Justin Nobel

What is dead, and when do we really die?

Last month, researchers at Yale University published the astounding results that organs from a pig they had killed by inducing…

2 years ago

Where Do Tombstones Come From, and What Makes a Good One?

Have you ever wondered where tombstones come from? Justin Nobel has the answer. Read along as he explores this topic…

2 years ago

The Rise of the Pet Death Psychics, And a New Brand of Death Care

Laura Stinchfield is a new kind of death care worker, one who helps people connect with the dead as well…

2 years ago

The Artists Come to Uvalde, to Mourn the Dead with Paint and Music

Justin Nobel takes a look at the musicians and artists who traveled to Uvalde to help the devastated community grieve.

2 years ago

How to Bury the Dead When They Are All Around You? A Funerary Snapshot of Ukraine

Every war leaves behind unimaginable numbers of dead and the war in Ukraine is no different. For each of the…

2 years ago

Sweet Donna – Remembering The Woman You Love, With A Song

When Donna’s sickness took a turn for the worst, her husband Larry wrote a song. (more…)

2 years ago

Welcome Spring! Now Here Are Three Ways to Compost—Your Human Body..

With the beginning of Spring, the time of yard chores has begun. Planting flowers, putting out the lawn furniture, and…

2 years ago

Still Fantasizing About Fantasy Coffins

Justin Nobel returns to a topic we at Digital Dying have explored in the past, fantasy coffins. These are coffins…

2 years ago

Dead Alone In A Hotel Room In A Lonely Era

It's a familiar and always sad story--dying alone in a hotel room. Our Justin Nobel explores how this type of…

2 years ago

Can A Cardboard Square Tell You How You’ll Die? – An Interview with Robert Murch, the Master of Ouija

It's a pretty good bet that you've had a good scare from a Ouija board somewhere along the line. If…

2 years ago

Mortality-Minded Board Games For The Holiday Season

Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas, Channukah, Kwanzaa and a whole assortment of other Winter Holidays are either already upon us or…

2 years ago

An Interview With Gory Girl, Queen of Spooky Coffins and Haunted Halloween Props

This time of year, Digital Dying is always on the lookout for unique looks at Halloween traditions. This year we…

3 years ago

The Halloween A to Z of Renting A Coffin

Halloween is the time of year for ghosts and goblins. Turns out, it's also a great time of year to…

3 years ago

The Many Ways to Die by Climate Change – Hurricane Ida And A World of Compounding Disasters

Within the past few weeks flash floods have torn through Arizona and Colorado, fires have raged across California and Oregon,…

3 years ago

Temperatures Soar And A New Way Of Dying Emerges—Death By Heat

While hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and blizzards often take the headlines when it comes to weather-related deaths, it is actually heatwaves…

3 years ago