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The New Normal
Pieces of Grief
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At Rest in the Fields
Celebrating childhood's end at Eloise Woods. By Sarah Wambold.
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The Death Treatment
When should people with a non-terminal illness be helped to die? By Rachel Aviv.
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Ritual Killing And Skepticism In Zambia
Zambia has just recorded its "first case" of albino killing. Suspected ritualists butchered a 37 year old albino woman in the eastern district of Lu.
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A Life in Motion, Stopped Cold
“It was the most unbelievably heartbreaking thing I’ve ever heard in my life — someone’s desperation when they can’t move.”
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Tales from the eBay Crypt
On eBay, do a search for “haunted” and you’ll get dozens of dolls, boxes, crystals, Ouija boards, and other pieces of regular-looking furniture that contain a little something extra special inside of them. These items are hawked by a slew of sellers, from full-fledged businesses that specialize in only selling ghost-enhanced artifacts, to regular folks who just want Uncle Wally’s old stuffed animal out of the house.
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Aneurysm
1. a morbid dilation of the wall of a blood vessel, usu. an artery...
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The Lost Ritual of Photographing the Dead
Despite the current ubiquity of cameras, we rarely pause in our flurry of social media sharing to document one of the most significant events in all our lives: death.
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A Robotic Dog’s Mortality
Since Sony stopped making replacement parts for its Aibo robotic dog, devoted owners are facing the loss of their mechanical pets.
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The inexplicable tale of Steve Gosskie and featherbowling
This is a story about the most magical, mystical sport on earth, and the East Detroit lifer who improbably became its king. Also, it's about an art heist.
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UK teenagers held over theft of artefacts from Auschwitz museum
Police say 17-year-olds were found with buttons, a comb, spoons and other items near where prisoners’ belongings were originally kept by Nazi guards
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The ‘Rembrandts of anatomical preparation’ who turned skeletons into art
In the 17th and 18th centuries, makers of osteological specimens built fanciful displays with skeletons standing in landscapes made with embalmed human organs, skeletons dangling hearts on a string...
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Who Owns the Dead?
For decades, Americans have been increasingly distanced from the dead. A small group of women is working to change that.
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Memento Mori: the beautiful ways we have kept the dead among the living
Art historian Paul Koudounaris travelled the world, visiting 30 countries to document the practices—ancient to modern, solemn to joyous—by which human remains are displayed. From good luck charms to genocide memorials, his gorgeous art book Memento Mori collects the finds.
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The Man Who Jumped Out Of The Window
My Great Uncle Abe was a liberal icon and a target of vicious McCarthyites in the 1950s. But is that what drove him to suicide?
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Disturbing and Provocative Fashion Items Including Teeth
Fantich & Young designed new disturbing and provocative fashion items including teeth! Yes, real human teeth that you can actually wear, as well as fazhion pieces with real human hair. This new collection is called Apex Predator. Apex Predator features male and female ceremonial attire customised with human hair, bones and eyes. Collection includes shoes, accessories and perfume laden with thousands of dentures.
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What happens to my late husband’s digital life now he’s gone?
Since her husband, Iain, died seven months ago, Caroline Twigg has had to face an unexpected problem – what to do with his online legacy.
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Graves of Shame
A year ago, a Texas Rangers inquiry found “no evidence” of wrongdoing in the botched handling of migrant remains in Brooks County. New evidence indicates rampant violations of the law.
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The Depths of Animal Grief
From parrots to elephants, animals that lose a child or companion can exhibit an apparently complex range of emotions.
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Goodbye Without Leaving: On the Loss of a Friend
Molly Minturn on the loss of a friend and mentor to suicide.
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