummoxed historians for centuries 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

American: The Bill Hicks Story was a treat, and not just for fans of the enraged cult comic genius, who died at the age of 32. Rewind TV: The Man Who Crossed Hitler; Hans Litten vs Adolf Hitler: To Stop a Tyrant; Random; American: The Bill Hicks Story; The Hour ? review 2011-08-27T23:05:58Z

I saw it after it became a queer cult classic. Was "Showgirls" actually a failure? "You Don't Nomi" revisits the craptastic cult film we can't quit 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z

But some museums that operate under the radar of mainstream Los Angeles have cult followings. Inside an Underground Network of Los Angeles Museums 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z

It is inspired by the weird but true tale of Jack Parsons, a handsome rocket engineer in 1930s Los Angeles who joined a sex magic cult known as the Agape Lodge. Rupert Friend Is Tired of Killing 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

“Holy Hell” is an eye-opening documentary, executive produced by Jared Leto, about life inside a cult. What life in a cult was like: “We gave away our critical thinking and moral code and surrendered it to him” 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

The author was well known, but not the cult he would later become. When Bowie met Burroughs 2013-03-09T09:01:00Z

From the era of Billie Holiday to that of Amy Winehouse, singers with cult followings have often seemed poised over a black of hole of pain that might swallow them at any moment. Arts & Leisure: How Hugh Jackman?s Two Sides Make Women Swoon 2011-12-08T16:00:00Z

One show not to have suffered a ratings hit over the weekend was cult sci-fi series Doctor Who, which was shown an hour later than usual on Saturday to accommodate the start of Strictly. Strictly wins weekend TV battle 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z

To celebrate, the cult classic will be playing in 800 theaters across the country — and again on June 12. The Whole 'Ghostbusters' Gang Is Getting Back Together 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

The movie was a cult hit, as well as a popular movie. Jesse Eisenberg opens up: "I think of myself as a basic, unremarkable person" 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

Having watched the end of the episode where the pharmacist is expounding to the population in a type of mass a couple times, I confess I don't understand the cult's beliefs. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 9: Lessons to Be Learned 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z

Pollard is totally OK with this perceived cult status. On New Album, Guided by Voices Accepts Niche—In a Good Way 2014-02-21T13:00:06Z

Austen’s cult has been rivalled by the cults of Dickens, Tolstoy, Eliot, Joyce, Hemingway, Lawrence, and Fitzgerald, among others. The History of “Loving” to Read 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

The word was definitely short for "modernist", and initially at least, the face-off between "trad" and "modern" jazz was central to the cult's self-understanding. Mod: A Very British Style by Richard Weight – review 2013-03-14T10:00:01Z

It’s been a year since “Your Highness” was released, and it’s yet to garner the cult following I feel it deserves. Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z

I received some pushback for that opinion from people who suggested, in effect, that it could not hold a candle to some of Napa Valley’s cult cabernets. 2021 Seen Through 12 Unforgettable Wines 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

I don’t have to draw parallels to the situation we have in this country now, but it’s fairly obvious there’s a cult of personality that Americans specifically are driven to adore.” Rob McElhenney: 'I was fuelled by privilege, ignorance and testosterone' 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z

If you were part of the earlier series’ cult, you’ll be happy to know that “Tom” is largely the same show. (Very) Adult Animation About Mixed-Up Kids 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

The NC-17 film generated about $30,000 at the box office, but once the movie hit home video, a cult gathering followed. "Boondock Saints" director exploring video game 2011-03-19T00:50:07Z

The film has held up quite well; it deserves to be reborn as a cult classic. ‘Brian De Palma’s Split-Screen’ review: A long-awaited reassessment 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z

And since the cult blew up, it’s been processed through the lens of internet culture. Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z

There are so many reality shows now and a cult of people just wanting to be famous, and he really was one of the originals. Alan Partridge: a look inside his mind 2013-07-27T05:00:00Z

You may not be in danger of joining a sex cult or spreading a conspiracy theory, but what about that old friend who is still trying to sell you a lifetime supply of essential oils? Perspective | ‘The Vow’ is a chilling look at a modern cult and a reminder that in 2020, skepticism can save your life 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

His passion has led to the successful translation of the cult favorite "Hellboy" comic books into two blockbuster films and another comic book movie, Marvel's "Blade II." A Minute With: Guillermo del Toro at Comic Con 2010-07-22T14:28:00Z

That suffering is thorny and multifaceted and extends to the families and friends of cult members. 6 Podcasts About Cults and Their Enduring Sinister Attraction 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

I needed to find some other people to talk to who weren’t from a cult in Colorado. Modern Love: A Pact to Make the Heart Grow Fonder? 2013-08-16T17:21:57Z

What started as a labyrinthine setup involving the pair escaping from “a cult, and then we hide in a foster family and pretend to be kids”, was soon streamlined into the premise for Pen15. The stars of Pen15 on playing their teenage selves: ‘It seems like torture’ 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z

This observation pungently expresses the problem with the “cult of optimism” — the ironic, self-defeating struggle that sabotages positivity when we try too hard. Positive thinking is for suckers! 2012-11-25T13:00:00Z

White observes the transformation of the secret society of outsiders into a cult of love, complete with its metaphysical mysteries and rowdy rites. Ornette Coleman’s Inspired Soundtrack for “Who’s Crazy?” 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z

Along with TV appearances in the late 70s and 80s, Pitt became established as a cult horror figure, much in demand at conventions. Ingrid Pitt: a career in bitesize clips 2010-11-24T16:02:00Z

Grizzly Bear are the cult band that somehow, inexplicably, got rather big. Grizzly Bear: freed from captivity 2010-05-27T21:01:00Z

It’s no surprise that “Gun Crazy,” like “Pretty Poison,” attained cult status in the late 1960s when it was said that violence was as American as cherry pie. In ‘Pretty Poison’ and ‘Gun Crazy,’ Femmes Fatales With Deadly Firepower 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z

And the cult at least supplied her with friends. Movie Review: Elizabeth Olsen in ?Martha Marcy May Marlene? - Review 2011-10-20T22:19:32Z

The original 1997 musical earned mixed reviews and ran for just three months but it developed cult status. Film director Bill Condon brings 'Side Show' back to Broadway 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

Each “had to have, at best, a marginal cult following.” From Bomb to Bust 2010-10-22T16:02:00Z

This time, our parents aren't going to Google to sleuth for political sex cults, at least not initially. I think Dan Brown turned my parents into QAnoners 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z

What can you say about the nature of the cult, and why you stayed in it for so long? What life in a cult was like: “We gave away our critical thinking and moral code and surrendered it to him” 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

“The Path” is not just about the hypocrisies of its fake cult, though. “It’s not a cult!”: Scientology looms large over “The Path,” a sexy new drama about faith and doubt 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

Tut’s father, Akhenaten, was a radical monotheist who had suppressed the cult of Ra. How good is the King Tut exhibition? An art critic weighs in 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

Through Dead Moon's 20-year existence, the Coles gained a massive cult following, especially in Europe and along the I-5 corridor. Pierced Arrows: Punk band's not fading away 2011-12-29T21:08:03Z

“Don’t call it a cult,” Margaret said to me with a forced a smile. Modern Love: A Pact to Make the Heart Grow Fonder? 2013-08-16T17:21:57Z

The clothes appear horribly flat, the models like sentries of a cult. On the Runway Blog: Fashion Week: @whatdidIjustsee 2011-09-09T02:42:57Z

Though a cult classic and a touchstone work for the director, "Dazed" was a commercial disappointment. 'Boyhood' director Richard Linklater versus time: the big stare-down 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

The demise of the most popular girl in school introduces the dynamics of a death cult to the student body. “Heathers,” Reviewed: The TV Remake of the Classic Teen Comedy Is a Feat of Hostile Farce 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

So the fact that Fox executives spent their lockdown developing a new spin-off for the cult 90s show, The X-Files: Albuquerque, is not exactly an unexplained phenomenon. Animation nation: how Covid fuelled the rise of adult cartoons 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z

