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March 7, 2016
Michelle Legro
The Dead of Downton Abbey
The final years of the series failed to deliver any substantial plot—what it gave us instead was time.
August 14, 2015
Paul Ford
Where Does Our Information Go After We Die?
A Twitter conversation with data columnist Paul Ford
August 13, 2015
The New Republic Staff
The Database of the Dead
Are you in it?
August 13, 2015
Paul Ford
The Final File
Exploring the Social Security administration’s list of America’s dead
June 25, 2015
Libby Copeland
Who Owns the Dead?
For decades, Americans have been increasingly distanced from the dead. A small group of women is working to change that.
December 28, 2014
Eric Sasson
Facebook Shouldn't Apologize for "Year in Review"—You Should, for Using It
October 30, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Boston Strong: Remembering Mayor Thomas Menino
October 24, 2014
Henry Marsh
Deciding How to Die Has Never Been Harder
October 23, 2014
Danny Vinik
New Evidence in the Michael Brown Case Points Toward Officer Wilson's Innocence
October 21, 2014
Alice Robb
Good News for Late Bloomers: Early Career Success Could Lead to Early Death
October 9, 2014
Alice Robb
The Scientists Studying Life After Death Are Not Total Frauds
October 8, 2014
Harold Pollack
This Woman Will Take Her Own Life November 1. Our Healthcare System Let Her Down.
September 1, 2014
Jan Nijman and Michael Shin
Miami Is the #1 Airport in America for Shipping Dead Foreigners. Here's What It Costs to Fly a Corpse Home.
August 20, 2014
Meghan O'Rourke
Twitter Grief Is Real Grief
There's nothing wrong with mourning celebrities online
August 19, 2014
The New Republic Staff
This Young Man's Grandmother Died Unexpectedly. His Moving Photographs Document His Family's Grief.
July 28, 2014
Judith Shulevitz
Science Is Changing What It Means to Be Dead
If you could freeze yourself until a future age, are you sure you'd want to?
April 15, 2014
Alice Robb
Do Jewish Men Postpone Death Until After Passover?
December 5, 2013
Julia Fisher
Mexico's Radioactive-Material Thieves Are Probably Dying Right Now, In Exactly This Way
May 25, 2010
Jonathan Cohn
How They Did It (Part Four)
October 5, 2009
Michelle Cottle
No Exit

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