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Are Futurists Just Scared of Death?

A growing number of prominent academics appear to be convinced that human beings shall soon be immortal. Are these people…

8 years ago

Who Was The First Death of 2016?

Who was the first person to die in 2016? According to a gaming site called Steam, it was Australian newsman…

8 years ago

Strange Deaths 2015: Another big year for selfie deaths.

Each year we scour the news for strange and interesting death stories. Our research often uncovers pop culture trends that…

8 years ago

The Transgender Funeral Struggle – A Report From the Frontier of Sexual Identity and Death

A woman had died, and Reverend Ginny Wheeler faced a dilemma. Wheeler, of the Community United Methodist Church, in Huntington…

8 years ago

TV Character Deaths 2015: A big year for goodbyes.

We counted A LOT of key characters biting the dust this year--116 to be exact, and that’s just major and…

8 years ago

Wreaths Across America to honor fallen soldiers on December 12th.

Thousands of wreaths are on the way from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. On Saturday, December 13th some 200,000 wreaths…

8 years ago

When the Weatherman Dies: A Brief History of Weather Forecasters Killed in the Line of Duty

Last week NOAA and the US Coast Guard honored four civilian weathermen killed more than 70 years ago. On September…

8 years ago

Hospice in Prison? As Inmates Age, Louisiana’s Notorious Angola Prison Tends To Their Elderly

At Louisiana's notorious Angola prison, terminally ill inmates receive hospice care. And it is given not by professional nurses or…

9 years ago

Thank you veterans!

“Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares…

9 years ago

How Much Death is Too Much Death? A Visit to New Orleans’ Newly Opened Museum of Death

Justin Nobel visits the newly opened New Orleans Museum of Death. Travel with him as he views the museum's macabre…

9 years ago