A Lurid Cult Horror Story, Told With Rare Sensitivity

In his excellent “The Oracle’s Daughter,” Harrison Hill looks at the people and the questions beyond the headlines.

Redpanda Connect Breaks Down Data Silos with Salesforce Connectors, Streaming CDC for Oracle and DynamoDB

Redpanda, creators of the Redpanda Agentic Data Plane (ADP) for enterprise AI, today announced the general availability of four new components in Redpanda Connect: an Amazon Dynam ...
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Herndon High NJROTC Changes Command, Honors Cadets

Herndon High School's Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) changed its command, honored its cadets, and bid farewell to its graduating seniors. The memorable evening included good food ...

What draws people into cults? A new book tracks the journeys of two followers

Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter is a story about the terror of losing the self — but it's also, gratifyingly, a ...
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How Alexandria Got Its Shape

When the city started, it was a couple blocks along the waterfront of 700 acres. Two hundred years later, it would grow to nearly 10,000 acres. How did Alexandria gain this much land over time? It ...