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Death

  1. first person
    Some Questions About My MotherCan I make sense of her death by assuring myself of her life?
    By Kate Ristow
  2. 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
  3. dreams
    A Dream Expert Explains Why You’re Dreaming About DeathIt’s not as sinister as it seems.
    By Katie Berohn
  4. art and soul
    Death, As Seen by 8 Female ArtistsExploring mortality at BRIC’s “Death Becomes Her.”
    By Julia Gomez Kramer
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. culture
    Poet Mary Oliver Wrote Plainly and Affectingly of Love and LossHere are a few favorite lines.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  8. 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
  9. fiction
    Night Divine: A Short Story by Samantha HuntA holiday ghost story about love, motherhood, and addiction.
    By Samantha Hunt
  10. science of us
    Enjoy Time, Because Death Is ComingAll time is death, really.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  11. first person
    Talking to My Toddler About DeathBefore her questions, I considered myself an expert on loss.
    By Kate Ristow
  12. 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
  13. death
    Widower Brings His Wife’s Photo to the Sea Every DayMy husband better do this.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  14. 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
  15. father's day
    Watching My Husband Become a Weird DadThe man I married has joined the ranks of strange fathers.
    By Jen Gann
  16. me me me
    I Convinced Brands to Sponsor My Birthday PartyHere’s how I, a non-celebrity, made it happen.
    By Mariah Smith
  17. science of us
    I’m Obsessed With Reading Strangers’ ObituariesTaking a psychological deep dive into my own weird habit.
    By Diane Stopyra
  18. in memoriam
    Anti-Apartheid Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Has DiedThe South African icon passed away at age 81.
    By Lisa Ryan
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. ask polly
    Ask Polly: ‘Tell Me Not to Get Married!’You value security a lot — there’s nothing wrong with that.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  27. advice
    Ask Polly: Nothing in My Life Feels Big EnoughCan you tell other people what matters most to you?
    By Heather Havrilesky
  28. advice
    Ask Polly: My Boyfriend Has ALS, and My Friends Are Making Things WorseRemember, death is always on the way.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. Meet the Funeral Therapy Dog Who Helps Mourners Process Their GriefHis name’s Kermit.
    By Sonya Vatomsky
  33. books
    Sheryl Sandberg’s Impossible PositionWhat her new book shows us about being a woman in the public eye.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  34. mothers and daughters
    When I Miss My Mom I Put on Her Eye Cream“Ashes to ashes, stuff to stuff.”
    By Erika Thormahlen
  35. advice
    Ask Polly: Is Life All Downhill From Here?Don’t assume that the future is even worse that the present.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  36. 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
  37. Chimpanzees Care for Dead Bodies the Same Way Humans DoFor the first time, scientists have observed another species handling the dead “in a socially meaningful way.”
    By Cari Romm
  38. advice
    How to Help a Friend Who’s Going Through Something HorribleIf you think you don’t need this book, you probably do.
    By Alex Ronan
  39. One Way to Deal With a Fear of Death: Go ShoppingRetail therapy for nagging thoughts of your own mortality.
    By Cari Romm
  40. motherhood
    Bruce Lee Helped Me Come to Terms With the Death of My SonHow I learned to grieve.
    By Linda Dahlstrom Anderson
  41. The Most Creative People Are Also the Least Afraid of DeathThere’s a certain type of person who tends to be more chill about this whole mortality thing.
    By Cari Romm
  42. Twitter Is Changing the Way People Mourn OnlineNew research on death and social media.
    By Cari Romm
  43. The 4 Things That Are Worse Than Death, According to 180 Severely Ill PeopleA rather dark version of the game Would You Rather.
    By Melissa Dahl
  44. advice
    Ask Polly: My Sister Has Cancer, and I Can’t Go OnEven though you’d rather crawl into a hole than face this reality, you can’t.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  45. mothers and daughters
    Nursing My Mother, the ICU NurseI have waited all my life for this access to my mother, and I will take her, as she is — distant, forlorn, changed.
    By Tiffany Briere
  46. mothers and daughters
    What I Learned From Losing My Mother When I Was 17“I know mothers can cause people problems. But it’s hard to listen to people’s bellyaches about how terrible their mother is.”
    As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  47. Saturday Is the Deadliest Day of the WeekIt’s first in car crashes, drug overdoses, and fatal encounters with poisonous plants.
    By Cari Romm
  48. How When Breath Becomes Air Is Helping Create Conversations About MortalityIf we’re not ready to talk about these things, at least we’re reading about them.
    By Melissa Dahl
  49. can we live
    Even Brief Moments of Happiness Can Make Death Feel ImminentSometimes women’s hearts just can’t handle happy.
    By Susan Rinkunas
  50. relationships
    The Science of Longtime Couples Who Die Close TogetherThe science of longtime couples who die close together.
    By Melissa Dahl
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