by Jasmine Pegg | Jun 4, 2026 | Memento Mainstream
Spoilers for Chainsaw Man, Naruto, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Demon Slayer Over the last twenty years, the shonen scene has undergone a dramatic shift. Once filled with stories where heroes always found a way to save everyone, the tales of today instead ask what happens when...
by Robyn Smith | Jun 4, 2026 | Dissect
It’s not only black cats that get a bad rep, cats have historically been associated with death and the afterlife. But can they tell when someone’s going to die? Rumours have circulated for centuries about cats and their link to death. Some see them as an...
by Luke Thompson | Jun 4, 2026 | Relics
Skeletons were once a medieval warning to fear incoming death. So how did they become cartoons, memes and party decorations? This feature explores how bones were stripped of their menace and what it says about today’s attitude to mortality, through conversations with...
by Jasmine Pegg | Jun 1, 2026 | Mind & Mortality
As death remains life’s biggest mystery, it’s no wonder that philosophers across time have attempted to rationalise the inevitable. Some see it as nothing to fear, others view it as the source of life’s meaning, a teacher, or even a doorway into...
by Thomas Booth | May 29, 2026 | Living Proof
The passage from life to death is the most defining and terrifying journey of our lives. A journey which can be extremely hard to understand, and even harder to surrender to. Music-thanatologists offer us a form of music made to ease the mind, body and soul before we...
