I heard the word "Mormon" was at the Church of Christ in Paris, Tenn. Our youth minister was warning us about cults, which was definitely more interesting than learning about, say, the evils of dancing. Cults were dangerous. They brainwashed people and...

1972—In a Brennanesque opinion in People v. Anderson, the California supreme court, by a 6-1 vote, misconstrues the state constitution’s prohibition on cruel or unusual punishment to reflect “contemporary standards of decency” and rules that the death...

Although still gelling, her surreal fantasia shows considerable promise in its MET Theatre premiere. Thomas explores the officially ignored anecdotal evidence that Charles Manson (Tyson Turrou) became friends with coffee heiress Abigail Folger (Ivy...

Presented by and at the Met Theatre, 1089 N. Oxford Ave. , Hollywood. Feb. 10–March 11. Thu.–Sat. , 8 p.m. ; Sun. , 3 p.m. (Sun. , Feb. 19, performance is at 7 p.m.) (800) 838-3006 or www.brownpapertickets.com. Jill Charlotte Thomas' fictionalized...

Indeed, by the very fact of their homosexuality, they were already outside of society (like Patti Smith sings in her tune “Rock and Roll Nigger”). Sanders is the author of one of the best true crime books ever written in the United States. That book,...

What Brown needed, and millions of other American families still need, are drug courts invested with the power to invoke “coerced treatment.” People out in the streets (even the beautiful streets of Beverly Hills) running amuck and getting higher than...