Death in Popular Culture

Hurricane Harvey “Lonely Deaths”

One of the people who died alone in Hurricane Harvey was 89 year old Agnes Stanley, a longtime volunteer for…

7 years ago

Just How Many People Will Climate Change Kill?

This year has already seen heat so hot in Phoenix, Arizona that commercial jets were unable to fly. In Tulare…

7 years ago

Searching for Eternal Life in a Chinese Cave, Or a Florida Spring

Step aside Juan Ponce de León, the long-sought secret to longevity may not be a mysterious Florida spring, but a…

7 years ago

The Mysterious Case of Fumiko Kimura, the Mother Who Drowned Her Children

On January, 29, 1985, 32-year-old Fumiko Kimura waded out into the cold waves off Santa Monica Beach on a deadly…

7 years ago

“Arrival,” And The 9 Million Names For Death

In the new science fiction film Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker,…

7 years ago

Thousands Cheer On the Cubs from Heaven

It’s the top of the 9th inning and Cubs fans everywhere are standing, watching, and anxiously waiting for the Cubbies…

8 years ago

Amelia Earhart Lives! And Five Other Terrific Tales of Death at Sea

Most of us know the story of Amelia Earhart. But what about some of the other less famous people who…

8 years ago

The Lonely Death and Fantastic Reincarnation of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla died “quietly and alone in room #3327 on the 33rd floor of the Hotel New Yorker in New…

8 years ago

Do Italian Ghosts Haunt New Orleans? A Look at America’s Forgotten Lynch Mob

On March 14, 1891, the US's largest lynching ever documented took place on the streets of New Orleans. Eleven Italian…

8 years ago

Vacationing in Jeffrey Dahmer’s Childhood Home

“Mid-century modern home with a true park-like setting. Smoking and animals okay. This is Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood home and you…

8 years ago