Hamilton-Byrne’s ultimate tool of enslavement, however, was something she pinpointed herself in a rare radio interview after the cult’s devastating abuses were exposed. Growing up with The Family: inside Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s sinister cult 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

As IF you could miss the airing of this ’90s cult favorite. What’s on TV This Week: ‘How Do You Measure a Year?’ and ‘Project Runway’ 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z

There's a reason why the veteran group keeps its cult status. Lollapalooza Day 2: Rain, retro and Eminem 2011-08-07T06:50:00Z

The plot focuses on the tussle between the hedonistic cult of Dionysus and the abstemious ruler King Pentheus, who goes undercover in drag to spy on the debauched proceedings taking place in his kingdom. Music Review: New York Philharmonic, Led by Christoph von Dohnanyi 2012-03-23T22:47:08Z

When the show was in its heyday, it had quite the cult following, and was a knockout during awards season. “Northern Exposure” revival? The cast says they’re up for it 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

Dodd is founder of The Cause, a cult whose adherents believe they can access memories from past lives to help achieve balance and tranquility. He's still here: Phoenix rises again with 'Master' 2012-09-11T16:50:31Z

In November, their dreams became a reality: Production is underway on the “Deadwood” movie, one last ride for David Milch’s cult favorite HBO series. 19 HBO original programs to be excited about in 2019 — "True Detective," "Watchmen," and more 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

This documentary, directed by Cara Jones, offers an inside look at a religious organization that is widely regarded as a cult. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Father Soldier Son’ and the Dance on Camera Festival 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z

Among the first New York performers was Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel, an indie rock cult favorite who played a long set. New generation of music central to protest 2011-11-13T20:16:03Z

“These men and women came to the Ranch in white robes and taught yoga. I got letters and phone calls from guests saying, ‘Are you turning this place into a cult?’” The Last Resort? Canyon Ranch Succumbs to Botox 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z

And we see, too, from the eighth century, an array of “household goddesses” a few inches tall, evidence of folk religions thriving alongside the Israelite monotheistic cult. Exhibition Review: ?The Dead Sea Scrolls? at Discovery Times Square - Review 2011-10-28T22:51:17Z

Cline’s previous novel, “The Girls,” centered on a Manson-like cult; her new thriller takes a close look at how the young, broke,and beautiful operate in spaces of extreme wealth. 22 Works of Fiction to Read This Spring 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

“I’m not going to say that Winedale is a cult,” said Shawn Sides, who directed “The Method Gun.” Many Methods to Collaborative Madness 2011-02-23T00:23:36Z

Waters has long campaigned for the release of his friend Leslie Van Houten, whom he got to know years after her conviction and incarceration as a teenage member of Manson’s cult. John Waters: why the auteur of outrage won't joke about the Manson murders 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

“What I’m looking for is comprehension,” Mr. Panh continues, “I want to understand the nature of the crime, not to establish a cult of memory.” Movie Review: ‘The Missing Picture,’ Rithy Panh’s Look at 1970s Cambodia 2014-03-18T22:24:57Z

Roanoke Inn is one of only 20 bars in the state to carry the cult beer Pliny the Younger every February, the most sought after beer in America. Historic Roanoke Inn on Mercer Island offers a spot to try some good craft beers 2012-04-17T22:32:04Z

“We knew some people would call us a cult,” Ms. Twight said, “so we decided to own the joke.” Gym Jones Preaches the Cult of Physicality 2011-09-09T21:37:02Z

It's also clear that this pre-internet-age cult has been served well by online communities. Twin Peaks at 20 2010-10-22T13:41:00Z

The result was partly an anatomical dissection of the cult worship surrounding the movie and partly a tribute to the film’s enduring, endearing goofiness. ‘Rocky Horror’ at Lincoln Center, With Headphones 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

“Borgen,” the cult hit about a female prime minister of Denmark, puts a fictional spin on women in power. What’s on TV Monday 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z

Cage’s “Lecture on Nothing,” for example, features Seattle cult artist ilvs strauss dancing in time to her recording of Cage’s enigmatic text. Coming to Town Hall: The John Cage Musicircus in all its weird glory 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

I interviewed the cult people, too, but their voices didn’t impress me. The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

She favors obscure wines that don’t cost a lot, cult bottles from unorthodox vintners whose labels often look like arty liner notes. Bites: Restaurant Report: La Buvette in Paris 2013-07-23T17:52:23Z

The song and its video inspired a cult following. Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” and the Intractable Cultural Script of School Shooters 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

All the usual Murakami elements are there: the detached protagonist, the creepy authoritarian cult, the mysterious quest, the moments when the bizarre bleeds into the buttoned-up world of modern Japan. IQ84: A Murakami Novel Sans Murakami 2011-10-31T09:00:03Z

The fitness industry has been a cult of personality since the days of Jack Lalanne, and there is no shortage of models and performers within the instructor ranks at places like Equinox and SoulCycle. Peloton Instructors Ride for Fitness and Fame 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z

Would he be regarded as a god, a cult leader, a terrorist or an antichrist? What's new on Netflix in January, from a "Ghost Bride" and RuPaul to BoJack's last ride 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

The Aum Shinrikyo cult members were not ordinary people, in that they were seeking some kind of truth or absolute truth. The Underground Worlds of Haruki Murakami 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

Unfortunately, she says, with a raised eyebrow and a sideways smile, “it’s a totalitarian cult.” Caitlyn Jenner's got company: meet Kate Bornstein, the one-woman whirlwind who's lived many lives 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z

Whatever happened to her out at the cult’s commune has remained with her, like a Gypsy’s curse. Review: ‘The Girls’ Has a Great Start. Too Bad About the Rest. 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

Unlucky for the cult that tries to stalk her, that is. Deck the halls with films of horror 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z

Eventually, the Source Family is driven from homes called the Father and Mother House respectively, and, after the Manson Family murders put California on high alert for anything remotely resembling cult activity, moved to Hawaii. Why are we so fascinated with cults? They reveal the dirty cultural secrets all around us 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z

P-Orridge’s stay in Kathmandu, Nepal, after leaving England, likely changed the course of the cult rocker’s life. Honoring Genesis P-Orridge’s Legacy of Love, Art and Gender Revolt 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z

By the start of the first millennium B.C., the cults of Bast and other feline-goddesses were widespread, increasing the demand for ready-made votive sculptures for offerings. Art Review: ‘Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2013-07-25T21:29:11Z

Is that . . . you? — and does what any lost soul does in the face of a possible cult leader: hops right in the proverbial white van. “American Gods” are the ones we deserve: Neil Gaiman and the Starz show cast on the “long con” of religion and the struggle for lost soul of America 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z

The book, out now, finds the cult icon hitchhiking across America from his hometown of Baltimore to San Francisco, with a credit card and a cardboard sign. John Waters: “I like writing books just as much as making movies” 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

The Coyote Ugly Saloon, the East Village bar that became an early 2000s cult film, proved it takes work to keep a wild reputation alive. Women Still Rule the Coyote Ugly Saloon, 25 Years Later 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

The cult that formed was as paranoid as scientology, as bizarre as Jonestown, and as controlled as the Manson family. The free-love cult that terrorised America … now available on Netflix 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z

Dole Whips quickly attained something of a cult following, prompting enthusiasm for these fan-favorite snacks to spread outside of Disney Parks. Capture the Disney magic at home by whipping up a homemade Dole Whip 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z

Or is she someone who benefited from the cult, had an attack of conscience, then stumbled into a painful kind of fame? She Escaped From Nxivm. Now She’s Written a Book About the Sex Cult. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

I think what I'm drawn to in both cases initially is the phenomenon of the cult of personality. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

The NBC drama “Smash,” though both loved and abhorred when it premiered in 2012, has since grown into a cult favorite among theater buffs. ‘Smash,’ NBC’s Short-Lived Musical Drama, Eyes the Stage 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

