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Berbalang Blues: The Elusive Ghouls of Cagayan Sulu
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk” – Robert Bloch
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Appleton [Wisconsin] teen makes heartbreaking decision to die
Jerika Bolen, who turned 14 just before Christmas, has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2, an incurable genetic disease that often claims lives before adolescence. By Jim Collar.
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The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance
What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care? By Mark Betancourt.
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The Case for Treating Near-Death Experiences Like Acid Trips
Abortion debates. The right to die. Cloning. The edges of life are also ethical fault lines, where social values clash at tectonic pressures. In a pluralistic society, it’s no surprise that these are also the sites of our most entrenched debates... By Andrew Aghapour.
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Former Nine Inch Nails Keyboardist James Woolley Dead at 49
James Woolley, a keyboardist who spent four years in Nine Inch Nails' touring unit, including at their legendary Woodstock '94 set, died this weekend.
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Hedge Fund Manager Profited From Death Arbitrage
It’s gross, but grossness by itself doesn’t violate securities laws. By Matt Levine. (Aug. 16, 2016)
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Stampeders confirm death of player Mylan Hicks
The Calgary Stampeders say defensive back Mylan Hicks died on Sunday morning. He was 23.
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The Wide, Strange World of Modern Mummification
It's not just Egypt that has embraced the practice.
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The Dramatic Life and Mysterious Death of Theodosia Burr
The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention. By Hadley Meares. [It's Hadley.]
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A 600-Year-Old Oak Tree Finally Succumbs
“The tree was so old, it wasn’t able to withstand the intensity of the heat we had. We had these stretches of heat, and then a deluge.” By James Barron.
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Tibetan Sky Burial: 36 Photos
[Warning: Disturbing, graphic, morbid] “The idea of your body being taken apart and flown into the air in a million different directions is really, really powerful ….” — Caitlin Doughty.
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The Living Dead
An interview with Thomas Laqueur about his book The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains. By Timothy Shenk. (Mar. 10, 2016)
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Could an astronaut’s corpse bring new life to another world?
A poor soul adrift in the void could bring the genesis on a place like Mars. By William Herkewitz.
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Seeing Stars
When you’re grieving, a phone can become an optical instrument, turning magical thinking to magical realism. By Alex Ronan.
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Bermuda Triangle scare you? Meet the Gulf’s Jacuzzi of Death
The toxic underwater lake beneath of the Gulf, four-times more salty than the surrounding water, was discovered by the E/V Nautilis expedition. By Jared Leone.
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Robert Vaughn, suave ‘Man from U.NCL.E.’ star, dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Vaughn, the debonair, Oscar-nominated actor whose many film roles were eclipsed by his hugely popular turn in television’s “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” has di…
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One person shot dead at airport in Oklahoma City
At least one person has been shot dead at Oklahoma City airport. The facility is on lock down while police deal with the incident and all arrivals and departures have been suspended until further notice. The facility is on lock down while police deal with the incident and all arrivals and departures have been suspended until further notice.
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Hiker who fell into Yellowstone hot spring 'dissolved overnight'
The body of a hiker who who fell into a hot spring at Yellowstone Park was never retrieved because it "most likely dissolved overnight."
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Burial mounds make a comeback in 21st-century Britain
A type of burial used 5,000 years ago is available again as families mourning loved ones seek a better way of doing death. By Maev Kennedy. (Oct. 26, 2016)
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A Brief History of Death
Shortly after my thirteenth birthday, my mother announced somewhat mysteriously that it was time for me “to get to know the books.” By Nir Baram.
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