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.
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.
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 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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Noisey/Vice, August 2016
I interviewed the members of Forbidden Dimension about being the best horror rock band you’ve probably never heard of.