Claire Hoffman

Rolling Stone

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Contributing editor for Rolling Stone; she wrote the February 28, 2014 cover story on Justin Bieber

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Popular LA evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was reportedly kidnapped and held prisoner in Mexico in the 1920s, then fled on foot through the desert. A new book traces her story.

Aimee Semple McPherson: Farm girl, ‘kidnapped’ preacher, indicted celeb

Popular LA evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was reportedly kidnapped and held prisoner in Mexico in the 1920s, then fled on foot through the desert. A new book traces her story.

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Claire Hoffman was only three years old when her meditation teacher whispered her own personal secret mantra to her – the mantra she could use to meditate, which would lead to personal…

Lessons from 'Utopia Park'

Claire Hoffman was only three years old when her meditation teacher whispered her own personal secret mantra to her – the mantra she could use to meditate, which would lead to personal…

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It only took four short years for a young, innocent Justin Bieber to transform into the chaotic, troubled teen star we see in news reports today.

Bigger Than Bieber

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