Life & Death

Flutter will use music to help teens deal with grief.

Flutter is a new app that is being designed to give adolescents a tool to help overcome grief over losing…

9 years ago

Mitch Albom offers touching tribute to his mother.

Mitch Albom is no stranger to writing about death. His bestselling books Tuesdays with Morrie, The Five People You Meet In…

9 years ago

The funeral selfie is back in the news.

Last August we explored the topic of the funeral selfie in our article, Should you snap that funeral selfie? Now MTV News is…

9 years ago

Forbes article looks at funeral planning.

If you know us then you won't be surprised to hear that we are big advocates of funeral planning. Our sister…

9 years ago

Auschwitz survivors revisit their haunted past.

January 27th, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Many of the notorious camp survivors have chosen…

9 years ago

Blizzard Deaths, Now and Then

A blizzard is bearing down on New York City, so it’s a good time to talk about blizzard deaths. Usually…

9 years ago

CNN reports death of Taiwanese man after gaming binge.

We are sad to say that CNN has reported that a 32 year old man was found dead at an…

9 years ago

Was a voodoo-practicing former slave the second oldest woman ever to live on earth?

“Old Aunt Winnie as I saw her,” reads notes scrawled beside the image. “Darkies claim she is 127 years old,…

9 years ago

PBS NewsHour airs documentary which explores Belgium’s euthanasia law.

PBS NewsHour recently published a feature which explores Belgium's liberal euthanasia law. The NewsHour segment is available on their website. (more…)

9 years ago

How Millennials Mourn

After losing her mother to cancer, 27 year old Emily Kaiser struggled to find peace with her grief. In this…

9 years ago