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  1. italy
    An Italian Man Was Crushed to Death by CheesesAn avalanche of 15,000 to 25,000 wheels of Grana Padano buried factory owner Giacomo Chiapparini.
    By Danielle Cohen
  2. als
    Sandra Bullock’s Partner, Bryan Randall, Has Died of ALSThe photographer, who began dating Bullock in 2015, kept his three-year battle with the neurodegenerative disease private.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  3. dreaming
    Dream Experts Explain Why You’re Dreaming About DeathIt’s not as sinister as it seems.
    By Candice Jalili, Katie Berohn, and Anne Cruz
  4. crime
    Harvard Morgue Manager Accused of Stealing and Selling Body PartsIn a wide-ranging scheme that the Justice Department says involved shipping organs, faces, and whole heads across state lines.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  5. parenting
    Surviving the Death Talk With My KidFinding the words to explain the unspeakable.
    By Amil Niazi
  6. grief
    Life After Knowing How You’re Going to DieFour years after testing positive for Huntington’s disease, a fatal genetic disorder, Jasmine Demers is navigating life while planning for her future.
    By Katie C. Reilly
  7. grief
    For Better and for WorseWhen my husband was finally diagnosed with dementia, I vowed to take care of him. Then he filed for divorce.
    By Katherine Nichols
  8. brooding
    Can a 40-year-old Really Call Themself an Orphan?The death of a parent makes you a child again, but also an elder.
    By Kathryn Jezer-Morton
  9. grief
    ‘Nature Has Its Own Way of Ending Life. I’m Changing the Manner and the Time.’Days before her grandfather-in-law was set to fly to Switzerland for a voluntary assisted death, Rachel Handler called him to say good-bye and more.
    By Rachel Handler
  10. grief
    One Last TripAfter his death, I traveled with my brother’s remains, searching for the life he’d always wanted. It was closer than I thought.
    By Monica Corcoran Harel
  11. all in the family
    Are There Nightclubs in Heaven?About my sister’s afterlife — according to a medium. Yeah, I know.
    By Kyleigh Leddy
  12. obituaries
    Groundbreaking Feminist Theorist bell hooks Has DiedThe acclaimed writer passed away on Wednesday morning. She was 69.
    By Danielle Cohen
  13. obituaries
    Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Was Known As ‘a Brilliant Mind’Friends and colleagues remember the 42-year-old director of photography who was killed on set when Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm.
    By Danielle Cohen
  14. first person
    My Mother in ThereThat was her, in an iPhone, a hospital bed, and my memories, free of her sickness for the first time in 40 years.
    By Marie Mutsuki Mockett
  15. how i get it done
    How a Death Doula Gets It DoneAlua Arthur is a leader in the field of death work, and has guided thousands of people and their loved ones through the end-of-life process.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  16. first person
    Some Questions About My MotherCan I make sense of her death by assuring myself of her life?
    By Kate Ristow
  17. mental health
    A Top NYC Emergency Room Doctor Has Died by SuicideDr. Lorna Breen spent weeks on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
    By Hannah Gold
  18. art and soul
    Death, As Seen by 8 Female ArtistsExploring mortality at BRIC’s “Death Becomes Her.”
    By Julia Gómez Kramer
  19. horrible things
    Death by Metal Straw Is a New Thing to Be Paranoid AboutA British woman passed away after her eye was impaled by the metal straw she was using.
    By Marie Lodi
  20. ghosts
    I’m Sorry, But This Bridge Is Clearly HauntedHundreds of dogs have jumped off a bridge in Scotland, for no apparent reason. (Clearly a ghost.)
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. culture
    Poet Mary Oliver Wrote Plainly and Affectingly of Love and LossHere are a few favorite lines.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  22. forever friends
    Four Best Friends Decided to Share a TombstoneThey’re buried side by side under a pink granite stone that identifies them simply as “FRIENDS.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  23. fiction
    Night Divine: A Short Story by Samantha HuntA holiday ghost story about love, motherhood, and addiction.
    By Samantha Hunt
  24. science of us
    Enjoy Time, Because Death Is ComingAll time is death, really.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  25. first person
    Talking to My Toddler About DeathBefore her questions, I considered myself an expert on loss.
