Chris Domig was ready to throw in the towel. After a year-and-a-half-long search, a church chapel on the Lower East Side was the only affordable space Domig, the artistic director of the Off Off Broadway company Sea Dog Theater, had been able to find to mount a production of “Tuesdays
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The way a dying baby girl was cared for in 1980 helped shape her approach to nursing
JoAnne Foley (middle) as a young nurse. JoAnne Foley hide caption toggle caption JoAnne Foley JoAnne Foley (middle) as a young nurse. JoAnne Foley This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression
‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ Review: Life, in Drab Gray
Fran thinks about dying, but not gruesomely. Her mental tableaux of death look as if they were staged by the artist Gregory Crewdson. Sometimes her body is draped dramatically over driftwood on a serene beach or posed in a foggy forest on a soft green bed of moss. She imagines
His wife was dying. Here's how a nurse became a 'beacon of light'
Veronica and Roger. Roger Lynn hide caption toggle caption Roger Lynn Veronica and Roger. Roger Lynn This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In February 2010, Roger Lynn’s
Doctors are pushing Hollywood for more realistic depictions of death and dying on TV
Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider (right) interviews comedian Tig Notaro about drawing humor from her breast cancer diagnosis. Ungerleider is the founder of End Well, a nonprofit focused on shifting the American conversation around death. Their discussion took place in November at End Well’s 2023 conference held in Los Angeles. Britney Landreth
Kathie Lee Gifford, widow of Frank Gifford, says NFL legend 'was dying long before he died'
Frank Gifford is widely regarded as one of the best players in NFL history. He was a six-time All-Pro, spent his entire career with the New York Giants and is a member of the team’s Ring of Honor. Gifford died of natural causes at his Connecticut home in 2015 at
Before dying, she made a fund to cancel others' medical debt — nearly $70m worth
Casey McIntyre (right) Andrew Gregory (center) and their daughter, Grace. Evan Gregory/Andrew Gregory hide caption toggle caption Evan Gregory/Andrew Gregory Casey McIntyre (right) Andrew Gregory (center) and their daughter, Grace. Evan Gregory/Andrew Gregory Casey McIntyre wanted her legacy to be clearing medical debt for others. But her husband Andrew Gregory
'No one wants kids dying in schools,' but Americans disagree on how to keep them safe
Miami fire and rescue and police officers perform a rescue operation during an active shooter drill at Miami Senior High School in Miami, Fla. Chandan Khanna/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chandan Khanna/Getty Images Miami fire and rescue and police officers perform a rescue operation during an active shooter drill
There's a glimmer of hope on Yemen's war front. Yet children are still dying of hunger
In a hospital in the frontline city of Taiz, a woman tries to revive her malnourished baby with protein paste. The war-torn country is suffering through one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR) Source link
The toughest plastic bag ban is failing: A tale of smugglers, dumps and dying goats
Trash collectors from Marsabit Safi Services offload waste at the Dadach Boshe dump. Even though Kenyan banned single-use plastic bags in 2016, they’re still piling up at the dump and blowing off to litter the landscape and bodies of water. Scovian Lillian for NPR hide caption toggle caption Scovian Lillian