What’s It Like to Autopsy Marilyn Monroe?
The most famous coroner on earth may well be Dr. Thomas Tsunetomi Noguchi, who was born on January 4, 1927, in Fukuoka, Japan, and was ...
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Day of the Dead Takes on the World
The day after Halloween, and the day after that, is Day of the Dead, and the ancient festival, to use a modern word, is trending.
Grieving for the Terrible Tragedy on Maui
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that the death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96, and the Governor of Hawaii, Josh Green, has indicated that ...
At What Age Do You Gain The Right to Stop Being Worked to Death?
At what age do you gain the right to stop being worked to death? In the last few months, two interesting news stories on opposite ...
Do You Trust A Robot Car To Save Your Life?
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 ...
This Special 9/11 Viewing Room Holds Bodies Reduced to Dust, 21 Years On Others Are Still Being Identified
The September 11th attacks happened 21 years ago, but many families still wait to see the bodies of the loved ones they lost that day.
The Halloween A to Z of Renting A Coffin
The other day I had a drive through a remote region and was scrolling through the radio dial looking for something good when a certain ...
The Many Ways to Die by Climate Change – Hurricane Ida And A World of Compounding Disasters
Climate scientists have been ringing the alarm for years. Bigger storms, more floods, more droughts, more fires. And now it is suddenly seeming all too ...
Temperatures Soar And A New Way Of Dying Emerges—Death By Heat
Another heat dome is building over the Western United States, more records are expected to shatter and unfortunately, there may well be more deaths too.
Jeff Bezos is Headed to Space – What Happens If He Dies there?
Earlier this month, Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com, shared with the world that he will be headed into space. While the internet has ...
Must-See Funerary Films You May Have Missed
Oscar season has passed, the pandemic may be nearing an end, and Summer is just around the corner. It seems like a good time to ...
The Death of Prince Philip, and Other Famous People Who Lived to 99
Last Friday, on April 9, 2021, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away.
The Louisiana Funeral Director at the Center of Covid-19: An Exclusive Interview With Courtney Baloney
Back in April, newspapers reported that in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, the COVID-19 death rate was the highest of any county in America ...
Dying To Vote – As Election Day Nears, Some Older Americans Go To Extremes
The great COVID-19 election is at last upon us and given the hardships and limitations presented by the virus many Americans have to take extra ...
Coronavirus Challenges – Six Months On, How Are We Remembering the Dead?
“It’s an essential human fear that we don’t want to die alone, and the worst part of it for our family was knowing that he ...
