Tag: death
Opinion: Grief that belongs, reflections on mourning the unknown
I woke up Oct. 7 thinking about nothing in particular. It was a Monday and I wasn’t ready to start the week, but the...
Opinion: Where will Nǎinai go?
“Nǎinai* is gone! I am taking care of some funeral arrangements.” The text from my dad announcing his mother’s death casually popped up on my...
“You can call me, Your Majesty!”: remembering the legendary MF DOOM
Jasmine Dumile announced on the last day of 2020 that her husband, Daniel Dumile, more commonly known as MF DOOM, passed away this past...
Why we should hope to never return to normal
It should be clear that "normal" is what got us here. And yet — as this disease kills scores each day, as cities slump into...
Let’s kill LA’s commodification of death
As someone from Los Angeles, I have spent money on a variety of things that I am not particularly proud of. Whether it’s overpriced...
“Shockingly Evil” is shockingly deceptive: Ted Bundy is not America’s sweetheart
I watched the “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” trailer play to an upbeat rock song as Zac Efron’s picturesque smile flashed across the...