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Making Resinous Replicas of Dead People: Wax Museums of the World

Do wax sculptures in their current form represent an artistic way to remember and honor the dead—and those that will…

8 years ago

Hospice in Prison? As Inmates Age, Louisiana’s Notorious Angola Prison Tends To Their Elderly

At Louisiana's notorious Angola prison, terminally ill inmates receive hospice care. And it is given not by professional nurses or…

8 years ago

How Much Death is Too Much Death? A Visit to New Orleans’ Newly Opened Museum of Death

Justin Nobel visits the newly opened New Orleans Museum of Death. Travel with him as he views the museum's macabre…

8 years ago

New Orleans Death Talk: Decatur Street Artist Blue Fletcher

New Orleans street artist Blue Fletcher has experienced a lot of loss. She generously opened up to our Justin Nobel…

9 years ago

Nola Death Tête-à-tête – Pirate’s Alley Artist Nathan Durapau

I was born and raised in Mexico. My parents were missionaries and I spent the first 12 years of my…

9 years ago