    By Kate Ristow
  26. it’s complicated
    How Soon After Widowhood Can You Feel Good Again?Relearning sex, and love, in the aftermath of my husband’s death.
    By Rachel Zimmerman
  27. death
    Widower Brings His Wife’s Photo to the Sea Every DayMy husband better do this.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  28. it’s complicated
    The Strangeness of Dating Again After My Dad’s DeathMourning my dad made all the normal preoccupations of having a crush suddenly feel ridiculous.
    By Aileen Comer
  29. father’s day
    Watching My Husband Become a Weird DadThe man I married has joined the ranks of strange fathers.
    By Jen Gann
  30. me me me
    I Convinced Brands to Sponsor My Birthday PartyHere’s how I, a non-celebrity, made it happen.
    By Mariah Smith
  31. science of us
    I’m Obsessed With Reading Strangers’ ObituariesTaking a psychological deep dive into my own weird habit.
    By Diane Stopyra
  32. in memoriam
    Anti-Apartheid Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Has DiedThe South African icon passed away at age 81.
    By Lisa Ryan
  33. science of us
    The Strange Pregnancy Fact That Helped Me Mourn My Fiancé’s DeathI’d lost the pregnancy, too, but microchimerism — when a mother absorbs a fetus’s DNA — still felt like the perfect metaphor.
    By Shannon Leone Fowler
  34. red tape
    Court Declares Man Who Ghosted Wife DeadEven though he’s very much alive and appeared in court to prove it.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  35. rip
    Nun in Legal Battle With Katy Perry Over L.A. Property Dies in CourtSister Catherine Rose Holzman collapsed in the courtroom yesterday.
    By Amanda Arnold
  36. science of us
    When My Husband Died, I Grieved for My Sex Life, TooIt was devastating to lose the sexual intimacy we’d shared, but no one wanted to listen to me talk about that part of widowhood.
    By Alice Radosh
  37. science of us
    The Grief Counselor Helping People Mourn Their Pets“Because animals are thought to be replaceable, people say, ‘Well, you can solve this problem. Just go get another one.’”
    By Stephanie LaFarge As told to Roni Jacobson
  38. motherhood
    What My Daughter Taught Me About Honoring the DeadBefore I became a mom, I didn’t even know where my father was buried.
    By Wendy Spero
  39. science of us
    Being a Funeral Director Made Me Realize the Death Industry is Too ExclusiveAmericans might have a healthier attitude toward death if people like me didn’t keep it so hidden from view.
    By Caleb Wilde
  40. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘Tell Me Not to Get Married!’You value security a lot — there’s nothing wrong with that.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  41. advice
    Ask Polly: Nothing in My Life Feels Big EnoughCan you tell other people what matters most to you?
    By Heather Havrilesky
  42. advice
    Ask Polly: My Boyfriend Has ALS, and My Friends Are Making Things WorseRemember, death is always on the way.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  43. advice
    What Your Therapist Really Thinks: ‘I’m Not Sad My Grandmother’s Going to Die’This week’s column from your therapist.
    By Lori Gottlieb
  44. The Professionals Who Want to Help You Plan Your DeathEnd-of-life specialists are here to tie up the loose ends that come with dying.
    By Sonya Vatomsky
  45. What a ‘Transcendent Experience’ Really MeansHere’s what happens in your brain when you feel like you’re becoming one with the universe.
    By Emily Esfahani Smith
  46. Meet the Funeral Therapy Dog Who Helps Mourners Process Their GriefHis name’s Kermit.
    By Sonya Vatomsky
  47. books
    Sheryl Sandberg’s Impossible PositionWhat her new book shows us about being a woman in the public eye.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  48. mothers and daughters
    When I Miss My Mom I Put on Her Eye Cream“Ashes to ashes, stuff to stuff.”
    By Erika Thormahlen
  49. advice
    Ask Polly: Is Life All Downhill From Here?Don’t assume that the future is even worse that the present.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  50. science of us
    When Someone Dies, It Brings Their Extended Online Network Closer for YearsThere’s a lasting effect on Facebook interactions, according to new research on how social networks repair themselves, or don’t, after a death.
    By Jesse Singal
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