Tragedy

Griffith's new novel is a thriller that also helps dismantle the idea that disability is necessarily tragic.

• By David M. Perry

New research finds visual artists do not do their best work during periods of bereavement.

• By Tom Jacobs

A complicated blend of economics, culture, and infrastructure make it hard to find any right way to restore a city after disaster.

• By Wes Judd

Lessons from Chicago and beyond.

• By Tanya Paperny

Social media networks break news stories and spark revolutions. In the wake of tragedy, they may also help us cope.

• By Kate Wheeling

Brutalism on screen—and its moral repercussions.

• By Ted Scheinman

New research suggests we do find humor in tragedy, but only during a specific, limited window of time.

• By Tom Jacobs

Worries about post-traumatic stress have become a stock part of the media narrative surrounding tragedies like Boston and Newtown. And resilience is supposedly the best we can hope for in the face of adversity. But what if there's a third option? The story of one mass shooting, and the surprising tug of post-traumatic growth.

• By Mark Obbie