In a world where Arrested Development season 4 is a reality, desperate calls for new seasons of cult hits are a now common internet push and Firefly is no exception. Firefly cast reunites at Comic Con – and fans get a little emotional 2012-10-14T19:58:00Z

Clark, who won an Oscar in 1985 for his work on Amadeus, also worked on cult hits The Exorcist and Taxi Driver. Make-up 'godfather' Dick Smith dies 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

The original show, which broadcast two seasons on ABC in 1990-91, is a cult favorite. Twin Peaks' return births book 'The Secret Lives of Twin Peaks' 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

Here, you raise what you call the "cult of relatability," and how white, mainstream feminism has prized expertise over experience. “Put the fangs back in feminism”: Author Rafia Zakaria on how feminism loses relevance to whiteness 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

There’s a bone-dryness to Fox’s earnest but thoroughly unnecessary remake of the 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which comes with the subtitle “Let’s Do the Time Warp Again” and airs Thursday night. Fox’s ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ remake squeezes out the very last drop of camp 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

It is a typical feature of modern cults to utilize elements of what is termed fictive kinship, from founding fathers to shared dining experiences, to create the sense of family and solidarity. In-work dining at Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook causes spike in divorce rate 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

Jollett’s band is bigger than a cult act, but he’s no superstar. Review | From cult to Stanford to stardom: ‘Hollywood Park’ traces an indie rocker’s tumultuous path 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

It was also a relationship that Smart would document in her 1945 work By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept – a novel that straddled poetry and prose and garnered a cult following. The poems and punch-ups of By Grand Central Station 2013-03-06T19:29:01Z

Besides, she enjoyed global recognition more than half a century ago in the cult 1959 film Hiroshima Mon Amour, the Alain Resnais film seen as a catalyst for France's nouvelle vague movement. Emmanuelle Riva, 85, star of Amour, tells of her extraordinary life 2013-02-10T08:00:07Z

It’s just that he’s starting to seem more like a cult leader than a fashion diplomat. The United Nation of Gucci, and Liberation by Dior 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z

It’s gone from cult webseries to cult TV show to – now about to start its third season – Comedy Central’s secret weapon, revitalising the network’s often male-dominated image. Broad City: meet the 21st century comedy queens that even Hillary loves 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

Larry Cohen, director of fondly remembered cult thrillers such as Black Caesar, It’s Alive and Q: The Winged Serpent, has died aged 77, it has been reported. Larry Cohen, cult exploitation director, dies aged 77 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

Perhaps you’ve remained unaware — and it’s totally fine if you did — that the classic, cult 1988 dark comedy “Heathers” was undergoing a reboot in the shape of a new TV series. "Heathers" reboot TV series: Watch the first teaser trailer here 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z

This “cult of cute” is such a distinctive characteristic of modern Japanese culture that, even in English, it is often referred to by its name of kawaii. Japan's Cute Army 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

RELATED: "Nobody joins a cult. They join a group of friends": What went down in the "Sarah Lawrence cult" No damsels in distress here – Krysten Ritter on her new cult-horror series: "These are tough girls" 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Woodward's character in the cult film, which co-starred Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland, is disturbed to learn the locals are pagan – and are plotting a shocking fate for him. Wicker Man villagers fight to save their only church from developers 2013-02-26T18:23:24Z

The Renaissance created a cult of female beauty so all-pervasive that it shapes western perceptions and fantasies right down to today. Fading queen 2013-02-13T15:46:04Z

Heading back to The Faversham for the first time since New Year's Day, Mono_cult are making a pretty big deal out of tonight's birthday. This week's new clubs 2011-03-26T00:07:02Z

Others, such as "The Big Lebowski," reach cult status due to a matching of style and fan base. Sony's 'The Interview' on strange ground, but is it in cult-film zone? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

The Daily Mail called it “the biggest threat to the health and welfare of Britain’s youngsters since the crazy drug cult of the ’60s.” In 1988, Acid House Swept Britain. These Fliers Tell the Story. 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

Berdymukhamedov presides over a personality cult in the oil and gas rich central Asian nation and brokers no dissent. Jennifer Lopez sparks controversy with show for Turkmenistan president 2013-06-30T15:17:54Z

Vanishingly obscure in their day, Mr. Chilton and his crew nevertheless claimed, among their tiny cult following, devotees who would themselves form hugely influential rock acts, like R.E.M., the Replacements and Wilco. Weekend Miser: Paying Homage to Big Star, a Music Cult Favorite 2013-06-27T20:35:08Z

Daft Punk have been fans since their teenage exposure to the 1974 cult movie “Phantom of the Paradise,” a rock satire directed by Brian De Palma that featured Mr. Williams as a malevolent Svengali. Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album 2013-05-15T12:00:18Z

Patrick is one of a trio of cult leaders in fictions this month—realistic boogeymen just in time for Halloween. John Hawkes? Strange and Dangerous Sex Appeal 2011-10-21T20:04:15Z

We celebrate artists for being prolific but maybe cult status is as much a result of not making movies as making them. Song to Song: should Terrence Malick take a break? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

Tranquillum staff — or cult — members are also notably clad in what appear to be the simple, unassuming tunics of Buddhist monks, or at least some version of what white people think Buddhist monks dress like. “Nine Perfect Strangers” and the orientalist displays of the western wellness industry 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z

One of the purposes of The Rest Is Noise festival is to do away with the cult of genius – the 19th century idea of the composer as a holy, untouchable figure. The Rest Is Noise festival to launch at Southbank Centre in 2013 2012-11-27T15:56:26Z

The Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis received "troubling" emails after he referred to Scientology as a cult and confirmed he would be leaving the organisation, he has said. Paul Haggis received 'troubling' and 'angry' emails after quitting Scientology 2011-02-24T14:14:31Z

One year later, it started to get a second wind, becoming a bit of a cult on DVD, with people in Britain talking about it, too. How we made Donnie Darko 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z

But he's just one in a whole cult of Cassie fanatics. The growing cult of Cassie 2011-01-06T13:26:06Z

In the book—where Bacon appears surrounded by quartz and amethyst, in an attitude of prayer—and across her brand, she earnestly embodies a marketing chestnut: that of the “cult” product. The Moon Juice Prosperity Gospel 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z

Ms. Hacker’s video, installed in a closetlike space, brings us uncomfortably close to the existential tension between dissolution and salvation that lay at the heart of the relic cult. Art Review: The Spiritual Network 2011-03-24T22:13:08Z

Part of the problem with growing up in something so secluded as a cult is that our pasts are so unbelievable we need a witness for our own memory. Work, pray, fear: my life in the Family cult 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

It's a unique ensemble, with a big cult following. What to see in summer 2010 2010-05-23T20:30:00Z

This was how Verne Troyer was brought on to the screen, and into the world of cult stardom: a world which was part cruel, part affectionate. Verne Troyer: a cult star who sustained a career with dignity and good humour | Peter Bradshaw 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z

Filmed at the Arts Theater in London, this rock musical is based on the 1984 cult classic by Lloyd Kaufman, available to stream on Shudder. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Killing Eve’ and ‘Howards End’ 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z

The cinema features a mixture of mainstream, art-house and documentary films, with a decent number of cult classics thrown in. Cine-files: Broadway, Nottingham 2012-07-24T10:40:07Z

His niece says the cult classic ended up netting $6.5 million for him and the other investors. 'Blood Feast' B-movie producer David Friedman dies 2011-02-14T17:08:32Z

When Pater compared the Mona Lisa with a "vampire", he linked the cult of beauty with depravity and death. Beautiful rebels: the daring art of the aesthetic movement 2011-03-28T20:31:01Z

“How can you not be fascinated with polygamy, drugs, cults, tigers, potential murder?” Animals, Sex and Guns? Eric Goode Knew ‘Tiger King’ Had Potential 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

