COVID-19 has brought death closer than ever- but social distancing rules keeps loved ones apart during their final moments. Elissa Mardiney talks to death experts about how the pandemic is changing dying, and how thinking about death can change the way we live. Please Note: This piece discusses death and contains some profanity.

Shannon Rentner documents the lives of female fishermen.

Lisa Miccolis captures a photograph of Bram Hepburn looking at a piece of glass he found while looking for bottles.

As a committed member of the Indoor Flea Market in Scarborough, Ken Smith insists that flea markets are more than just places for junk. Blyth Fiscella profiles how the flea market is filled with history.

Photographs that support the short film, Next Whistle Starts the Jam.

In order to visit all of New England in a week, some tourists spend a whole week on a tour bus. Traci Timlin and Ken Kobre capture images of the world of touring by tour bus.

Before doctors found cures to certain ailments, people used old remedies as medicine. Anne Gorham and Seth Hanson investigate the kind of herbs that were used to cure sickness.

Former residents of Little Italy in Portland discusses their experiences growing up in their neighborhood, and their sense of community. They speak about the community being destroyed because of urban renewal.

Through the use of puppets, John and Carol Farrell attempt to shed light on larger human truth. Megan Detrie provides a profile on how they use puppets for metaphor.

Staff, contributors, trustees, and academic board members are listed.

COVID-19 has brought death closer than ever- but social distancing rules keeps loved ones apart during their final moments. Elissa Mardiney talks to death experts about how the pandemic is changing dying, and how thinking about death can change the way we live. Please Note: This piece discusses death and contains some profanity.

Emma Rosenberg highlights the life of Tom Green, a man who chooses to live his life reclusively. Rosenberg speaks to Green about his distrust in people and working as a relief seaman.