Featuring notable stories from Paul Solotaroff, Maddie Oatman, Gabriel Smith, Meg Bernhard, and Alexandra Horowitz.
death
Harvard, the Human Remains Trade, and Collectors Who Fuel the Market
“At some point in Cedric Lodge’s almost 30-year career in the Harvard Medical School morgue, working mostly alone and far from the eyes of his supervisors, he allegedly decided to get a piece of this trade.”
How a B.C. Student Died after Overdosing in a Victoria Dorm — and the Major Mistakes her Parents Say were Made that Night
“My daughter’s death was entirely preventable.”
Death of the Hiker
Lost on a dangerous trail, Leyton Cassidy’s thoughts take her down a dark path.
Death and the Salesmen
“As the city runs out of burial space, a series of boardroom and legal battles in the booming bereavement industry could determine the future of death in Toronto.”
My Dad, the Demigod
“Henry Wismayer lost his dad to cancer at the age of four. He thinks through the ways it has shaped his life.”
The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
“The goal is to get his 46-year-old organs to look and act like 18-year-old organs.”