For it to disappear into a populist cult, hostile to democratic norms, contemptuous of all elites, captured by delusions and sustained by hatred and ressentiment, would not be completely unprecedented. Andrew Sullivan on the War Within Conservatism and Why It Matters to All of Us 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z

The cult of individual genius is an illusion. A Road Trip With One of the 20th Century’s Greatest Writers 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

“Body Pods” concerns a cult movie adored by some of the narrator’s friends, and their reactions as its stars begin to die. New Graphic Novels Detail Personal Journeys and Twists of Fate 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Boulez's Derive 2 massively upstages the Beethoven" and @nicktheowl reporting his conversion to the cult of the French master: "Never really immersed myself like that in Boulez before. Proms week two in review 2012-07-24T14:09:46Z

Schoolchildren are exchanging proxies and the word becomes cult: 'You got a proxy that works?' WikiLeaks: Tunisia knew its rulers were debauched. But leaks still had impact 2011-02-02T19:59:00Z

The first season of “The Vow” also omits a piece of context about Vicente: Before joining Nxivm, he had been a devotee of another cult. Which Nxivm Show Is Better? An Expert Investigates 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

That is to say, he’s evidence against it being, say, a cult. This Week in Fiction: Thomas Pierce on an Anti-Escapist Space Adventure 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

Before we get too deep into the cult of Barb, though, let’s recap where she fits into the Stranger Things story. Shannon Purser: ‘People have actually had Barb’s face tattooed on their bodies’ 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

The identity cult of repetition must be challenged by love of what is different, is unique, is unrepeatable, unstable and foreign. Ali Smith: Style vs content? Novelists should approach their art with an eye to what the story asks 2012-08-18T15:00:00Z

Another mitigating factor is the cult of Rhoades himself, as revealed in video interviews with curators and other artists. Art Review: ‘Jason Rhoades: Four Roads’ at Penn 2013-12-19T23:02:30Z

Catherine E. Coulson, a classically trained actress who won fans on television as the enigmatic Log Lady in the cult series “Twin Peaks,” died on Monday at her home in Ashland, Ore. She was 71. Catherine Coulson, Log Lady of ‘Twin Peaks,’ Dies at 71 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

Aiko built a cult following with deeply confessional yarns that include ethereal melodies and tightly wound raps. Grammys 2015: Jhené Aiko keeps her music in motion 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

After some early television work, Reeves started getting film roles, most notably in the cult 1986 teen drama River’s Edge, followed by Bill & Ted, and from there the work never stopped. Keanu Reeves: ‘Grief and loss, those things don’t ever go away’ 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z

This is a movie that needs to be rediscovered as a cult classic. 26 films Rotten Tomatoes got 100% wrong 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

She was a poet, a novelist and the maker of a cult feminist documentary. Review: In ‘An Abbreviated Life,’ Ariel Leve Escapes Her Mommie Dearest 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z

Although it has since become a cult film, “The 5,000 Fingers” was a resounding flop, as both a movie and marketing event. In ‘The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T,’ Practice Makes Pandemonium 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

It was unclear whether Frost, who also worked with Pegg and Wright on the cult 90s TV comedy Spaced, would also be taking part. Just one more Cornetto trilogy: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright to reunite for three new films 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

It’s also a remake of a cult classic 1990s PC game, beloved by an audience so fickle that a new version should be the most offensive entertainment product of the year. NBA 2K13 2012-10-09T21:52:22Z

To start with the bad: You’re about to spend a significant amount of the rest of your week trying to avoid the cult of Jon Stewart. Jon Stewart outgrew “The Daily Show”: Why his leaving is a good thing 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z

He was a strict vegetarian and a follower of Mazdaznan, a Zoroastrian fire cult that originated in the United States. On the Bauhaus Trail in Germany 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

In true L.A. fashion, the latest outpost of the cult Japanese brand is in an open-air shopping mall, on Hollywood Boulevard. | Los Angeles Gets a Muji Outpost to Call Its Own 2013-12-13T23:30:16Z

The Chinese Embassy, for its part, warns the American public to “stay away from the so-called ‘Shenyun’ performance of the ‘Falun Gong’ organization so as to avoid being deceived and used by the cult.” Stepping Into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

Gaiman, whose cult novel American Gods was also adapted by Amazon, feels this change in attitudes to fantasy is as much generational as it is driven by Game of Thrones. What's the next Game of Thrones? All the contenders for fantasy TV's crown 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

She took the Kardashian template of monetizing tabloid infamy through a cult of personality – social media ubiquity, branded products, and now, the final piece of the puzzle, an E! reality franchise. Rob & Chyna: the saddest show on TV 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

She isn't the only celebrity caught up in the cult. Beyond sex trafficking and sashes, HBO's chilling NXIVM docuseries "The Vow" proves a cult's power 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

Items like these serve as a reminder that no matter how big and overstuffed the city gets, New York remains a cult brand. Shirts for Lifelong New Yorkers and Those Who Would Like to Pass for One 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

The band was a cult favorite, at best, but kindled a scene alongside a handful of like-minded bands that fused rumbling heaviness and melody: Monster Magnet, Fu Manchu, Sleep. Kyuss Lives re-emerges from desert 2011-12-01T15:49:25Z

What else but a cult could draw so many different people together?  CrossFit mirrors American militarism 2013-09-08T00:00:00Z

Ms. Nishimura added that there was also a surprising overlap between viewers interested in Ms. Gadsby and “Wild Wild Country,” the documentary series about a cult leader. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

“There is not a corner of it that is not full of our cults and our gods.” Rome, Sacred Ground for Nearly 3,000 Years, and Counting 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

And though they slowly built a cult following from there, it was only with the 2011 release of their dreamy and soulful third album, “Ritual Union,” that the band gained widespread recognition. | Nearly Two Decades In, Little Dragon Breaks Out 2014-05-13T13:00:29Z

The one-night screening of the cult classic film “Scarface” at the Empire 25 movie theater in Times Square. ArtsBeat Blog: Meet Tony Montana, Role Model 2011-09-01T20:29:35Z

They recall going to see the cult LA country-psych band Beachwood Sparks when they were younger, and trying to trace where that music had come from. Allah-Las: American cratediggers in London 2013-01-20T19:30:01Z

In the depths of the pandemic, an unlikely cult favorite emerged in the English-speaking world. In Tove Ditlevsen’s World, Happy Families Don’t Stand a Chance 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z

In a recent article for the Daily Beast, Gillian Anderson discussed her long road to being paid equally for her work alongside David Duchovny on “The X-Files,” the 1990s cult phenomenon. Gillian Anderson’s equal pay fight: The “X-Files” star is not alone — even now, TV’s gender pay gap persists 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

Since Mr. Stanford’s death, his cult has grown, but it’s never come close to metastasizing. Review: ‘What About This: Collected Poems of Frank Stanford’ 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

The overall effect is more grisly than funny, but a cult following seems ensured, and for added surreal-pop-culture cachet, Brooke Shields voices the mother. ‘Mr. Pickles’ and a New Tim & Eric Show, on Adult Swim 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

“It was a little bit of kismet,” said Showalter, whose acting and writing credits include MTV’s sketch show “The State” and the cult film “Wet Hot American Summer.” As Sally Field aged, her parts got less interesting — until ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

As with any cult, it could be something dark and divisive if you got on the wrong side of it. Why we fell for clean eating 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z

But then, inevitably, the rules were relaxed and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre progressed to being a cult classic, a movie revered by new generations of directors. Tobe Hooper: the director who took a chainsaw to wholesome family life 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

At the height of the criticism, he was accused of running a cult, of embezzling funds, of running a covert evangelical mission. Jason Russell: Kony2012 and the fight for truth 2013-03-03T00:05:34Z

Of course, there’s his unforgettable creation from the cult classic “Office Space”: Milton, the stapler-obsessed arsonist hidden under extremely thick glasses, stilted speech and a pocket protector. Stephen Root Is Just the Man for a Cubicle or a Castle 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

