A snuff film, or snuff movie, is "a movie in a purported genre of movies in which a person is actually murdered or commits suicide. It may or may not be made for financial gain, but is supposedly 'circulated amongst a jaded few for the purpose of entertainment'. ---Wikipedia
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Having completed the Sunday crossword in record time, I held my nose and turned the pages of yesterday's New York Times magazine to see if there were anything else of value therein. Turned out very little, unless you count a recipe for a peanut butter wafer cake I will not bake but the accompanying photo was pretty. A quick glance at the letters to the editor, a weekly declaration of love to the Times from its adoring subscribers, contained the usual shouts of glee. Several dealt with a past article I was glad I hadn't seen. Some phrases from a few of the letters follow:
"I was emotionally thrown by the cover photo...."
"This was heartbreaking."
"Perhaps people do not know someone who has had to watch a family member die on their smartphone. They should look at these images."
"The photograph of a man in his hospital room after his ventilator was shut off, his bereaved family watching, was poignant."
"The despair in the picture of a woman saying goodbye to her husband made me cry for hours."
"A story to break your heart."
Hey, I'm sad enough about all the horrors of the world, I certainly don't need some greedy newspaper publisher making me feel worse. To what end? I'm pretty sure that most of us have just about all the sadness we can handle; seeing more is hardly beneficial. Just donate to charities that help people in dire straits. You will actually accomplish something and make yourself feel good at the same time.
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