by Daisy Sanderson | Jun 2, 2026 | Living Proof
Young creatives, grieving families and HIV activists gather over cappuccinos. Born from AIDS-era loss, these cafés have transformed spaces of grief into sites of connection. Cemetery cafés are tucked into some of the Berlin’s quietest green corners, where coffee...
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 Daisy Sanderson | May 27, 2026 | Living Proof
After a car crash left Marrianne Rooprai paralysed from the shoulders down, she clinically died four times and woke up in a body she no longer recognised. Marrianne Rooprai had been at a friend’s wedding with her sister when the crash happened on the journey home. She...
by Daisy Sanderson | May 26, 2026 | Mind & Mortality
Dead Curious spoke to thanatologist Cole Imperi about shadowloss, grief language and why death belongs in everyday community life. Q: You have said before that death touches everything, finances, relationships, identity. Do you think people underestimate how much of...
by Daisy Sanderson | May 22, 2026 | Living Proof
At 19, Roberto Canessa survived one of the most infamous crashes in history by crossing death’s deepest taboo: he lived because the bodies of his dead friends kept him alive. On the screen, a heart no bigger than a thumb pulses in black and white. Roberto Canessa, 73,...