“It’s supposed to work as a film to evoke the Grateful Dead. Then once you’re indoctrinated into the cult, you can find all the albums I didn’t talk about.” Grateful Dead Documentary: A Four-Hour Jam on Jerry Garcia’s World 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

The Virgin survived, and her cult is thriving. T Magazine: Immaculate Perception 2010-12-05T23:00:00Z

MTV launched their cult sketch show The State in 1993; the following year Nickelodeon made All That, a sketch show suitable for a younger audience. W/ Bob and David: why the rise of sketch comedy is no brief laugh 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

As the article grew into an obsession, Mr. O’Neill tracked down enough faded Hollywood luminaries, intelligence operatives, mobsters, drug traffickers and former cult members to, well, fill a Tarantino movie. Journalist Misses His Deadline on Manson Article. By 20 Years. 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z

My dad was the leader of the chapter of an Italian cult called the Children of God and my mum was one of his wives. Rose McGowan: ‘Being sexually assaulted threw a wrench in my thinking' 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

Abdel-Magied’s complex and honest narrative is a refreshing departure from the hyper-curated “there’s no way they actually live like that” cults of personality. The many identities of the digital age activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z

When does a group become a cult, and why? Liane Moriarty’s New Novel, Set at a Spa, Features Some Killer Treatments 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

For those who followed fashion during his halcyon days in the 1990s and early aughts, his pieces were the stuff of cult fascination. Helmut Lang Returns! Or Does He? 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere on TV there is plentiful festival coverage, countless lowest-common-denominator video channels, a fair number of TV talent shows and an abundance of cult programming on Sky Arts and BBC4. Why is TV so bad at music shows? 2013-07-24T17:04:08Z

Three audio-first horror novellas bring the World of Darkness back from the cult vampire video games to mainstream fiction. New Audiobooks, From Thomas Cromwell to the World of Darkness 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

We didn’t start hiring writers until the third season, but by that time we’d had two seasons on the air, and the show had started to accumulate a cult following. Glenn Howerton on It's Always Sunny: 'Nothing is going too far unless it doesn’t make us laugh' 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

"This is what a lot of cult leaders do." Woman plans 285-mile run in her wedding dress to raise awareness for narcissistic abuse 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

Smith chats with writers, artists and, rather weirdly, Mark Hamill about the cult of the Dark Knight. Catch-up TV Guide: from The Hollow Crown to Twenty Twelve 2012-07-20T23:05:00Z

“I was indoctrinated into a Democratic Party cult from a very early age,” Ms. Pelosi said. Alexandra Pelosi Plunges Into Trump Country 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z

“In the beginning, it sounds like he’s riding this high of enlightenment and spirituality,” said Martinetti, detailing the development of the cult. Why are we so fascinated with cults? They reveal the dirty cultural secrets all around us 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z

Mr. Adebimpe and his loftmates were patrons, but he somehow missed “The Black Belly of the Tarantula” as it grew in cult status. ArtsBeat: The Characters Are Dead, the Soundtrack Is Live 2012-06-15T19:36:06Z

This new development is promising for fans of his other cult hit Party Down, which cast member Megan Mullally confirmed is happening. Veronica Mars movie halfway to $2m goal on Kickstarter after half a day 2013-03-13T18:56:00Z

The three best studio comedies of 2016 seemed almost designed to fail theatrically and find their audience later, when their peculiarities can finally take root in cult circles. Too many sequels, too much money: why did so many comedies flop in 2016? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

The duo rose to fame with the cult series The League of Gentlemen which first aired on television screens in 2001 and there is talk of it returning in some form in the future. AUDIO: Shearsmith in a League of his own 2014-02-04T16:27:03Z

I didn't jump out of my cult into a plane's cockpit. I was in a cult. Britney was in a conservatorship. Our situations are crazy similar 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

Late in life, he reunited his 60s cult band The Deviants and returned to the stage, as much his true home as the writer's chair he occupied for the previous four decades or so. Goodbye, Mick Farren, activist, rabble-rousing rocker and NME journalist 2013-07-29T16:32:50Z

She's a reminder that many self-styled alternative health revolutionaries are not entirely dissimilar to cult leaders. Nicole Kidman is ready to Goop you now in Hulu's hollow "Nine Perfect Strangers" 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z

And he achieved cult status in Ridley Scott’s “Alien” in 1979 as Kane, the first victim of the title space creature, who emerges bloodily from his chest. John Hurt, British Actor Hailed for His Shape-Shifting Roles, Dies at 77 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

It uses so many tactics that are just usual cult tactics. Allison Mack was "a seeker": "Infamous" host on being NXIVM's chosen reporter, interviewing members 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z

In this case the answer was no: cult content is cult content. Jagjaguwar, Factory 25 and Indie Film 2010-08-22T00:45:00Z

His engaging 2006 memoir "White Bicycles," the basis of the current tour, is filled with accounts of cult figures and open-minded principles that inspired Hitchcock, whose own work draws from the era's surrealist vibes. Looking at, listening to 1967's London scene 2011-03-20T12:45:00Z

The 1986 horror-comedy "Critters" borrowed some of its premise from the Kelly Encounter and became a cult classic, spawning four sequels and a TV series reboot. "E.T." at 40: A personal reflection on the importance of a "closed story" 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z

Readers are left to look down on Fox’s millions of loyalists as gullible members of an extremist cult. The Incestuous Relationship Between Donald Trump and Fox News 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z

In January 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred in western Japan, and, in March of the same year, the Tokyo subway sarin attack was perpetrated by members of the cult movement Aum Shinrikyo. Read Your Way Through Tokyo 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z

Reich became the scapegoat for the new morality because, as the guru of the "new cult of sex and anarchy", he seemed to give a philosophical purpose to the data identified by Kinsey. Wilhelm Reich: the man who invented free love 2011-07-07T12:15:01Z

Instead, Aiden and Mia put Grace through grueling emotional and physical torture, hiding her food, belongings and psychiatric medication and playing tapes of her old priest until they eventually trigger her cult programming. When Moms Attack 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

He started as a cult favorite with the old-fashioned songs on “High Top Mountain” but his reputation has been building rapidly. Sturgill Simpson’s brilliant Nirvana cover: Country singer breathes new life into “In Bloom” 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

In my reality and time, he founded a cult. Work, pray, fear: my life in the Family cult 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

It's possible that films like "Mulholland Drive" would have become cult classics even without DVD treatment, but Lynch is the special case of a cult cinema director. 10 year time capsule: The puzzle movie hits made possible by DVD 2011-03-22T16:37:00Z

He went on to star in cult films such as The Lost Boys and Young Guns. Sutherland to receive Hasty Pudding 2013-02-05T15:15:55Z

I always have preferred the chilly “Winter” ending, and this version of the film has become a cult favorite. The top 5 Valentine’s Day heartbreak films 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

And yet the authors' straightforward cataloguing of bands and brands does tell you something about this most fetishistically materialistic of youth cults by showing how the mod's-eye can verge on myopia. The A-Z of Mod by Paolo Hewitt and Mark Baxter – review 2012-06-01T10:00:01Z

“A cult just means — when you look it up — it just means a group of people with idiosyncratic and shared values,” Sachs said in an interview here one recent afternoon. Tom Sachs: Rocket Man to Renaissance Man 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

Picture, if you will, coming into contact with a predatory cult — and being recruited by cult leaders who look just like Cate Blanchett and Dominic West! 15 Summer TV Shows We’re Looking Forward To 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

I think this segment was supposed to soothe us into a Zenlike peacefulness, but I kept thinking of stories about mass suicides among religious cults. Review: Visiting ‘Houseworld,’ and the Perils and Pleasures of Immersive Theater 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

The cult Parisian duo, who specialise in a rather ripe, very French mix of pop, cabaret and electronic music, share studio space with dOP and mentored their early forays into house and techno. Vive la dance 2010-12-30T13:28:49Z

