Newsweek has an interesting gallery of drawings of near-death experiences by the people who experienced them. (Click under "Crossing Over" in the upper-right to launch the gallery.) The drawings are from The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences, which is coming out in October.
Jane Bosveld's recent story in the hallowed pages of Discover looked at the latest scientific research into NDEs, OBE (out-of-body experiences), and various other quirks of the human soul.