US Military Suicide on kottke.org ›

The U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jason Kottke 2 years ago respond

Video of the Terrorist Bombing in Moscow

An explosion ripped through Moscow’s busiest airport this morning, killing at least 35 and injuring more than a hundred. This is amateur video of the moments immediately following the blast. There’s been no immediate claim of responsibility, but a suicide bomber is suspected. WARNING: The footage is disturbing, dead bodies are visible. Watch Video ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 61 responses

Some People Need Hugs

You never know, this could be your coworker. [Ed. note: Cry for help, LOL.] View Image ›

PopularNobodies 2 years ago 42 responses

Horrible Suicide Prank

Suicide is never the answer. Unless the question is, “what’s the most horrible way imaginable to prank your best friend?” Watch Video ›

WickedHype 2 years ago 34 responses

Romanian Flings Himself from Parliament Balcony

Adrian Sobaru flung himself from the chamber’s balcony, apparently in protest over the governmen’t austerity meassures. Watch Video ›

cornelc 2 years ago 2 responses

Gunman Spraypaints ‘V’ on Wall, Opens Fire on School Board

Video of a man interrupting a school board meeting in Panama City, Fla., spray painting a red “V” on the wall, then shooting at the board members. He fortunately missed and no board members were harmed. The man, Clay Duke, later shot himself. This video does not contain footage of his suicide. View List ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 56 responses

Man Streams Live Video of His Suicide on techland.com ›

This is a sad, sad story.

Time.com 2 years ago respond

Two Versions Of Ted Hughes’ Poem About Sylvia Plath’s Death

‘Last Letter,” in which Hughes sort-of addresses Plath’s suicide, was only recently discovered. You can read it here, but you may prefer this retelling. It depends on whether you like guilt poetry or “real talk.” Read More ›

Amanda Dobbins 2 years ago 2 responses

The Suicide Note Tome on suicidenote.info ›

A 35-year-old intellectual wrote a 1900+ page suicide note touching upon historical, religious, and nihilist themes. And his mom probably didn’t even read the whole thing. Apparently he shot himself in the head on the steps of the Harvard Memorial Church in front of a tour group of 20 people.

Peggy Wang 2 years ago 62 responses

Tango Finlandia (1993)

Last week, Newsweek declared Finland to be the best country in the world. But in 1993, the folks at 60 Minutes were convinced that all Finns were depressed Tango addicts. How’s that for a radical shift in opinion? Note: Finns are totally huggable. Watch Video ›

Clio, the Muse of History 2 years ago 2 responses

UK Taxi Driver Kills 12, Wounds 25 in England on news.yahoo.com ›

A taxi driver went on a shooting spree across a rural area of northwestern England on Wednesday, police said, killing 12 people and wounding 25 others before turning the gun on himself.

Yahoo News 2 years ago respond

Man Kills 3 Judges, Himself in China Court on us.rd.yahoo.com ›

A man firing a small automatic weapon burst into a court office in central China on Tuesday, fatally shooting three judges and wounding three other people before killing himself, an official said. The shooting spree was one of at least three violent incidents reported Tuesday, the latest in a spate of public attacks — including several on schoolchildren — that has shocked China.

Yahoo News 2 years ago respond

Insensitive Redhead

Is that Molly Ringwald? I think that is Molly Ringwald. Oh hi, Molly Ringwald! View Image ›

aestheticoctopus 3 years ago 85 responses

Suicidal Dog

Flickr user Drbucket comes downstairs to find his pup attempting suicide. Taking “play dead” a little too far, don’t you think? View Image ›

Lindsey W. 3 years ago 45 responses

Little Kittens

Sometimes the only thing keeping you from going over the edge is kittens. (I’m just thrilled I managed to beat Jack to the “cute cat” post of the day) Watch Video ›

Tanner Ringerud 3 years ago 50 responses

Photos of Mechelle McNair on sports.rightpundits.com ›

When Steve McNair died with his 20 year old mistress, first reports mistook the woman for Steve McNair’s wife, Mechelle McNair. Now people want to see photos of the woman who lost her husband is what appears to be a murder-suicide.

Google Trends 3 years ago respond

People Want to See Photos of Sahel Kazemi, The Woman Steve McNair Died For on postchronicle.com ›

Steve McNair was carrying on a two year affair with a 20 year old woman named Sahel Kazemi, and the two were found dead in what appears to be a homicide-suicide. So now everyone wants to see the woman that McNair was seeing and who apparently killed him in her Nashville apartment.

