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The Good (City) Life: Why New York's Life Expectancy Is the Highest in the Nation
As the age of death rises in New York City, the "urban health penalty" myth is dying.
Culture
The People We Said Goodbye To in 2011
This year we say goodbye to addicts and martyrs, survivors and killers. 2011, we'll miss you and (some of) the people you took with you.
Culture
The Mourning Paper: Losing My Mom In the Public Eye
While the world celebrates my writer mother's life, I'm still coming to terms with her death.
Culture
He Needs Intervention, She's a Punchline: The Celeb Addict Double Standard
Amy Winehouse's death makes it clear there's no swag or sympathy involved with being a drug-addicted female rock star.
Culture
BBC's Decision to Broadcast Real Death Stirs Controversy (Fake Killing on TV Continues Apace)
Next month, a new BBC science series will broadcast the death of an 84-year-old man. But should we show real death on TV?
Education
Thanks to a Corrupt Bureaucracy, California's Schools Would Crumble During an Earthquake
The Field Act is a good piece of legislation that requires California school buildings to meet high inspection standards. Too bad it isn't enforced.
Environment
Nuclear Accidents and All, Coal Is By Far the Deadliest Energy Source
Take a clear, simple look at how coal, oil, and nuclear compare in terms of deaths per watts produced. Coal is deadliest, and it's not even close.
Lifestyle
Feast Your Eyes: Drinking Around the World
A new World Health Organization report shows who's drinking what, where—and how it's killing them.
Culture
Idea: Heating a Pool with Cremated Bodies
A borough council in England is considering an idea some find creepy: Heating a pool with warmth from an adjacent crematorium.
Culture
Is This the Most Beautiful Headstone in the World?
Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records, waited more than three years for his headstone. It was worth the wait.
Environment
Mines Are Still Super Dangerous (and Big Coal Is Still Making Big PR Gaffes)
A moving tribute to coal miners who have died on the job, brought to you by the industry that killed them.
Technology
1000Memories Creates Online Space for Remembering Departed Loved Ones
With more than 500 million users of all ages worldwide, Facebook is still growing. But as it does, Facebook users are also dying. Even with the...
Technology
Death in the Age of Facebook
“But Claire killed Steven yesterday,” said the pastor at the 200-year-old church. The oldest operational church in the state of...
GOOD Blog
The 15 Most Infamous Assassinations in History
Yesterday was March 15, historically known as the Ides of March, on which, according to the dramatic the likes of Plutarch and Shakespeare, Julius...
The Community Board
Death and Taxes: Man Crashes Plane into IRS, Leaves Behind Online Manifesto
The guy who crashed into the IRS apparently did so intentionally and left an explanatory letter posted online - now available on thesmokinggun.com...
Lifestyle
Dispatches from Haiti: Burying the Dead
This is the third entry in a continuing series on the devastation and reconstruction of Haiti. As the story fades from the front pages of...
Technology
Dialing Our Pain with Our Cell Phones (Which Are Killing Us Softly)
For the past decade, there has been a fairly constant stream of nightly local news features on how cell phones might cause brain tumors or...
The Community Board
“Coal’s Assault on Human Health”
"Coal's Assault on Human Health" examines coal's damaging effects on health and finds that coal pollution affects all major body...
