Funeral Customs

Seven Death-themed Museums to Visit in 2014

From a bulletproof hearse for the Pope to an exhibit on how to build a guillotine to the conjoined liver…

10 years ago

On 50th Anniversary of JFK’s Funeral, the President’s Personal Archbishop, the Man Who Walked the Riderless Horse and Others Reminisce

Fifty years ago today, a million people lined the streets of Washington D.C. to watch a funeral procession like none…

10 years ago

Interviews Before Execution – The Chinese TV Show That Was Just Too Good

One episode features a handcuffed man in khaki pants and an orange vest, flanked by two guards. The prisoner is…

11 years ago

Best Halloween Costume Ever – Pants Made Out Of Your Dead Friend’s Skin

As far as we know, there is just one pair of intact necropants left on earth and they are locked…

11 years ago

Hungry Hungry Ghosts – Celebrating The Chinese Halloween

There is no Halloween in China, complained one recent traveler. But there is the Hungry Ghost Festival! Celebrated on the…

11 years ago

The 5 Best Places to See Art Made From Dead People’s Hair

Need a cheap end of summer getaway, why not visit a hair museum? In Victorian times, human hair was woven…

11 years ago

In Asia, Lying in Coffins Helps You Live Longer

The name of the event was “Experience Being Placed in a Coffin”. You drink beer, eat snacks, and talk about…

11 years ago

How To Avoid Being Struck By Lightning This Summer – An Interview With Dr. Lightning

During the 1940s lightning killed several hundred people a year in the U.S., in recent years annual lightning fatalities have…

11 years ago

One Texas Woman’s Struggle To Open The Country’s First Art Gallery Funeral Home

Imagine a funeral home that also served as an art gallery. At a service you might watch the deceased’s favorite…

11 years ago

Did You Know You Can Die By Overdosing On Water?

Earlier this year, a 29-year-old British engineer named Matthew Ellis went into a coma after drinking seven liters of water.…

11 years ago