Aum Shinrikyo

Photos: A Doomsday Cult Bought This Farm to Build Weapons of Mass Destruction

03.17.21

By Julian Morgans
Games

The True, Secret History of the Creepiest Cult Game Ever Made

11.12.19

By Matthew Gault
News

We spoke to the daughter of a Japanese cult leader the day before he was executed

07.16.18

By Dexter Thomas
Tech

Japan Just Executed the Leaders of an LSD-Fueled Doomsday Science Cult

07.06.18

By Daniel Oberhaus
Did a Japanese Cult Detonate a Nuclear Bomb in the Australian Desert?

09.27.17

By Royce Kurmelovs
Twenty Years Later, the Tokyo Subway Gas Attacks Still Scar Japan

03.31.15

By Brent Crane
One Man’s Interviews With A Doomsday Cult

02.18.14

By Julian Morgans
Tech

From Tesla to Asahara: One Japanese Death Cult’s Insane Attempt to Split the World in Two

10.18.12

By Jake Hanrahan

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Tech

AI Made the F-35 Fighter Jet a Maintenance Nightmare

The F-35 fighter jet, one of the most advanced vehicles of war ever made, is apparently being held back by its own AI system.

11.22.24

By Luis Prada
Photo: Vladimir Godnik

Metalcore Vocalist Admits He Faked Cancer for His Own Financial Gain

Nathaphon “Bon” Jutathaveewan, from Thai band Annalynn, said, ““The situation escalated to the point where I couldn’t see a way out.”

11.22.24

By Sammi Caramela
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Food

KFC and Taco Bell CEO Spends Hours Watching Her Customers Eat, Like a Creep

The CEO says she will personally visit KFCs and just sit there for “two, three hours” watching customers eat.

11.22.24

By Luis Prada
Screenshot: Chucklefish

Gaming

‘Loco Motive’ and Games Journalism’s Regrettable Relationship With Indie Games

‘Loco Motive’ is one of many awesome indie games that recently came out that I wish Waypoint had the space and time to highlight.

11.22.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Gaming

‘Call of Duty’ Player Calls out His ISP for a 1v1, ISP Founder Actually Shows Up

A ‘Call of Duty’ fan called out his ISP because of a laggy connection, and he didn’t expect that the founder would show up for a 1v1.

11.22.24

By Shaun Cichacki