When it eventually was, it became a cult classic, now in English for the first time. New & Noteworthy 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z

On one hand, the Tarzan legacy ends up with such insipid fare as the Disney movie: on the other, he is still a touchstone for cult writers. Tarzan at 100: lord of the superheroes 2012-06-08T13:13:36Z

What is the worldly cult of the Jew? Connections: Two New Books About Anti-Semitism 2010-07-05T21:57:00Z

But they were also helping to reaffirm the reorganization of community under their various cults of personality. Our Health Is in Danger. Wellness Wants to Fill the Void. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

That’s exactly the effect of this inordinately delicate drama by the talented author of “Circle Mirror Transformation,” this season’s cult hit at Playwrights Horizons. | 'The Aliens': At Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Two Slacker Outsiders 2010-04-23T02:31:00Z

Asked whether they’re feeling the pressure of being in a project that is associated with Bong and takes its cues from a cult classic, both actors take it in stride. For Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, the harrowing ‘Snowpiercer’ revival is more timely than ever 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z

It’s become a bit of a cult item. Review: J. D. McClatchy’s Secret Autobiography, in Quotations 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z

Ms. Markey, a cult cabaret artist and experimental actress of a singular stripe, is considering the nature of relationships in which one and one often seem to add up to, well, one. Review: In the Relationships in ‘Singlet,’ One and One Make One 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

“It was like a cult, almost,” he said. The great vape debate: are e-cigarettes saving smokers or creating new addicts? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

“I’m on the record as a fried-chicken freak,” says editor in chief Dana Cowin, who wasn’t disappointed by this cult Williamsburg spot known for fried chicken seasoned with paprika, black pepper and cayenne. The Best Places to Eat Fried Chicken in America 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z

The Genetic Opera,” a cult movie musical that opened in several cities two years ago. Movie Review | 'Repo Men': Jude Law?s Hands-On Approach to Health Care Reform 2010-03-19T00:10:00Z

In a career spanning more than half a century, he appeared in films including the cult 1968 movie If … and the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. Actor Graham Crowden dies at 87 2010-10-21T17:11:00Z

For such a likable writer, it’s confounding that Lamott’s work is weakest when she speaks like who she is: the self-made leader of a literary cult. ‘Hallelujah Anyway’: Anne Lamott’s conflicted message for a conflicted nation 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z

Naturally, then, his shows sell out within seconds of going on sale and his late night ramblings on the have achieved cult status online. Daniel Kitson; I've Never Seen Star Wars: radio review 2013-01-24T17:30:01Z

Do you think those cult Jon Benjamin fans are going to see this as you getting too recognizable? Comedian Jon Benjamin has a van...and a voice 2011-06-28T12:45:00Z

My father converted from Judaism to Islam when I was five years old, and I grew up in a Sufi commune that turned into a cult in the Hill Country of Texas. I was in a cult. Britney was in a conservatorship. Our situations are crazy similar 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

“Stairway to Stardom” is a big, flashing target: This 1980s public-access cult phenomenon featured a wide variety of people strutting their stuff with a blithe confidence unsupported by any evidence of traditional talent. Review: A Talent for Talentlessness in ‘Stairway to Stardom’ 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

Throughout the series it's shown how Shamblin Lara used the language of manipulation present in many alleged cults to control believers. In HBO Max's "The Way Down," one evangelical church preaches dieting as the way to salvation 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, David Lynch, whose last film, "Inland Empire," received a limited release in 2006, will revive his cult series "Twin Peaks" for Showtime next year. Amazon's Woody Allen series deal marks big step in creative strategy 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

Despite critical praise, a cult following and a record contract, Archers of Loaf never found satisfaction. 'What Did You Expect?': Big applause for band Archers of Loaf 2012-10-04T20:03:04Z

“This book is part of this phenomenon that’s resurrecting the cult of the leader.” A New Book About Mussolini Is Provoking a Debate Over His Legacy 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

The touchstones would appear to be Motown when Norman Whitfield arrived or, more recently, tortured London rock'n'soul cult wonder Lewis Taylor. New band of the day ? No 820: Graffiti6 2010-07-07T12:50:00Z

After their own mother dies of suicide, Aidan and Mia aren't thrilled with their new stepmother Grace, the sole survivor of a Christian cult with members who also happened to die by mass suicide. The best movies to stream in May, from "Star Wars" to "The Lovebirds" 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

Now 65 and retired, he can’t switch off his “copness”; he keeps doing his job, pursuing a cult leader who has persuaded 70 people to give him their lives, money and 12-year-old daughters. New Books by Jim Harrison and Howard Jacobson 2011-10-19T22:58:24Z

Instead, Harris’s seamless, all-explanatory narrative feels increasingly and weirdly teleological, like a cult belief system. Can One City Be a Microcosm of Everything That’s Wrong? 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

Merging the sacred and the profane, the bloody and the batty, “Love Exposure” tunnels into serious topics — warped parenting, sexual intolerance and the way religious cults enslave damaged souls — with a hilariously blasphemous shovel. | 'Love Exposure': ?Love Exposure,? Directed by Sion Sono ? Review 2011-09-02T04:33:03Z

A brief glance through the decade’s films show we have had more than a passing interest in cults. What were we thinking? The worst trends of the decade – ranked! 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

Ms. Lotz wondered if video-on-demand viewers in the future would buy a subscription for the show, given its cult hit status. ‘Arrested Development’ Returns on Netflix 2013-05-23T19:10:17Z

She was already a fan of the creator Julia Davis’s “Nighty Night” and “Human Remains,” which have made her a star in Britain but earned only a cult following here. Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner Go ‘Camping’ 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

International sanctions and a cult of administrative incompetence have choked off Iran's revenue and destroyed its currency and credit. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-01T17:30:02Z

But it has since become a cult Christmastime favorite. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Nico, 1988’ and ‘Blockers’ 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Morris’s title refers to “cargo cults” of the South Pacific, the ritual response of islanders to Western goods that washed up on their shores. Review: Mark Morris Conducts at Tanglewood, and Offers a Debut 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

It’s unclear whether he is an authentic celebrity or has simply managed to fuel his own cult of personality. Week Ahead: Aug. 22 ? 28 2010-08-19T14:57:00Z

The Hollywood Reporter claims the Canadian director has been in talks with the production team who secured the rights to Frank Herbert’s cult sci-fi novel in November. Arrival director Denis Villeneuve in talks to direct Dune reboot 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

“Arrested Development” originally ran on Fox from 2003-06, the quintessential cult show that never found an audience large enough to stay on network television. ‘Arrested Development’ Will Return May 29 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

Driven by social media “unboxing” videos, some of the calendars like Bonne Maman’s, now in its sixth year, have attracted a cult following. Advent calendars are raking it in while counting it down 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z

In 1962, the academy nominated sublime wit Dorothy Parker for reading an album of "her own short stories, verse and a book review" for cult jazz label Verve. A Grammy for James Franco? Weird tales from the spoken word category 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Though the short got into Sundance and eventually led to the 1996 feature version of "Bottle Rocket," which became a cult sensation on video, things were far from glamorous. "Middle" man Luke Wilson makes hard work look easy 2010-08-16T03:53:00Z

The grisliest footnote of all is that Doris Day’s son Terry became a record company executive who was pestered for a contract by cult leader Charles Manson. Doris Day: the wholesome face of postwar American optimism 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z

Horror film Birdemic earns cult status for bad acting and worse special effects 3. Can't bear it 2010-04-08T11:37:00Z

The resurgence of feminism has intersected with hippydom and seen a renewed interest in womb worship, most notably in the form of the Spirit Weavers Gathering, an all-female Californian camp dubbed “the world’s chicest cult”. The hippy is back: not so cool if you remember it the first time round 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

The genesis was he said, “Look, if I wanted to start a cult, I could. And I don’t know if that’s necessarily a good thing.” ‘The Idol’ Creators: ‘This Is Not Going to Be for Everybody’ 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

