Tom Cruise’s "Thetan Hop"

Today’s Salon.com has the first in what promises to be a very interesting 4-part series about the increasing visibility yet astounding secrecy of Scientology. Apparently Cruise’s string of fascinatingly obnoxious behavior lately is a result of his ascending to the level of “OT-VII” within the cultish religion. It’s worth clicking through the advertisement.

Also, last week’s New York Times featured a great piece by Alessandra Stanley on Cruise, approaching his antics as those of someone who’s finally broken free of publicist-driven talking points.

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