BUST Magazine, August/September 2017
I interviewed several women on the vanguard of the death-positive movement about feminism, activism, intersectionality, and smashing the patriarchy with your corpse.
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HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE CREEPY NEW JEFFREY DAHMER MOVIE “MY FRIEND DAHMER”
The Line-Up, October 2016
A look at the new movie, starring Ross Lynch, based on the graphic novel by John “Derf” Backderf, My Friend Dahmer.
THE POST-CRIME LIFE OF THRILL-KILLING SUPERMAN, NATHAN LEOPOLD
The Line-Up, September 2016
Nathan Leopold is famous for the murder he committed with Richard Loeb. But do you know what he got up to in prison and after his release?
Rediscovering Harold Schechter’s “Outcry,” 32 Years After Ed Gein’s Death
The Line-Up, August 2016
An appreciation of Outcry, by Harold Schechter. This novel imagines what would have been set loose on the world if Ed Gein, the “Butcher of Plainfield,” had managed to reproduce.
PRISON PEN PALS: AMANDA HOWARD ON HER COLLECTION OF LETTERS FROM SERIAL KILLERS
The Line-Up, July 2016
I interviewed true-crime writer Amanda Howard about her correspondence with serial killers such as Richard Ramirez, Arthur Shawcross, Bobby Joe Long, and others.
DEATHHACKER: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT DONATING YOUR BODY TO SCIENCE
LifeHacker, June 2017
The second installment in my DeathHacker column. Learn about donating your body “to science,” how your corpse may be treated, and how and where to bequeath your remains.
THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR BODY WHEN YOU’RE DEAD
Penthouse Magazine, October 2015
DeathHacker: You’re Going to Die, Here’s How to Deal With It
LifeHacker, February 2017
The first article of a recurring column I launched on LifeHacker, called, naturally, DeathHacker. I present some ways to think and talk about mortality that will hopefully make you relax a bit about it, manage the anxiety, and maybe be able to let go.
Dying Trans: Preserving Identity in Death
The Order of the Good Death, January 2017
I spoke to trans people, funeral directors, and other experts about how those who may be estranged from their families can protect their identities and wishes after their deaths. This article is a much-edited version of a lecture I presented at Death Salon: Mütter Museum.
Bauhaus’ Kevin Haskins Digs Up the Past in a New Art Book, “Bauhaus – Undead”
Noisey/Vice, October 2016
I spoke with founding member of Bauhaus Kevin Haskins about his memorabilia collection and how it turned into a new coffee-table art book on the history of the band.
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