“Me Him Her,” a loose, rambling, indie comedy, shows the mark of one of the father’s less well-known films, the cult favorite “Into the Night” from 1985. Review: In ‘Me Him Her,’ Late-20-Somethings Emerge From Life’s Confusion 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

Its theaters serve a mix of programming that includes Hollywood blockbusters, art house fare and cult classics, in a luxury environment. ArcLight opens cinema in Culver City 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z

She has never been held to account for the appalling child abuse or long list of other crimes of which she was accused when the cult’s inner workings were exposed. Growing up with The Family: inside Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s sinister cult 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

Lynch was one of the first big-name film directors to move into TV when his cult drama Twin Peaks reached the small screen in 1990. David Lynch: Art cinema in trouble 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

Everyone in Maine seems to adore these cult potato chips. Everyone in Maine is obsessed with these chips 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z

“Emotion” sold abysmally, but it became a cult hit and critical darling, and rightly so: it is a dazzling and focussed achievement. Carly Rae Jepsen’s Ecstatic Hymns to Love 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

The exchange suggests their decision to remake a track with such a cult legacy was a self-imposed challenge in itself. The Beats Fuelling the Viral Dance Challenges 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

Spirit are obscure even by cult rock band standards. Hidden treasures: Spirit – Future Games 2013-03-05T14:49:20Z

The film, which had its premiere here on Monday night, aims for cult horror territory. ‘Antibirth,’ Natasha Lyonne and Chloë Sevigny’s Sundance Reunion 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

While that “Parsifal” was revelatory in imagining the opera’s climax as the integration of women into the Grail cult, this “Lohengrin” isn’t interested in fresh interpretations. Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z

The 2004 indie cult classic is beautiful, funny, enlightening, inspiring, and downright clever … but it’s also bitter, depressing, nostalgic, sobering, and painful. Ranking: Valentine’s Day Films From Worst to Best 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Devotees of cult films are like billiard or backgammon fans; they insist that the games are far superior to pool or chess, but they realise that if everyone started playing them, it would ruin everything. Cult films: just bad movies in a good disguise? 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

The musical has had a cult following in the US, although its success on Broadway was limited, despite a Tony nomination for Best Original Musical. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-10-05T23:05:25Z

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is one of cinema's great cult classics. Michel Legrand puts his Umbrellas up indoors 2011-03-17T22:10:01Z

Kimmy was in the eighth grade when she was kidnapped by a cult leader, Richard Wayne Gary Wayne and locked in an underground bunker with three fellow sister wives. Review: ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Features a Midwestern Fish Out of Water 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

They all merrily follow Ms. Ford into the cult of bright white. Leanne Ford Explores the Many Shades of White 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

It’s another 9 a.m. on another Wednesday, and a half-century after he began teaching at Georgetown University, the ­75-year-old accidental cult leader is outlining his ideal narrative format to yet another class. His class is famously tough. ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘Westworld’ wouldn’t exist without it. 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

The stories include classic and kinky fantasies and are sometimes made by guest directors, such as the Canadian cult queer filmmaker Bruce LaBruce. ‘There’s Not Just One Type of Porn’: Erika Lust’s Alternative Vision 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

Born in the Bronx to Korean immigrants, Sohn got a summer job working on Brad Bird's 1999 animated cult classic "Iron Giant" while studying animation at the California Institute of the Arts. Pixar redraws the lines for its 'Good Dinosaur' 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

Animating the 2004 cult film allows the original cast to reprise its roles without having to explain the seven years' wear and tear. 20 notable TV shows set to debut for the midseason: from sitcoms and serial mysteries to Betty White as prankster 2012-01-12T19:24:42Z

More often than not, though, the obligation to turn a profit and satisfy a cult tee up multiple sequels and spinoffs turns the work of directing these things into a middle-management gig. Riff: The Prescription to Save Ailing Superheroes 2011-07-31T04:23:02Z

Add to that the valley’s microclimate that produces considerable precipitation — this is powder country — and it’s obvious why Jackson Hole has a cult following. 36 Hours in Jackson Hole, Wyo. 2013-12-18T21:54:55Z

Broken Lizard, the troupe behind the cult classic “Super Troopers,” raised more than $2 million from fans to get this sequel made — and, judging by the results, they had a lot of fun making it. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Molly’s Game’ and ‘Annihilation’ 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z

Whether it takes on the attributes of a cult movie, however, is a trickier question. Sony's 'The Interview' on strange ground, but is it in cult-film zone? 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

In the cult, our diets were also controlled. I was in a cult. Britney was in a conservatorship. Our situations are crazy similar 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z

She has also represented Keith Raniere, once the leader of the Nxivm sex cult, as he appealed his conviction on sex trafficking and other charges, for which he was sentenced to 120 years in prison. Defending R. Kelly and Bill Cosby, the Same Combative Lawyer 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

A fusion of rebellious youth culture and groundbreaking animation, its story of teenage biker gangs in a postapocalyptic Tokyo became an international cult hit. Digital love: why cinema can't get enough of cyberpunk 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Carter said, jokingly shaking her first at the 1999 movie, a cult classic that branded buttons as ugly "flair." Preserving and showcasing buttons as historical signposts 2010-09-21T19:15:00Z

The methods religious cults use to break down their disciples generally follow the same tried and tested path, and are ultimately geared around control: physical and psychological, by extremely damaged individuals. TV highlights 28/08/2012 2012-08-27T19:00:02Z

The show features pyrotechnics, enormous marionettes, a floating inflatable pig, a 30-foot white wall that serves as a movie screen and imagery from Alan Parker's cult film "The Wall." Pink Floyd's Roger Waters does 'The Wall' at KeyArena 2012-05-17T20:00:06Z

Making the jump from cult favorite to star has always been about more than timing, delivery and jokes. Hannibal Buress Evolves From Cult Star to Showman 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Religious fervor pervades the story of three students — a lapsed evangelical, a party girl and an emerging cult leader — who meet and fall in love. 50 notable works of fiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

Like Sound of My Voice, which involved a cult, The East focuses on this idea of infiltrating a group. Brit Marling on Writing, Anarchists, and the Need to Get Her Heart Broken 2013-06-01T12:00:23Z

It retains a cult following, with the hard-boiled masculinity and political incorrectness of Waterman and Thaw's rule-bending Flying Squad police officers inspiring affection among fans. Shut it: Plan B to star in new Sweeney film 2011-04-05T12:59:25Z

Given Twilight's cinematic presence, it's perhaps understandable that all manner of strange merchandising will ensue, but look at a cult author such as Hunter S Thompson and the weirdness continues. Book merchandise gets weird 2010-03-17T08:00:00Z

Both Foley and Van Zandt were overlooked commercially in their lifetimes, only to have their work resuscitated decades later, when they became cult heroes—swashbuckling iconoclasts with heavy hearts. Blaze Foley’s Inevitable Sorrow and Spiritual Success 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

The inanity of the rituals of teen-age girls—the semi-rigid hierarchies, mandatory conformity, mob mentality, and rules of inclusion and exclusion—are mocked endlessly in 2004’s “Mean Girls,” a cult classic. What About the Girls? 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

In an earlier essay here at Salon, I described Donald Trump’s campaign as a political death cult. The ghouls have won: The first night of Donald Trump’s RNC was a political death cult 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z

Work appropriate they were not, unless perhaps you serve as the personal assistant to the elder of some secret cult. Men’s Wear Hustles to Stay in the Game 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

In the past the site has been used by artists with cult followings, who would otherwise be unlikely to be funded via the usual bureaucratic-capitalist routes. Stop blaming Zach Braff for 'ruining' Kickstarter and indie art 2013-05-09T16:30:00Z

It derives in part from the city's mercurial and intangible spirituality, rich in symbols, occult meanings, numerology, syncretism between Catholicism and magic, between scintillescent sunlight and deep shadow – and the cult of death. Aniello Arena: the Italian gangster who turned movie star 2013-02-17T00:02:02Z

