It’s Tricky To Talk About Celebrities Who Die Young, But It’s Important

Spencr Kornhaber: “The reasons not to speak ill of the dead are easily understood: They can’t defend themselves, and their loved ones are already in pain. … [Yet,] in each recent shocking celebrity death there are, plausibly, lessons — about mental health, substance use, social media, domestic violence, and other things — that might help curb the darker trends in American life. Can those lessons be heard and discussed without causing offense?”