Author: Marissa Abruzzini


  • The Funeral That Took 530 Years
    A king of England is getting a proper burial for the first time this week

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  • “Internal Medicine: A Doctor’s Stories“Terrence Holt talks about the most surprising stories of his early medical career in this suspenseful page-turner

    “Internal Medicine: A Doctor’s Stories
    Terrence Holt talks about the most surprising stories of his early medical career in this suspenseful page-turner

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  • African Baby Names that Ward Off Death
    How some Nigerian parents prevent infant mortality through ritualized naming ceremonies

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  • Why It’s OK to Cry about Leonard NimoyWhat we don't talk about when a celebrity dies

    Why It’s OK to Cry about Leonard Nimoy
    What we don’t talk about when a celebrity dies

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  • How Do You Cope with Complicated Grief? (Interview)Counselor Daniel Clifford talks about what complicated grief is and how yoga helps his clients heal

    How Do You Cope with Complicated Grief? (Interview)
    Counselor Daniel Clifford talks about what complicated grief is and how yoga helps his clients heal

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  • Our Weekly Tip: Using Social Media as a Touching MemorialGive your loved ones a space to remember your life the way you want on Facebook

    Our Weekly Tip: Using Social Media as a Touching Memorial
    Give your loved ones a space to remember your life the way you want on Facebook

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  • Oliver Sacks Says Terminal Cancer Has Never Made Him Feel More AliveNeurologist Oliver Sacks wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about embracing life in the face of death

    Oliver Sacks Says Terminal Cancer Has Never Made Him Feel More Alive
    Neurologist Oliver Sacks wrote an op-ed for the New York Times about embracing life in the face of death

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  • The ConversationA book following Dr. Angelo Volandes' revolutionary insight into what it means to die peacefully

    The Conversation
    A book following Dr. Angelo Volandes’ revolutionary insight into what it means to die peacefully

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  • “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”Morrissey croons about love conquering death in this classic memorial song from The Smiths

    “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”
    Morrissey croons about love conquering death in this classic memorial song from The Smiths

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  • What Does Genocide Look Like Through the Eyes of a Killer?
    How death squad leader Anwar Congo views his role in the Indonesian killings of 1965

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