“Trump created the cult that includes people who serve as court jesters there to entertain the monarch and augment his power,” Mr. Robinson said. The President’s Backup Band 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

Inspired on a 1973 cult sci-fi film, the show centers around Westworld, a theme park that caters to rich men and women unfettered by the rules and etiquette imposed upon them in their normal lives. Violence and empathy in “Westworld”: “That’s not the point we want to make, that it’s okay if they’re a robot” 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

A cult arose among religious men around what were called tears of grace, or holy tears, which came in prayer, the evidence of God’s redeeming love. The Tears of Brett Kavanaugh 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

From the very beginnings of Yugoslav socialism, the cultural enforcement of patriotism depended on ideological pageants like the Relay of Youth, which was important for the maintenance of Tito’s personality cult. My Mother and the Failed Experiment of Yugoslavia 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z

The inclination to defend a cult leader against the charge of “mind control” is somewhat baffling. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

They both want to do something important and somehow, they’ve learned about a burgeoning cult in the San Fernando Valley that revolves around a woman who claims to be from the future. Sound of My Voice: You'll Want to Listen to This Cult Leader 2012-04-26T17:42:32Z

Despite Mr. Scott-Heron’s public problems, he remained an admired cult figure who made occasional concert appearances and was sought after as a collaborator. Gil Scott-Heron, Voice of Black Culture, Dies at 62 2011-05-28T17:37:19Z

Certainly Fleabag, the cult television series created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, has done its part for hot priests. Is this the cultural moment of the ‘hot priest’? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z

“People call it a cult show because of the subject matter.” David Duchovny on the New 'X-Files' and Why Mulder Was a Terrible F.B.I. Agent 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

The Doors’ success ushered in a wave of rock signings at Elektra, from cult heroes like the Stooges and the MC5 to Queen. Miss the Music of the Doors? There’s an iPad App for That 2013-05-06T22:10:15Z

If the characters played to the camera in “The Office,” they seem tortured by it in this cult favorite, a short-lived show that returned for an even more bracing second season a decade later. Watch the Evolution of Cringe Comedy in 9 Clips 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z

Over time a cult following built up around his music and, as shown in Bendjelloul's documentary, the musician was eventually found still alive and performing in Detroit. Oscar-winning 'Sugar Man' director Malik Bendjelloul dies at 36 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z

One of the few female cult leaders in history – and apparently one of the cruellest – Hamilton-Byrne operated in almost total secrecy over two decades. Growing up with The Family: inside Anne Hamilton-Byrne’s sinister cult 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z

But is the celebrity cult such a new phenomenon? T Magazine: Red Carpet Baggers 2012-02-15T00:23:14Z

It has become a cult success and the internet has helped it to attract fans in obscure parts of the world. The cult radio kings of Blackburn 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z

“Trump world is like a cult, and a lot of these senators are in the cult, so I don’t know if anything could change some of their minds,” said Parnas. Lev Parnas, barred from impeachment trial, makes himself its star anyway 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z

Together they detailed allegations that he held women against their will and ran a “sex cult.” Lawyer: Arrangements being made to pay R. Kelly’s $100K bail 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

In doing so, he created an instant cult. When Mango Mania Was Revolutionary 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z

Perhaps the comparisons with her sister can end now, not least because her effervescent songs defy the apologetic qualifiers "indie", "art" and "cult". Solange – review 2013-01-20T00:06:13Z

All told, it is a commanding, haunting farewell—one that deserves, but is unlikely to receive, the cult fame accorded to its predecessor. Cult Fame and Its Discontents 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

Mr. Parkes appeared in scores of children’s television shows, including “The Littlest Hobo” and “Shining Time Station,” as well as theatrical productions, radio dramas and films like the cult crime drama “The Boondock Saints.” Gerard Parkes, Actor on ‘Fraggle Rock,’ Dies at 90 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

Any cult worth its hallucinogenic salts operates by perceiving what the mark requires and then giving it to them through a community of surrogate loved ones. From Midsommar to martial arts: how movie cults got real 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

These techniques that Silicon Valley is crafting into its new corporate model share more in common with cults than with Fordism. In-work dining at Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook causes spike in divorce rate 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z

When I make the faux pas of forgetting who starred in Bring It On, the cult 1999 cheerleading movie, Van Ness gasps. Jonathan Van Ness on being HIV positive: 'It gave me a reason to really fight' 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

Parting Glances gained a cult following and for some, its existence was vitally important. 'There was a lot of panic' - behind the first movies to tackle the Aids crisis 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

Another cult British kitchen-sinker for devotees of the digital channel Talking Pictures. Every Judi Dench film – ranked! 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

Kyle MacLachlan will reprise his role as Special Agent Dale Cooper in the new series of cult TV show Twin Peaks. MacLachlan returns to Twin Peaks 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

Through the 1970s he was in a 10-year relationship with the cult singer Nico, which found her appearing in a number of his films, including "The Inner Scar." 'Jealousy' a Garrel family endeavor to create art from loss 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

It crept up on him as Lambchop slowly transmogrified from complete unknowns to beloved cult through the late 90s. Kurt Wagner on Lambchop, Nashville ? and being seen as a redneck 2012-02-10T00:00:01Z

This true-crime program takes a deep dive into the murders of seven people by members of Charles Manson’s cult. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ and Charles Manson 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

Can the power of the cult power the biggest Kickstarter film ever? The crew behind Veronica Mars is about to find out. Veronica Mars movie halfway to $2m goal on Kickstarter after half a day 2013-03-13T18:56:00Z

Wright: I think if you kind of try and chase trends, and you try and make a cult movie, you're probably doomed to failure, if you're really trying to push buttons. U.K. director Edgar Wright takes on "The World" 2010-08-16T03:19:00Z

He’s a performer, graphic novelist, poet and, most prominently, a cult filmmaker. ‘Psychomagic, a Healing Art’ Review: Introducing Surrealist Therapy 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

His wardrobe is a faithful recreation of a very idiosyncratic kind of fashion fan, dedicated to gender-fluid, streetwear-influenced shapes by cult designers such as Rick Owens. TV style icons of 2020: Schitt's Creek's absolutely fabulous fashion overload 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z

He didn’t court cult fandom and avoided the inside joke. Meet a Looser, More Personal Seinfeld 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

Known for instinctively shying away from any budgetary excess, Eastwood is a filmmaker who has made a cult of understatement and fiscal prudance. When geniuses bomb 2012-06-12T14:00:00Z

Almost all cult movies have one factor in common -- they gain their status slowly, via discovery across generations‎. Sony's North Korea film 'The Interview': Can it achieve cult status? 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

Jacinto talked to Salon about building the "push-and-pull" of an onscreen love triangle, getting into character as a possible cult member and his goal of "driving the chaos" in future roles. From "The Good Place" to "Nine Perfect Strangers," Manny Jacinto breaks from "driving the chaos" 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

The band was often likened to Led Zeppelin early in its career, winning cult approval from punk and heavy metal enthusiasts. Soundgarden reunion tour relives band's '90s glory 2011-07-03T13:48:01Z

What Trump learned was, quite simply, that celebrities had the unique ability to turn their fame into a politically viable cult of personality. The Donald Trump jokes are on us now: This public humiliation should have tanked his politics career — but it only fueled his fire 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z

Olympia and her brother Nicanor, a Roman proconsul, are dealing with this pesky sectarian cult following some Jewish prophet murdered in Jerusalem. CD reviews: Exhuming an operatic ‘Herculanum.’ 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z

The network has also plans to make a cartoon version of cult comedy Napoleon Dynamite and a show about ghosts on Alcatraz - the brainchild of Lost and Alias creator JJ Abrams. Family Guy creator to give Flintstones a yabba-do-over 2011-05-18T09:46:21Z

Politicians who are willing to bring down democracy to appease a cult leader? Perspective | We must stop calling Trump’s enablers ‘conservative.’ They are the radical right. 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z