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fromJezebel
1 week ago

'We Love You, Bunny' Is Stranger and More Ambitious Than 'Bunny'

Protagonist Sam has extricated herself from the clutches of the rest of her MFA cohort, a group of women who transform rabbits into desirable men, setting the stage for this not-quite-a-sequel sequel. Told in part from the point of view of Sam's nemeses, the Bunnies, We Love You, Bunny also includes the point of view of Aerius, the first bunny they transformed into a man, who is hell bent on escaping the Bunnies' clutches.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

We Love You, Bunny by Mona Awad review a delicious follow-up to Bunny

Sequel centers on Samantha and the Bunnies, a satirical, horror-inflected exploration of upper-middle-class feminine narcissism and creative rivalry at an Ivy League.
Mental health
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

From Synanon to influencers: The dangerous return of humiliation as a cure for drugs

Confrontational, humiliating treatment methods became cult-like addiction programs that exploited and harmed participants and reappeared online through influencer-led shaming.
UK news
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Vicar who led rave-style 'cult' in Church of England found guilty of sexually assaulting female followers

Christopher Brain, leader of the Nine O'Clock Service in Sheffield, sexually abused multiple women entrusted to his "homebase" team and was convicted on 17 counts.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Vicar who led cult' in Church of England found guilty of assaulting female followers

The trial heard the women sometimes referred to as the Lycra Lovelies or the Lycra Nuns were on a rota to help then-Reverend Brain with his every need. Some gave him sensual massages which he told the jury were to relieve tension headaches. He was charged with one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent assault relating to 13 women between 1981 and 1995. On Wednesday, jurors at Inner London Crown Court found him guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault against nine women.
UK news
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