Anthony Bourdain muses about death in the final episode of 'Parts Unknown'

[yallerdawg]

Anthony Bourdain performed a Bhutanese death ritual in the final episode of 'Parts Unknown'

Source: Insider, by Tom Murray

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"It is considered therapeutic to think about death a few times a day," Bourdain says.

When a man responds: "You are reminded time and again not to take things too seriously," Bourdain affirms: "Life is but a dream."

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"Bhutan was where I really got to know Tony," Aronofsky, who directed the film "Black Swan," said in an article for CNN.

"There, I became aware of his utter lack of vanity. He never adjusted his hair or gave a damn about makeup or a lighting setup."

The director touched on the prescient nature of their trip, which often involved discussions around death: "It seems ironic now that on our last day of shooting we performed a Bhutanese death ritual.


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https://www.today.com/video/season-finale-of-anthony-bourdain-s-parts-unknown-airs-while-new-details-of-his-death-emerge-1263283267971

On Sunday, two weeks after the tragic death of Anthony Bourdain, CNN aired a town hall about suicide as well as the season finale of Bourdain’s show, "Parts Unknown." Meanwhile, French authorities revealed that no narcotics were in Bourdain’s body when he died, though a significant amount of alcohol was. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

[pbmus]

1. A significant amount of alcohol was.....

Narcotic....a drug or other substance affecting mood or behavior and sold for nonmedical purposes, especially an illegal one.
MEDICINE

On Sunday, two weeks after the tragic death of Anthony Bourdain, CNN aired a town hall about suicide as well as the season finale of Bourdain’s show, "Parts Unknown." Meanwhile, French authorities revealed that no narcotics were in Bourdain’s body when he died, though a significant amount of alcohol was. NBC's Stephanie Gosk reports. If you or someone you know is struggling, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

Anthony for many years was literally screaming death....in front of our eyes.

Anthony Bourdain performed a Bhutanese death ritual in the final episode of 'Parts Unknown'

http://www.thisisinsider.com/anthony-bourdain-muses-on-death-in-parts-unknown-final-episode-2018-6

[yallerdawg]

2. Addiction is cunning, baffling and powerful.

We can all give up an awful lot, and still we end up in exactly the same place.

He had a great run - but, like so many others, there was one demon he could never shake.

Our loss. Everyone of them.

[JI7]

3. He actually did that in a lot of his shows

[yallerdawg]

4. Part of the attraction...

may have been his expression of 'baby boomer' nihilistic angst.

He would eat gloriously decadent foods proclaiming Lipitor would save him; eat food of very suspect origin declaring "it would be unwise to kill the customer"; and drink prodigious amounts of alcohol at college frat-boy hazing levels.

Were we complicit - with our vicarious and voyeuristic fandom?

Or was he just another reality show character that we enjoyed for a fairly long run, and we ended up merely bystanders?