Death and dying
‘I stole material from my dad’s funeral!’ Sarah Silverman on her outrageous and tender show about her parents’ demise
It’s got sex jokes, Hitler gags and endless gallows humour. The comedian once famed for being ‘ignorant-arrogant’ reveals why she’s written a show about the deaths of her stepmother and the father who taught her to swear
Brian Logan
07, Apr, 2025 @4:00 AM
Waiting for God(ot): can boredom be a kind of spiritual practice? | Jackie Bailey
No one likes the discomfort of doing nothing. But as a pastoral carer, it’s my job
Jackie Bailey
06, Apr, 2025 @3:00 PM
The Life, Old Age and Death of a Working-Class Woman review – a son confronts his mother’s decline
Didier Eribon’s guilt and shame fuels an angry and eloquent meditation on our attitudes towards the elderly and the end of life
Stuart Jeffries
30, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM
Assisted dying bill is ‘flawed and dangerous’ after changes, says group of Labour MPs
Bill, which passed committee scrutiny on Tuesday, has ‘insufficient protections’ for most vulnerable
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
26, Mar, 2025 @11:20 AM
Death by euthanasia in the Netherlands increased 10% in 2024, figures show
Watchdog urges ‘great caution’ with psychiatric illnesses after deaths in such cases rise to 219 from two in 2010
Senay Boztas in Amsterdam
24, Mar, 2025 @1:58 PM
‘Hospices are in retreat’: funding crisis squeezing UK palliative care providers
St Catherine’s hospice in West Sussex says it has been forced to leave beds empty despite the demand for end-of-life care
Harriet Sherwood
24, Mar, 2025 @12:07 PM
How Covid-19 changed the way we die
The pandemic forced many people in England and Wales to reflect how they might die with dignity, and the numbers of those wanting to die at home is on the rise
Harriet Sherwood, Pamela Duncan and Matthew Pearce with graphics by Tural Ahmedzade
16, Mar, 2025 @12:44 PM
After my wife died, I joined a community choir. It gave me respite from my private grief | David Sornig
When Toni fell ill I stopped playing music entirely. Yet every so often I felt the urge to return
David Sornig
15, Mar, 2025 @11:00 PM
Keep dancing: Chanel DaSilva on taking risks, dealing with grief and tackling Trump
As she brings A Shadow Work to the UK, the New York choreographer talks about therapy, ‘pulling up women with me’ and art-led activism
Lyndsey Winship
12, Mar, 2025 @10:44 AM
As doctors, we review morbidity and mortality regularly – but we need a better way of respecting the patient voice | Ranjana Srivastava
The object of M&Ms, as they’re called, is to untangle medical errors in a safe space. But to exclude the patient experience is to do them a disservice
Ranjana Srivastava
11, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM
The memories lost when a sibling dies | Letters
Letters: Dr Wendy Tagg has missing photos in her album of memories, while Judith Abbs says there isn’t a word for a sibling who is now alone
27, Feb, 2025 @6:05 PM
When my sister died, it wasn’t just her own childhood memories that disappeared. Mine did too | Jason Hazeley
Millie had fantastic recall, unlike mine. Now there are parts of my past – and myself – that I’ll never be able to remember, says comedy writer Jason Hazeley
Jason Hazeley
24, Feb, 2025 @8:00 AM
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