Paul-Julien Robert grew up on a country estate with dozens of adults; but he had no idea which one was his father. In the European free-love commune, where he was born in the late 1970s, pretty much ...

When most people think of communes, they envision shaggy hippies, psychedelic drugs and free-love free-for-alls. But according to Bridget Downey-Meyer, those stereotypes sell the idea — and, more ...

Michael Rank was a British Council student in China from 1974-1976. During his time at Peking University in 1975, he and his classmates visited the Shangnian Brigade of the Beixiaoying Commune in ...

Cults are a fascinating study in human behavior. What seems like impossible actions become normal or commonplace to people all living together in relative isolation. How does it happen? There are many ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From ashrams to monasteries and even the mythical mould-free share house, humans have always been drawn to the promise of cohabitation.