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[kuhlt] / kʌlt /




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The show became cult viewing in Australia - and the team reformed to tour the country in 2005 - but the BBC never repeated it in the UK, something that annoyed the three performers.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

A revamped vampire tale: The Lost Boys, one of the 1980s’ campiest cult classics, just got adapted into a Broadway musical.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2026

People often compare it to a family, but it’s also a little like a cult.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Stalin’s death in 1953 sparked a succession fight and ultimately a process of “de-Stalinization” that dismantled his personality cult and program of mass terror.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

They sounded like some other secret cult thing.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

In other words, cults are as American as McDonald’s apple pie.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Since Niyazov's death in 2006, successive presidents -- Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and his son Serdar -- have kept the system in place, along with the cults of personality and grand architecture.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

If you’re endlessly fascinated by cults and crave another documentary dose, this month brings two very different offerings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

“Just to be practical,” I told myself, clicking “Buy Now” the way some people join cults.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

The more extreme tone cults try to burn their deadish, to make it permanent, but ambudrones usually get to them first.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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