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My Dad Grew Up in a Cult. Now He’s a Famous Scientist.

The story of how he wound up in a dangerous compound-and how he escaped

9 min readApr 13, 2021

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Two vintage photographs of my dad and his sisters

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Sluts, Freaks, and Sinners: An Interview With Writers R.O. Kwon and Amanda Montell

The co-editor of Kink and the author of Cultish discuss what “cults” and kink have in common (and more).

11 min readJul 6, 2021

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Sluts, Freaks, and Sinners: An Interview With Writers R.O. Kwon and Amanda Montell

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3 Things Never to Say to Someone Involved With a Cult

A follower entrenched in cultish ideology will not respond well to these phrases

4 min readApr 20, 2021

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3 Things Never to Say to Someone Involved With a Cult

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A Cultural History of Feminine Nouns Turned Into Insults

‘Slut’ and ‘hussy’ used to have tame meanings. Then, like so many other feminine nouns, they came to mean ‘prostitute’

6 min readMay 21, 2019

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A Cultural History of Feminine Nouns Turned Into Insults

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Daughter of the Universe

I don’t know if there were other kids. So far no one I’ve asked has confirmed. I’ll probably never be sure if on different days or in…

18 min readOct 17, 2015

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Daughter of the Universe

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A Brief History of the Word “Bitch,” Necessitated by Benedict Cumberbitch

There might be room in feminism for bitches after all.

6 min readJan 20, 2015

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A Brief History of the Word “Bitch,” Necessitated by Benedict Cumberbitch

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A Linguist Explains Why Female Award Show Hosts are Funnier

There’s a reason T & A were so seamless. Science.

5 min readJan 12, 2015

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A Linguist Explains Why Female Award Show Hosts are Funnier

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Amanda Montell

Amanda Montell

Los Angeles writer / Author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism & Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language https://tinyurl.com/34886sec

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