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Tears: An Occupational Hazard

By    May 14, 2014

Pondering the questions people ask when they hear that you are an editor of a website about loss.

Reclaiming Mother’s Day

By    May 11, 2014

Modern Loss' founder opens up about celebrating Mother's Day for the first time in eight years, and compiles some the site's most moving pieces about losing a mother, and losing a child.

Talking ‘Death, Sex and Money’

By    May 7, 2014

All the things your grandmother told you not to discuss in polite company get a forum on a new public radio podcast.

Grieving on Facebook

By    April 28, 2014

A new piece in The Atlantic looks at the rise of Facebook death notices — and their impact on mourners and observers alike.

Here’s ‘How Americans Die’

By    April 23, 2014

With a series of absorbing motion graphics, Bloomberg View explores the nation's mortality stats over a generation.

‘(Dead Mothers) Club’ To Premiere on HBO

By    April 19, 2014

A new documentary from executive producer Rosie O'Donnell centers on three women who lost their mothers during adolescence, and the lasting impact of the loss.

‘Dexter’ Actress Options ‘The Death Class’

By    April 19, 2014

A dramatic series based non-fiction book about a wildly popular college class called "Death in Perspective" is in the works.

Apparently, Modern Loss is Awesome!

By    March 12, 2014

Woot! We're the thrilled recipients of an Awesome Without Borders grant.

‘Resurrection’ Is Both Creeping Us Out And Making Us Wonder

By    March 10, 2014

Primetime network TV usually bores me to tears. ABC's new back-from-the-dead drama brought me to tears, but for a completely different reason.

Inside Our New Amazon Store

By    January 7, 2014

The best writing on loss can help the grief-stricken feel less isolated. Many of our favorite titles are featured in our new Amazon store.

Reading ‘The Lives They Loved’

By    December 26, 2013

In my year working as an obituary writer, I learned just how extraordinary "ordinary" people can be. That's the prevailing message of The New York Times interactive feature "The Lives They Loved."

For Newtown Parents, a Forever Grief

By    December 13, 2013

Over the past year, Sandy Hook parents have opened up about the children they lost, and the pain that is their constant companion.

After the Launch, a Celebration

By    November 19, 2013

A day after Modern Loss’ launch, we invited some of our supporters and writers to raise a glass with us at a bar in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood.

Modern Loss in Slate

By    November 14, 2013

Why are so many of those “confronting American denialism about death” women? Slate explores in a feature — our first press mention — about Modern Loss.

Selfies at Funerals: SRSLY?

By    November 12, 2013

What's behind the funeral photos populating the web? Modern Loss explores the brave new world of grieving.

Turning Día de los Muertos Into a Celebration Of A Life Well Lived

By    October 31, 2013

In search of a less depressing outlet to mourn my parents, I tried out Día de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday when some believe that the spirit of the dead visit their families on October 31 and leave on November 2.

How Modern Loss Came To Be

By    October 26, 2013

Maybe it’s frustration with the digital landscape that's the new mother of invention. At least, that seemed to be a theme of a recent panel discussion on entrepreneurship in which Rebecca and I took part.

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