Word: cults
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past month, the LaRouche cult has been spreading allegations, totally unsubstantiated, that Dukakis received psychiatric treatment for depression after the death of his brother Stelian in 1973 and after his defeat for re-election as Governor in 1978. Most major news organizations refrained from trafficking in the speculation, but the issue was set simmering when Dukakis, citing personal privacy, balked at releasing his medical records. The Bush campaign then pointedly released a statement describing the Vice President's health as "excellent and vigorous." Bush operatives called news organizations, including TIME, to suggest follow-up stories about Dukakis' medical records...
...tunnels, spuming lava and mud wrestling? Is this evidence of puppy-dog passion, or an act of child abuse? Will Pee-wee's old fans be disappointed, and his young fans grossed out? It would be a fine irony if Reubens, who became a star playing to the American cult of childishness, were to get burnt because he wanted to play a little grown...
Judas Iscariot as the most loyal of Christ's disciples. Mary Magdalene as the former girlfriend who still tempts the Saviour and haunts his fantasies. John the Baptist as the center of a hysterical cult. And Jesus himself as a reluctant leader, subject to paranoid visions, uncertain if he is heeding the call of God or Satan. These are the unorthodox interpretations to be found in The Last Temptation of Christ, a new film directed by Martin Scorsese and based on the 1955 Nikos Kazantzakis novel...
...movies, the summer of La Bamba gave way last year to the autumn of Born in East L. A.; now the springtime of Stand and Deliver blends into the summer of Salsa. On the record charts the story is the same: Miami Sound Machine, Los Lobos, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. The rhythm is gonna...
...Yellowstone National Park is ringed by oil and gas drilling, timber clear- cutting and road building, jeopardizing its wildlife and geothermal geyser system. The Guru Ma religious cult is building a world headquarters for 600 plus disciples on a ranch abutting the park's northern border...