Life & Death

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…

10 years ago

How a broken heart can kill the elderly.

The medical community has known for a long time that a condition called a condition called takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken…

10 years ago

Who Needs to Visit a Torture Museum?

Prague, Budapest and Vienna have each undergone a great renewal the past 20 or so years. Now their beautiful blend…

10 years ago

Remembering 9/11

This year marked the 13th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history, 9/11/2001. As the news reports…

10 years ago

September 10th, 2014 is Suicide Prevention Day.

September 10th, 2014 was Suicide Prevention Day. We hope that you will continue the spirit of this commemorative day all…

10 years ago

Tommy the dog spends 15 days without food guarding his owner’s grave.

For some reason those special stories of dogs that show remarkable loyalty to their deceased owners touch us deep down.…

10 years ago

Lincoln funeral train procession to be reenacted.

In 1999 Dave Kloke began work on construction of a full-sized working replica of a 1980s steam locomotive. Considering the…

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

The Most Important Thing We Can Learn From Joan Rivers

The way Joan Rivers lived her life can teach us many lessons. In this article we examine one other very…

10 years ago

Deadly Ebola Confirmed to be Spread Through Exposure at Funerals

We recently shared an article about the daunting and dangerous tasks faced by the brave team responsible for burying those who…

10 years ago