Eleanor Cummins

Turbulent reopenings and partisan mask wars have only highlighted the nation’s preoccupation with personal liberty above all — even a deadly pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has done a number on our mental health. We asked five psychologists for advice on emerging from our homes to a changed world.

Tone-deaf mask photos, ill-advised jaunts and comparisons to “jail” are triggering a backlash against celebrities and influencers.

Unlike boomers, young people are embracing planning their own funerals. It’s fueling changes in the death industry.

Many religions discourage disturbing the dead — and many horror movies and macabre books are inspired by it. But exhuming bodies isn’t that uncommon.