Taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge: Down Among the Dead Men
For most of my life, I have lived within three miles of a cemetery. Once, I kid you not, our home was located so that ...
For most of my life, I have lived within three miles of a cemetery. Once, I kid you not, our home was located so that ...
This week's news highlights a group of students who volunteer to act as pallbearers for military members who would otherwise die alone.
After the New York Times poignant story of George Bell, a 72-year-old New York City man who died alone in a Jackson Heights apartment “splashed ...
Blue Fletcher, Decatur Street Artist, French Quarter "My name is Blue. I think about death constantly. My husband died last November and we’re coming up on ...
On the blog this week we highlighted the findings from the recently published EIU Quality of Death Index. In the news, we gained insight into ...
A funny thing happens when you follow news coverage of certain topics--you start to spot trends. So it wasn’t too surprising when the EIU’s 2015 ...
Otis Fennell, Owner of Faubourg Marigny Art & Books, Frenchman Street. "This store was founded in the ‘70s because there were very few sources for gay ...
This week we said goodbye to pioneering cajun Paul Prudhomme and to Jerry Parr, the Secret Service agent who was instrumental in saving the life ...
Nathan Durapau, 24, Pirate's Alley artist. "I was born and raised in Mexico. My parents were missionaries and I spent the first 12 years of my ...
What do dinosaurs and graveyards have in common? Aside from reduction to skeletal remains and inspiration for Halloween costumes, the surprising connection is famed artist ...
From an awe-inspiring Ted talk by B.J. Miller, a man for whom an accident was life changing, to a heart-wrenching note left for his parents ...
Thinking back on the funerals I have attended, what often comes to mind is the funeral music. For me, one service, in particular, stands out. ...