From Hollywood Star to Small Town Everyman, What It Takes to Write A Great Obituary

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Thu, February 2nd, 2023

"She felt pulled and taunted and cheated," wrote Time magazine in its 1962 obituary for Marilyn Monroe, "but when she spoke of what troubled her, her thoughts always resolved themselves so innocently that she seemed more frolicsome than frightened.” Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

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Stolen Skull Repatriations – Inside A Modern Museum Controversy

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Thu, December 29th, 2022

Stolen human remains and the ceremony of death are at the heart of a modern museum controversy. Lately, there has been a reckoning over the appropriateness of taking—or outright stealing—sacred objects, especially skeletons and human remains, and transporting them across oceans or continents to foreign lands and putting them on display. Justin ...

Controversy of A President’s Death, and Health, From Biden to Trump, King Tut to JFK

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Mon, November 28th, 2022

The elephant in the room of US politics right now appears to be just how old is too old to be president of the United States? In his latest post, Justin Nobel looks at this timely topic.

Do You Trust A Robot Car To Save Your Life?

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Mon, November 7th, 2022

Would you trust a robot with your life? Or perhaps the more appropriate question is, would you trust a robotic car with the ability to make decisions that may affect your life? Read Justin Nobel's latest

How Long Do You Mourn A Queen?

By: Justin Nobel | Date: Fri, October 7th, 2022

On Thursday, September 8th, at 3:10 pm, the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away at Balmoral Castle, the British royal family’s sumptuous estate house in Aberdeenshire, in the north of Scotland. The cause of death, according to her death certificate, released last week by the registrar general of Scotland, was ...