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suicide

Pushed Over the Edge

What sort of bullying conduct would cross a threshold into criminality? It certainly seems that a person who sets out to drive a person to their death and succeeds should face some sort of punishment.

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Dead at 61

Chef and television food host Anthony Bourdain has died at age 61 in what is being reported as a suicide. The host of CNN’s “Parts Unknown” was found in his hotel room in France, where he was working on a forthcoming episode.

Nihilism is painless

So the story of Mitchell Heisman’s suicide is bizarre in a way that most suicides are not in that it was premeditated for several years before it was finally undertaken. Heisman took his life,...

Gay Teen Suicides

I’ve been afraid to write about the recent suicides by gay teenagers. Suicide comes in waves. One person kills himself. Others hear about it and imitate. An epidemic begins. Even talking about it can...