http://dir.salon.com/topics/death/?source=rss&aim=death en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/27/facebook_memorial/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/10/27/facebook_memorial/index.html?source=rss Memorials for the dead hit the social networking site, solving awkward problems but creating a few new ones By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/08/cancer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/08/cancer/index.html?source=rss My partner says he's just not attracted to me "right now" By Mary Elizabeth Williams Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/death/2009/08/29/dj_am/index.html?source=rss He dated celebrities. He cheated death. But it seems the one thing the musician couldn't conquer was his addiction By Gabriel Winant Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/14/death_switch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/14/death_switch/index.html?source=rss Republicans like Sen. Grassley used to know the difference between end-of-life counseling and euthanasia By Anne Moore Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/04/dying/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/04/dying/index.html?source=rss We could save billions in healthcare if we could accept death and say goodbye outside the hospital By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/22/holocaust_survivor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/07/22/holocaust_survivor/index.html?source=rss I fear there's nothing worse than struggling against the inevitable By Garrison Keillor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/03/04/brothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/03/04/brothers/index.html?source=rss You are left disinherited, unarmed, semi-literate, an exile. There is one less person to remember your childhood with. By Laura Miller Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/16/dead_philosophers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/02/16/dead_philosophers/index.html?source=rss You only die once. Why not take tips from great philosophers on how to do it well? By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/16/planning_for_aging/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/16/planning_for_aging/index.html?source=rss My sister and my best friend seem to think I'm living in a fantasy world. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/15/meaninglessness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/15/meaninglessness/index.html?source=rss I've tried to do the pragmatic things, but I can't connect, I don't belong. By Laura Miller Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/07/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/07/suicide/index.html?source=rss Two gripping memoirs explore the guilt and confusion left behind when a relative kills himself. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/02/grief_work/index.html?source=rss I'm having a rough time; I'd like some justice and some peace. By Garrison Keillor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/10/01/santa_monica/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/10/01/santa_monica/index.html?source=rss A day in which you've witnessed death takes on an aura of fragile loveliness. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/12/birthday_column/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/09/12/birthday_column/index.html?source=rss So many things go unasked; so much suffering occurs in silence. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/22/laughter_in_the_dark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/22/laughter_in_the_dark/index.html?source=rss He thought he'd be returning home to die. But she just strung him along until he was gone. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/19/escaped_death/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/08/19/escaped_death/index.html?source=rss Should I try to return to life as it was before, or should I set out on adventures? By Elizabeth Hand Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/07/11/disch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2008/07/11/disch/index.html?source=rss In his many dark, satirical, heretical books, the pioneering science fiction author contemplated death with elegant despair. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/05/16/guardianship/index.html?source=rss My parents are too old and my siblings are too mired in difficulties. But I'm hesitant to bring up the idea with friends. By Ann Hood Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/05/10/ann_hood/index.html?source=rss I never thought I'd be able to enjoy Mother's Day again. Then, life brought me Annabelle. By King Kaufman Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/derby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/derby/index.html?source=rss Eight Belles was the first sports figure who ever caught my 2-year-old daughter's eye. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/25/missed_the_funeral/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/04/25/missed_the_funeral/index.html?source=rss I could have gone, I should have gone, but I thought about the money and my other plans! By Gary Kamiya Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/04/22/springtime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/04/22/springtime/index.html?source=rss April in the Sierra foothills is the cruelest month -- and the most beautiful. By Louis Bayard Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/04/david_shields/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/03/04/david_shields/index.html?source=rss After a lifetime of competing with his father, writer David Shields has had enough. But the aged patriarch remains "cussedly, maddeningly alive." By Garrison Keillor Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/02/20/winter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2008/02/20/winter/index.html?source=rss Why do people complain about winter, which is really quite magnificent? By Catherine Price Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/15/saudi_arabia_witch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/15/saudi_arabia_witch/index.html?source=rss The idea of women driving cars is so 21st century. Why not take a step back and sentence them to death for witchcraft?