death Listen to Rob Delaney's devastatingly beautiful speech about death and stardust Thom Dunn

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher's lamp Gina Loukareas

social media Woman whose son died at birth wrote this to tech firms who keep reminding her Xeni Jardin

music Brian Wilson dead at 82 Rob Beschizza

the blame game Harris campaign advisor David Plouffe blames Biden for her loss — then zaps X account after swift backlash Carla Sinclair

movies From Million Dollar Baby to Requiem for a Dream: the most depressing mainstream films Ellsworth Toohey

books Attorneys ditch woman who wrote children's book about husband she's accused of murdering Rob Beschizza

book review Lissa Soep's "Other People's Words: Friendship, Loss, and the Conversations That Never End" Jason Weisberger

film criticism The top films of 2023, thus far Greg Nussen

books Woman who wrote book about grief following husband's death murdered him, say prosecutors Rob Beschizza

grief Blind date brings new romance to grieving goose Rusty Blazenhoff

Brian David Gilbert Short "camcorder horror" film explores memory, trauma, and loss Jennifer Sandlin

Possum by Night A live version of The Mountain Goats' Possum by Night, and an essay celebrating the song Jennifer Sandlin

trauma Arizona's Carefarm is where grief can be embraced, not avoided Elías Villoro

books 30,000 Steps is a hilariously heartfelt page-turner about opioid deaths Thom Dunn

Food The Choco Taco is dead Devin Nealy

tabloids Joe Biden's "dementia" and Ghislaine Maxwell's "shocking photos' in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Bill Clinton and the Queen at death's door in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

media British media struggle to make Prince Philip an object of national mourning Rob Beschizza