Google Trends 3 years ago respond

Grammar Correction

There is a right time and a wrong time to be a stickler when it comes to grammar. This is the wrong time. View Image ›

Tanner Ringerud 3 years ago 104 responses

Angry Passerby Hurries Suicide Attempt

Pissed that Chen Fuchao was tying up traffic for five hours contemplating suicide on China’s Haizhu Bridge, Lai Jiansheng broke through the police line to hurry things up. Jiansheng said “people like Fuchao are very selfish…and just want the authorities attention.” Fuchao landed on an air mattress, and sustained some minor injuries. Watch Video ›

Richard Chemel 4 years ago 61 responses

Passerby Pushes Suicide Jumper on us.rd.yahoo.com ›

Chen Fuchao had been standing on bridge in China for hours, on the edge of killing himself due to mounting debts, when a strange came up, shook his hand, and pushed him over the edge. Spoiler alert: Fuchao lived, and the guy who pushed him was “taken away by police.”

Yahoo News 4 years ago respond

Freddie Mac Official Found Dead In Apparent Suicide on us.rd.yahoo.com ›

AP - David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, was found dead at his home Wednesday morning in what police said was an apparent suicide.

Yahoo News 4 years ago 2 responses

Suicidal Cyclists

Too lazy to walk and too environmentally-conscious to drive, terrorists are turning to bikes to carry out their attacks. But do they wear helmets? Read More ›

Brian Ries 4 years ago respond

Court Official Commits Suicide Over Guilt on nola.com ›

A Louisiana court employee commits suicide from the guilt of automatically denying prisoners’ “pro se” appeals for 13 years. He left a suicide note to the judges who ordered him to do so.

Reddit Top Links 4 years ago respond

Murder At The Olympics

Two relatives of a coach for the US Olympic Men’s Volleyball team were attacked by a Chinese man, who managed to injure one and kill the other before taking his own life. Can we just pretend this never happened and watch the opening ceremonies again? Read More ›

Eliot Glazer 4 years ago respond

Ruslana Korshunova Suicide

Twenty-year-old model Ruslana Korshunova fell to her death from her downtown New York apartment building yesterday in an apparent suicide. Known as “The Russian Rapunzel” Korshunova — originally of Almaty, Kazakhstan — had been featured in ads for Marc Jacobs, DKNY, Vera Wang and Christian Dior. Her tragic death seems to have come as an absolute surprise to friends and family, who claimed she seemed to be “on top of the world,” though some reports suggest that she had shown her distress in posts on a social networking site. Read More ›

Leti 4 years ago respond

Samuel Israel III (Arrested!)

Hedge fund manager steals $450 million from investors and then fakes his own suicide before reporting to prison for a 20 year sentence. His car was found near the Hudson River bridge with the message “suicide is painless” written on the hood. His body has still not been found and the FBI and others think he has skipped town. Law enforcement is monitoring airports and boarders and consider Mr. Israel “armed and dangerous”. Update: Feds Say Israel did NOT kill himself and is still at large! Update 2: His girlfriend helped him escape! Update 3: After weeks on the run, Samuel Israel turns himself in. Don’t you kinda wish he escaped? Would make the story better! Read More ›

Jonah Peretti 4 years ago respond

The Dolphin Suicides

26 dolphins beached themselves in Cornwall; one expert says it looks like mass suicide. The dolphins were all found to have inhaled a lot of mud, leading scientists to wonder why. Previous mass beachings in Iran and Florida are still unexplained, and still incredibly depressing to think about. Read More ›

Scott Lamb 4 years ago 5 responses

Sad Kermit

Sad Kermit, who covers the saddest songs ever, has a new video where he re-enacts the attempted suicide scene from The Royal Tenenbaums. I always knew from watching the Muppet Babies that Kermit would grow up to be the emo one. Read More ›

Peggy Wang 5 years ago respond

Bobbi Kristina

Whitney Houston’s 15-year-old daughter tries to stab Whitney during an argument, then attempts to kill herself by slashing her wrists. Wayward children of crackhead parents make for great reality television! I’d much rather watch a show about a rebellious teenager than a washed-up R&B star any day. Read More ›

Peggy Wang 5 years ago 2 responses