Brazil’s Corinthians soccer team to open graveyard for its fans.
The love of Brazilian football (aka soccer) fans for their teams is legendary. Now followers of Brazil's famed Corinthians will be able to purchase one ...
Category: Death in Popular Culture
Five-part radio series explores death and how we talk about it.
In a new five-part series, Wisconsin Public Radio explores the topic of death and dying and how we talk about it. The series, titled simply, ...
Reality show featuring wrestling morticians to air in January.
We probably should hold this for Weird News Wednesday, but we didn’t think you’d want to wait that long. Yes, it’s true. WGN is now ...
Dylan Thomas and That Good Night
Had Dylan Thomas lived he would have turned 100 on October 27th, 2014. He died on November 9, 1953 in New York. Thomas was known not ...
National Museum of Funeral History Breathes Life into Death
It may sound a bit odd to hear the word vibrant used to describe a museum dedicated to the display of funeral artifacts. However, once ...
Death becomes her: Met exhibit showcases mourning garb.
On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 the Metropolitan Museum of Art will unveil a new exhibit which highlights women’s mourning fashion.
The sad tale of James IV’s body.
Lately there has been much speculation about where Alexander the Great is buried. History says his body was taken to Egypt, but many now hope that ...
Conflict over Casey Kasem’s body shows importance of funeral preplanning.
Despite having put in place the legal documents most recommended by legal experts: an advance directive and a surrogate healthcare decision-maker, the still unsettled fate ...
“Dying in America” report released
On Tuesday the Institute of Medicine released the results of its comprehensive study, Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End ...
Would you like fries with that funeral viewing?
There is no question that the funeral business is one that is steeped in tradition. So it’s natural that when a service such as drive-thru ...
A Coffin-building Party
In his August 31 post in the Chris Schwarz Blog, author Christopher Schwarz introduces us to the art of coffin making. Schwarz shares the events ...
Tales of the Dead Come Back
National Geographic writer, Simon Worrall, discusses the book Glimpsing Heaven: The Stories and Science of Life After Death with its author Judy Bachrach in this ...
Should you snap that funeral selfie?
When a photo taken at a memorial service for Nelson Mandala by Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was published last December, it caused quite a ...
How Do You Feel About Being Turned Into Compost When You Die?
Would you want to be turned into compost when you die? You may soon have that option. With her Urban Death Project, designer Katrina Spade has been working on a ...
Admit It…You Deserve a Funeral
Have you ever heard a loved one say that they don’t want you to make a fuss when they die? I sure have. In fact, ...
