Tag: Death
With threats of nuclear war and climate disaster growing, America’s ‘bunker...
David L. Pike, American University
At the end of the Academy Award-nominated film “Don’t Look Up,” with a meteor...
What made Bob Saget’s Danny Tanner so different from other sitcom...
Jessica Troilo, West Virginia University
Bob Saget, who died on Jan. 9, 2022, is probably best remembered for his...
As spiritualism’s popularity grows, photographer Shannon Taggart takes viewers inside the...
Beth Saunders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The word séance conjures images of darkened rooms, entranced mediums, strange occurrences...
20 years of ‘forever’ wars have left a toll on US...
Marian Eide, Texas A&M University
Military service members returning from America’s “forever” wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have often...
What Greek epics taught me about the special relationship between fathers...
Joel Christensen, Brandeis University
Father’s Day inspires mixed emotions for many of us. Looking at advertisements of happy families...
What Day of the Dead tells us about the Aztec philosophy...
Lynn Sebastian Purcell, State University of New York College at Cortland
Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my mother used...
Finding joy in 2020? It’s not such an absurd idea, really
Angela Gorrell, George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
The year 2020 hasn’t been one to remember – in fact, for a lot of...
Why contemplating death can help you live a happier life
Steve Taylor, Leeds Beckett University
How do you feel about the idea of dying? Is it something you think about often? Or does it make...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
