4/27/21Scam Theater: Inside an Online Trading Crime Ring That Grifted Millions from Mom-and-Pop InvestorsIt was supposed to be an easy gig. Jason Glick had been acting for more than 30 years, mostly in stage productions,…ByJed OelbaumPublishedApril 27, 2021
6/17/20She Built a Shady Guru’s YouTube Army. Now She’s His Fiercest Critic—But Who Will Believe Her?It was May 2015, and the Hotel Surya in Varanasi, India, was hosting “Inner Awakening,” the flagship spiritual…ByJed OelbaumPublishedJune 17, 2020
3/20/20Forget the Woolly Mammoth—Let’s Resurrect Some Extinct PlantsFrom Jesus to “Jurassic Park,” people dream of resurrection, cheating death, defying nature, and uncovering the…ByJed OelbaumPublishedMarch 20, 2020
5/2/19For Men Who Will Try Anything to Get Taller, There's a World of Grifts and GimmicksNo matter how old you are, the website Height Maximizer claims it can provide you with “legitimate information that…ByJed OelbaumPublishedMay 2, 2019
2/21/19Ong's Hat: The Early Internet Conspiracy Game That Got Too RealOn a sunny morning in early 2000, Joseph Matheny woke up to find conspiracy theorists camped out on his lawn again.…ByJed OelbaumPublishedFebruary 21, 2019
5/15/18The Blood Ritual That Lives on YouTubePhoebe Rosa Castillo did her first Blood Over Intent ritual in August 2017. Draped in white fabric, the altar in her…ByJed OelbaumPublishedMay 15, 2018