Death in Popular Culture

Boston Marathon Bombing Forces a Look at the Grisly and Often Forgotten History of U.S. Bombings

My heart goes out to those in Boston. Sadly, the U.S. has a grisly and often forgotten history of bombings...…

11 years ago

Economic Suicides Spread Through Europe – People in Italy, Ireland and Greece are Jumping to their Deaths

In Italy last week it happened again, three people ruined by the financial crisis committed suicide. (more…)

11 years ago

How to Fake Your Own Death, Like That Woman in China Just Did

“I feel so good coming out of the coffin.” These are the words of Zeng Jia, a Chinese student who…

11 years ago

What do Rasputin’s Penis and Einstein’s Brain Have in Common? Interview with Corpse Expert Bess Lovejoy

What do Rasputin’s penis, Shelley’s heart and Einstein’s brain have in common? (more…)

11 years ago

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. (more…)

11 years ago

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. (more…)

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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.…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

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