The Week in Death and Dying, as a Prose Poem – Hugo Chavez, Sean Penn and Deviled Eggs
A funeral home in Compton offers drive-thru funerals behind bullet proof glass, no different from a McDonald’s.
Author: Justin Nobel
Digital Dying is written by Justin Nobel, whose stories about science, culture and travel have appeared in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, Audubon, Gourmet.com, Nunatsiaq News, Point Reyes Light and The Smart Set www.justinnobel.com. Comments and ideas can be sent to justinnobel@gmail.com.
When Mountain Lions Attack, And Sometimes Give You Rabies – Dealing with Death Caused by Big Cats
Dianna Hanson loved big cats, but on Wednesday one of them attacked and killed her.
Death and Dying in Chalmette – Touring the Battle of New Orleans
A major American battle occurred just a mile from my home, earlier this week I visited the old battlefield.
Dying at the Ritz – Can You Name History’s 3 Most Famous Hotel Deaths?
Earlier this week, guests in a Los Angeles hotel got horrifying news: there was a corpse rotting in the rooftop water tank.
Four Ancient Weapons Much Scarier Than a Gun
As the gun control debate heats up, Digital Dying decided to take a look at a handful of more ancient weapons and just how they ...
Is a Sickness Spreading? Violent TV in Faraway Countries
The results are in from Funeralwise.com’s Fall 2012 TV Body Count Study: TV is more violent and bloody than ever. How does violence on TV ...
The Mayan Sport That Makes Football Look Lame – Losers Actually Got Decapitated
Sunday is the Super Bowl, the culminating game in a sport that involves teams of men tackling each other into the ground as they try ...
How to Avoid the Ghosts of Murdered Slaves on Your Next Visit to New Orleans
People are filing into New Orleans for Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl, and as they frolic and wander about the streets so merrily I ...
Death by Video Game and the Unfortunate Case of “Evil Otto”
Earlier this week, President Obama outlined a series of possible actions in response to the Sandy Hook Shooting. On the list is the allocation of ...
Serial Killer Art And Homemade Guillotines – Interview with the World’s Most Provocative Museum Owners
JD Healy and Cathee Shultz once built their own guillotine. The couple now runs the Museum of Death, in Los Angeles.
The World’s Oldest Animals, From Hanako the Japanese Fish to Lin Wang the War Elephant
Scientists may have found a creature that lives forever.
The Truth About the Korean Phenomenon of “Fan Death”
Do you sleep with a fan on? While ceiling and floor fans are regarded as a great way to beat the heat here in the ...
The World Will End Tomorrow, Just Like It Did in the Year 365
The end of the world may be tomorrow and we all know the present day apocalypse scenarios—a secret planet will smash earth, a giant black ...
What Do Asia and Africa Think About the Sandy Hook School Shooting? Comments From Around the World
The horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut has reignited the debate on gun control in America, but what does the rest of the world think? Digital ...
Dead on the Same Day I was Born, Millionaire Murderers and an Early Toilet Inventor
Yesterday was December 9th and my birthday. I decided to play that fun game of looking to see who else was born on the same ...
