Church of Scientology's Cult of Greed and Power
By all appearances, Noah Lottick had been a normal, happy 24-year-old who was looking for his place in the world. On the day last June when his parents drove to New York City to claim his body, they were nearly catatonic with grief. The young Russian-studies scholar had jumped from a 10th-floor window and bounced off the hood of a stretch limousine. When the police arrived, his fingers were still clutching $171 in cash, virtually the only money he hadn't yet turned over to the Church of Scientology... Read More

Tony Chan's forecasts for the year of the tiger
Spike columnist JON MARSH seeks guidance about what the Year of the Tiger has in store for us from Tony Chan, perhaps the greediest and most improbable self-styled feng shui master Hong Kong has ever known (and thats saying something). As a Chinese New Year service to readers, Spike has splashed out his entire annual two-digit bonus on a spiritual consultation with Tony Chan, the feng shui wizard with the shiniest teeth and dodgiest wills in Asia. For those of you who have been holidaying in Burkina Faso for the last year, a court recently rejected... Read More