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The Mushroom Death Suit is the Latest in Post-Mortem, Eco-Friendly Fashion
Just when you thought you had a handle on all the intricacies of modern, eco-friendly burials, a new post-mortem option has emerged. After creating a stir...
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Modern Grief
Confronting my husband's digital ghosts—one email at a time. By Nancy Westaway.
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Mummies Around the World—Dried, Smoked, or Thrown in a Bog
Cultures the world over have found ways to preserve the dead in almost any environment. By Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato. (Jan. 18)
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Do Crows Hold Funerals for Their Dead?
The highly intelligent birds gather around their fallen comrades, but why might surprise you. By Liz Langley. (Oct. 3)
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Gogi Grant, ‘The Wayward Wind’ Singer, Dies at 91
Gogi Grant, the singer whose hit ballad “The Wayward Wind” took Elvis Presley off the top spot on the Billboard charts, died Thursday, her family announced. She was 91. Grant, who recor…
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Two-year-old girl dies after biting a chilli
iting into a chilli pod is painful enough, but it can have far more serious consequences than a flaming tongue and watery eyes. A two-year-old girl, who accidentally took a bite of the hot fruit, died of respiratory failure despite medical intervention. The toddler's autopsy, conducted at AIIMS, said death was caused by gastric fluids getting into the respiratory tract. The rare incident was reported a few months ago and has...
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Dissolving the Dead
An Ontario entrepreneur really wants to send your body down the drain. By Graeme Bayliss.
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Scientists Have Identified 11 Indicators of a ‘Good Death’
Admit it, you’re morbidly curious. By Sarah Emerson.
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‘The scene belonged to a disaster movie, not a family holiday’: the day my partner drowned
When Decca Aitkenhead’s partner, Tony, died rescuing their son from a riptide, she believed she had survived the worst time of her life. But there was more to come.
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Scene Editor Jim Ridley Dies at 50
Jim Ridley — the editor, heart and soul of the Nashville Scene, a film critic with few peers, and one of the most beloved and...
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Why people are crowdfunding their funerals
With the costs soaring and government aid falling short, people are turning to crowdfunding to bury their loved ones. By Joe Smith.
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The Stories We Live With
Death turned his brother into a cipher, and it would take a return home to collect the pieces of a shattered life. By Philip Connors.
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Acclaimed Comic Book Artist Darwyn Cooke Passes Away at 53
The popular animator and comic book creator has passed away following a battle with cancer.
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New Orleans Pelicans News: Guard Bryce Dejean-Jones Shot And Killed In Texas
A young guard for the New Orleans Pelicans was shot and killed.
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Would we want to regenerate brains of patients who are clinically dead?
A newly registered trial aims to research reanimating brain dead people. But even if it works, it's not clear who the new person would be. By Anders Sandberg. (May 10, ’16)
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Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography
In Victorian England after-death photographs became a way of commemorating the dead and blunting the sharpness of grief.
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Dead woman found wedged in Florida window with baby in stroller nearby
The St. Petersburg Police Department officers responded to a call about a baby left abandoned in a stroller at the home.
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This List of Ways People Are Dying at Work [in the U.S.] Will Make Your Stomach Churn
Be thankful you have a job. Be thankful you’re alive. By Luke O’Neil. (May 9, 2016)
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A Tender Hand in the Presence of Death
The daily work of a hospice nurse, who treats the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of people at the most vulnerable point of their lives. By Larissa MacFarquhar.
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Archaeology of the Undead
The many precautions people have taken to keep corpses in their graves. By James Close. (May 18, 2016)
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