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#4: Svoolyard for the soul
A piece on the holidays and my favorite family recipe. Welcome back to the GRIEF AND MEDIA PROJECT!
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The loss of Liam Payne, and the importance of community in grief
An essay on the One Direction fandom following the death of Liam Payne. Welcome back to the GRIEF AND MEDIA PROJECT.
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My mind is a jumble of schoolwork, Love is Blind and Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered Powerberries
and I've had too much of them all. This is an update from the GRIEF AND MEDIA PROJECT!
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#4: Svoolyard for the soul
A piece on the holidays and my favorite family recipe. Welcome back to the GRIEF AND MEDIA PROJECT!
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Alex Piscatelli
The loss of Liam Payne, and the importance of community in grief
An essay on the One Direction fandom following the death of Liam Payne. Welcome back to the GRIEF AND MEDIA PROJECT.
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Alex Piscatelli
I got a text: an exploration of reality TV as a backbone of our society and in grief
a media deep dive all about Love Island and its impact
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#3: Hold me closer, tiny dancer
An essay in honor of my dad and 10 Father's Days without him. Welcome back to the GRIEF AND MEDIA PROJECT!
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This Week in Grief and Media

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My mind is a jumble of schoolwork, Love is Blind and Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered Powerberries
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This Week in Grief and Media: 9/23/24
being named Alex, cats as roommates, #MomTok is not going to survive this, Usher discovering Justin Bieber
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This Week in Grief and Media: 9/16/24
girlbossing, high school reunions, sweating, Mormon wives
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This Week in Grief and Media: 8/26/24
I'm literally a student, running, Chipotle bowl save me, being a Sabrina Carpenter correspondent
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Death and Bravo
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Navigating grief and masculinity
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41:27
Letting that shit go with author Nina Purewal
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Can AI be used as a tool in grieving?
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Movies

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Turtles All The Way Down
a coming-of-age movie that depicts parental loss
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Lisa Frankenstein
a horror/comedy movie that depicts parental loss
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Good Grief
a comedy/romance movie that depicts loss of a partner
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All of Us Strangers
a fantasy/romance movie that depicts loss of both parents
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TV

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Marlon Wayans: Good Grief
a comedy special that depicts parental loss
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
a manga series that depicts grief
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Never Have I Ever
a coming-of-age tv show that depicts parental loss
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The Midnight Club
a horror tv series that depicts terminal illness and death
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