Death

When this Irish housewife was ‘reincarnated’ in Denver in 1956, America went crazy for her story

This study of fascist men shows their terrifying fascination with sex, death, and authority

‘Male Fantasies’ examined the inner lives of German fascists and reached a horrifying conclusion

The deadliest structural failure in history killed 170,000—and China tried to cover it up

The protest haircut that defied the guillotine during the French Revolution

Off with their hair!

7 death rituals that don’t bother burying the bodies

This side of the grave

How to die in space: a half-century guide

NASA’s death preparation isn’t stellar

How a 1960s communist exposed the funeral industry’s greed

It’s not clear that much has changed