Osama bin Laden’s body was placed on a flat board and slid into the sea, was that the proper thing…
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Belinda Ellis got her wish, upon death her body was covered in red cloth and laid atop a rectangular steel…
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There is a large face without skin, just bare muscles and eyes wide open and staring. In a cavern-like lair…
As the Middle East erupts in protest, funerals have served as the flashpoint. On Tuesday in Bahrain 10,000 mourners gathered…
Vampires are in, and Valentine’s Day has become yet another excuse to celebrate them. (more…)
Vang Pao’s funeral will continue for six days straight and feature animal sacrifices, the burning of paper offerings and a…
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