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If you think Jeffrey Epstein was murdered because no prison would treat an inmate that negligently…

Ken "Popehat" White (previously) has expanded on his excellent Twitter thread about Jeffrey Epstein's suicide in jail, and just how (shamefully) normal it is for prisoners to die in custody due to indifference, overwork, malfeasance and ****** on the part of prison authorities.

In the Atlantic, White tells the stories of 32 inmates ...

FBI agent describes finding “Frankensteins” and a “cooler full of penises” at an unregulated Arizona body-donation center

Phoenix's Biological Resource Center advertised that it would collect your relatives' remains and dispose of their body parts for medical purposes, cremating the unused portions and returning them; it was founded by the aptly named Stephen Gore, whose highest level of educational attainment was a high school diploma and who learned the processes by which ...

Bangkok’s Death Awareness Cafe designed to provoke patrons to ponder their demise

Bangkok's Death Awareness Cafe takes its design cures from a mortuary, complete with funeral wreaths and caskets. Patrons sip cappuccinos, read death-related "inspirational" quotes on the walls, and then climb into the coffins to consider their ultimate fate. Sounds, er, fun? From Rumble:

Despite the macabre appearance, owner Professor Veeranut Rojanaprapa says there’s a deeper ...

‘What do you think happens when we die, Keanu Reeves?’

Actor Keanu Reeves answers one of life's greatest questions in the way only Keanu Reeves can.

He was on Stephen Colbert's show, and summed it up in a single line, thoughtfully and with great depth.

Stephen Colbert: “What do you think happens when we die, Keanu Reeves?” Reeves: “I know the ones who love us will miss ...

Luke Perry was buried in a mushroom suit

Actor Luke Perry, who died last month following a massive ******, was buried in a mushroom suit. According to his daughter, Perry had requested that upon his death he wear Coeio's "Infinity Burial Suit" that the company describes as "made up of of mushrooms and other microorganisms that together do three things; aid ...

Human composting may soon be legal in Washington state

On Friday, the Washington state legislature passed a bill legalizing the "recomposition" of human remains, defined as the "contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil." If signed by Governor Jay Inlee, the bill will become law next year. From CNN:

Katrina ***** is the CEO of the human composting company, Recompose, and told ...