America’s Greatest Obituary Writer
Forget about the funny pages. If Kay Powell wrote for your paper, you dove straight into the death notices.
2023-10-31 08:21
Why Do Hearses Have Metal S-Shaped Scrolls Where the Back Windows Should Be?
A brief history of landau bars.
2023-10-31 03:22
12 Facts About Día de los Muertos
In Latin America, el Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life and death, and an invitation for the deceased to return home once again to those who love them.
2023-10-25 22:19
Reports: Richard Roundtree, actor famous for playing 'Shaft,' has died
Richard Roundtree, the stage and screen actor best known for his performance as a tough-talking private eye in 1971's "Shaft," has died, according to multiple reports.
2023-10-25 09:58
Reuters journalist killed: Editor-in-chief calls for probe following death of Issam Abdallah
Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni called for an investigation into the death of Issam Abdallah, the Reuters video journalist who was killed Friday when he was struck by a shell that originated in Israel while filming cross-border fire between Israel and Lebanon.
2023-10-17 06:25
‘Dogged by Death’: The True Story Behind the Bizarre Syndrome That Inspired ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Here’s how a wave of mysterious deaths in the late 1970s and early 1980s among Southeast Asian refugees living in America inspired Wes Craven to pen his 1984 horror classic, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”
2023-10-17 01:17
Rudolph Isley, founding member of The Isley Brothers, dead at 84
Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Isley Brothers, has died, his family announced.
2023-10-13 05:16
The Anatomy Riots: When Americans Protested Grave Robbing by Taking to the Streets
In the 18th and 19th centuries, robbing graves of their corpses for dissection at medical schools was an all too common practice—and sometimes, enraged citizens rose up in protest.
2023-10-12 05:16
The arrest in Tupac Shakur's murder leaves many wondering: What about Biggie?
In the 50-year history of hip-hop, there have never been two stars whose lives -- and deaths -- have been more examined than Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace, the rapper known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls.
2023-10-07 22:59
Tupac murder: Detective who testified before grand jury said he believes murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls related
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detective investigating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur testified before a grand jury in September that detectives had a theory that his murder and the murder of rapper Biggie Smalls may have been related.
2023-10-07 09:28
'Harry Potter': Over two dozen actors have been lost from the film franchise
The "Harry Potter" franchise is beloved around the world, and the loss of anyone connected to it has been met with mourning.
2023-09-29 03:56
11 Unique Headstone Inscriptions
The occupants of these noteworthy graves made sure their final words were memorable.
2023-09-29 00:20