Death in Popular Culture

Andrew, Katrina and the Deadliest Hurricane You’ve Never Heard Of

This week marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew and next week is the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Andrew…

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The benign childhoods of deranged gunmen, from James Holmes to Jared Loughner and Anders Breivik

He grew up in California, along a famous stretch of coastal highway known for its scenic beauty. His mother was…

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How to survive a bullet to the brain, from Petra Anderson and Gabby Giffords to the AP reporter shot through the forehead by child soldiers

It’s “a miracle,” the doctor treating Petra Anderson recently told the press. The talented 22-year-old composer was one of the…

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Star child suicide and accidental deaths, from Sage Stallone to Cheyenne Brando

There may have been crushed up white powder lying about. And some 60 empty prescription pill bottles. Perhaps his father…

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The Dead Pilot Search Story You Don’t Know (Hint: It’s Not Amelia Earhart)

“We must be on you, but cannot see you—but gas is running low. Have been unable to reach you by…

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Dogs Die in War Too: American Military Dogs, from Nemo and Lex to Sergeant Stubby

Dogs fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, too. Earlier this spring one of the most famous canine veterans died, a bomb-sniffing…

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Eating Nachos in a Morgue: The World’s Creepiest Restaurants

Inside the main entrance to Times Scare is a coffin decorated with skulls and the skeleton of an angel with…

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The Deathwashing of America: Results from a survey on TV show body counts

A woman gets nailed with a flying axe, a man gets his family jewels cut off, then his head, another…

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Death from above: killed by falling coconuts, meteorites, hail and frozen airplane shit

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is booming. Glassy office buildings are springing skywards, chic new hotels…

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Skull art, from Damien Hirst to the streets of São Paulo

If you were to drive through the tunnel in the Brazilian megacity of São Paulo that connects Avenida Cidade Jardim…

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