Tag: Cults
The dangers of depicting Greta Thunberg as a prophet
Ellen Boucher, Amherst College
She came from obscurity and ignited a global movement. Beginning with a small but persistent act of protest outside the Swedish...
What the Heaven’s Gate suicides say about American culture
Ben Zeller, Lake Forest College
Heaven’s Gate – also known as the “UFO cult” – burst into American consciousness 20 years ago this...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
