My sister and I had to make decisions that determined the course of my parents’ final hours. This important end-of-life document could have guided us

‘It can spare people so much pain’: what is an advance directive and should you get one?

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Loved writing this piece for TIME on why horror is my salve for anxiety. Any other dark copers out there? time.com/7326119/horr... #Halloween2025 #horror #HorrorMovies #HorrorNews #SpookySeason

Why Horror Movies and Scaring Yourself Can Make You Feel Less Anxious

Seeking out scares for sport is linked to a number of health benefits.

time.com

It's the most horrific time of the year! Check out my latest for @designobserver.com. #HorrorSky #NowWatching

Design Observer@designobserver.com · 10mo ago

A new wave of women-led “beauty horror” films is putting beauty standards, and the backlash against feminism, under the knife. From The Substance to The Ugly Stepsister, these stories reveal the dark politics of the body. New essay by @delaneyrebernik.com on Design Observer.

Pitch me! (No emails, plz -- our form is your best bet) >> Pitch here: designobserver.com/how-to-pitch... >> Find full email text here: mailchi.mp/designobserv... #journorequest #journorequests #FreelanceGig #prrequest

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Design Observer@designobserver.com · 12mo ago

Nominations are open for The Design Observer 20! This year we're looking for Radical Collaborators - people, projects, and ideas using design to solve urgent challenges through cross-disciplinary collaboration. Deadline Sept 5, 2025. Nominate here: wkf.ms/45zZQaz

We’re looking for opinion pieces on the rise of AI image-making. What does it mean when a machine can replicate Studio Ghibli’s iconic hand-drawn style in seconds? Art, ethics, aesthetics and everything in between. Pitch us at designobserver.com/pitch

Discover how architect Sameedha Mahajan is shaping the future of air travel by blending wayfinding, cultural context, and sustainability in airport design. Story by @delaneyrebernik.com

Runway modeler: Airport architect Sameedha Mahajan on sending ever-more people skyward - DesignObserver

In this installment of “Jet Fuel” — er, “Design Juice” — the first-gen immigrant and second-gen architect says the best airports for our brave new world will blend wayfinding, cultural context, and, s...

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This was such a fascinating conversation -- I haven't looked at trees the same since.

Design Observer@designobserver.com · last yr.

Architect and curator Dan Handel discusses his book Designed Forests with @delaneyrebernik.com, exploring how forestry practices intertwine profit, control, and cultural history. Discover how human and nonhuman forces shape forest planning. Read more: designobserver.com/head-in-the-...

Issue no. 5 of Spine Tingler is out! Hot on the heels of Demi Moore's Golden Globe win, we're talking toxic beauty, chicken wings, and a film with not much of the subtlety but a whole lotta The Substance. Subscribe to read for free: spine-tingler.beehiiv.com/subscribe #filmsky #popsky #horrorsky

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Tell more gripping stories with twice-monthly inspo from horror and musical theater, sans all the belting and bloodshed.

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CN: suicidal ideations, mentions of medical abuse and neglect All new by @nicole-lee-sch.bsky.social Dying a “Good” Death: Disability and the Assisted Suicide Debate disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2025/01/01/d...

I'm writing a piece for my Spine Tingler newsletter and iso folks with a professional POV on #rabbits and/or their symbolic use in #horror media. Any academics, creatives, trainers, handlers, vets, or misc experts out there up for a brief interview in the next week or two? #journorequest

Issue 4 of Spine Tingler (my 2x monthly, only slightly spooky newsletter for storytellers of all stripes) is out today! It's all about playing in the liminal space between grinning and (not) bearing it. Read it here: spine-tingler.beehiiv.com/p/let-s-put-...

Let’s put a smile on that face

On shiny happy people

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