Death in Popular Culture

My Name is Katharine Lowrie and I Talk to Dead People

Katharine Lowrie often introduces herself as someone who talks to dead people. It might be a bit more accurate to…

9 years ago

Death by Bee: When Killer Bees Attack, From Utah to Shaanxi to Wutang

Unlike grizzlies which lazily slumber winters away inside a hibernation cave, honey bees spend the winter deep inside the hive,…

9 years ago

Death and dying in the digital age. How our approach to grief is changing.

Death and dying and how we approach grief has always been a very personal matter. But times are changing.

9 years ago

Talking about death and dying in the African American community

It's never easy to talk about death and dying. Unfortunately, putting off the conversation about what you want to happen…

9 years ago

Fish in the Dark: Larry David brings death to Broadway.

Fish in the Dark, a new play written and starring Larry David, officially opens at New York's Cort Theater on Tuesday,…

9 years ago

What is a hellhound? The many faces of the devil dog

A hellhound is a supernatural dog. One thinks of mangled black fur, hot breath steaming forth on cold moonlit nights,…

9 years ago

Sultan the Police Dog: Goodbye to two brave K-9s.

The use of trained dogs in police work dates back to ancient times. Today, we find K9s used as an…

9 years ago

Earth’s Ten Most Haunted Pet Cemeteries

Recently, I found myself wondering if there were any haunted pet cemeteries in New Orleans.

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Euthanasia Roller Coaster. Yes. It’s a real thing.

The concept of the euthanasia roller coaster has been around for a while. A scale model of the coaster was…

9 years ago

Facebook adds new “legacy contact” feature.

Facebook's new "legacy contact" is the latest response to the growing need for better options to help manage digital assets upon…

9 years ago