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A visual and verbal chronologue of my peculiar life, foremost my research interests—death and the anatomical body—and travels and people I've met in pursuit of same; my collecting interests—fossils, postmortem photographs, weird news, and new a

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  • Evelyn McHale

    Posted on Tuesday March 2nd, 2010 at 02:27 pm in Photography RSS Feed suicide RSS Feed

    I saw the photograph above (1st image, taken in 1947) for the first time yesterday. Because of it, Evelyn McHale achieved a small amount of fame - but only posthumously. Despite the calm expression on her face, the 20-year-old had just taken her own ...

  • More white tigers

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 09:13 pm in animals RSS Feed weird news RSS Feed suicide RSS Feed cause of death RSS Feed

    I blogged about white tigers 2 months ago and looked in on the status of American entertainer Roy Horn after his 2003 attack. I have since found these gorgeous photographs, so here they are with a weird news round-up. This photo was taken 2 days ago ...

  • Four films

    Posted on Saturday August 15th, 2009 at 07:48 am in suicide RSS Feed cause of death RSS Feed funeral services RSS Feed

    This 1975 documentary follows Jacqueline Kennedy's relatives Edith Bouvier Beale (1895-1977) and her daughter "Little Edie" (1917-2002), who were eccentric and co-dependent hoarders. It is one of the few films that my friend Chris walked out on, imag...