Every war leaves behind unimaginable numbers of dead and the war in Ukraine is no different. For each of the dead, loved ones must find a way to grieve. In the case of Ukraine, we are watching in real-time as the country tries courageously to hold tight to the ceremonies, processes, and moments that allow for grief and, at the same time, honor the loss of life. Our Justin Nobel offers his take on the way that Ukrainians are taking on the difficult task of caring for those who they've lost and those who are left behind.
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Sweet Donna – Remembering The Woman You Love, With A Song
When Donna’s sickness took a turn for the worst, her husband Larry wrote a song.
Welcome Spring! Now Here Are Three Ways to Compost—Your Human Body..
With the beginning of Spring, the time of yard chores has begun. Planting flowers, putting out the lawn furniture, and getting that compost pile going. Although, this year brings a new type of composting into the mix, as the world has taken one step further along the path of composting human bodies. Learn more by reading Justin Noble's latest article on the Digital Dying blog.
An Interview With Gory Girl, Queen of Spooky Coffins and Haunted Halloween Props
This time of year, Digital Dying is always on the lookout for unique looks at Halloween traditions. This year we are especially lucky since our Justin Noble had the chance to interview someone who has made an exciting and lucrative career out of Halloween spookiness. In this timely piece, Digital Dying presents an exclusive interview with the person at the center of that world. She goes by the name, Gory Girl. Take a read and you'll learn the difference between a haunted house and a home haunt, get a peek into the hidden world of Halloween prop conventions, find out how to corpse your phone, and much more.
The Many Ways to Die by Climate Change – Hurricane Ida And A World of Compounding Disasters
Within the past few weeks flash floods have torn through Arizona and Colorado, fires have raged across California and Oregon, and on Sunday Hurricane Ida crashed through Louisiana causing catastrophic damage. As climate change expands from a scientific theory hotly debated that seemed like it might slightly tweak the weather of some far-off future to an established fact that is altering the world and reshaping our lives, the deaths that befall us are changing too. As Digital Dying has reported across a variety of topics, climate change is not just reshaping the way we live, it is redefining how we die. Read Justin Noble's latest in Digital Dying.
The Louisiana Funeral Director at the Center of Covid-19: An Exclusive Interview With Courtney Baloney
Digital Dying learned first-hand from Courtney Baloney of Treasures of Life, a funeral services center in St. James Parrish, Louisiana. Courtney shared what it is like to be on these front lines of Covid, and just how the pandemic has reshaped his community, his profession, and himself. Courtney’s words are powerful, his story is important, and his message, despite all the pain and suffering, is also beautiful. In this first interview of two, he discusses his work as an embalmer on the front lines of Covid-19, and in a second interview to be published next month, he discusses his views on the art and importance of embalming. In an age when the practice seems to regularly be on the receiving end of fresh criticism, and new modes and methods of death-care have blossomed—and been written about extensively here at Digital Dying—Courtney’s words add needed complexity to the issue, and will likely turn a few heads too. So stay tuned for that in January.
Imagining the “Solar Cemetery” – A Talk With Mortician Caitlin Doughty
With the cost of land rising around the country and an increase in the popularity of cremation, it's become harder and harder for cemeteries to remain profitable. Justin Nobel sits down with Caitlin Doughtery to talk about the trends shaping today's cemetery business and how the industry might embrace alternative land uses such as becoming small scale wind or solar farms.
Coronavirus Sweeps The World, And Even The Funeral Is Transformed
A deadly coronavirus spreads throughout the world, the death toll continues to climb and experts tell us this is just beginning, we are beginning to see that even the most cherished and time-honored funeral customs are at risk of being lost. Read Justin Nobel's latest--an exploration of how the current global health crisis may be changing the very nature of how we grieve.
What to Expect on the Funeral Front in 2019, From Digital Dying
While we can't predict the future, we are certain that for the funeral industry, change is on the horizon. As the new year clicks into action, Justin Nobel of Digital Dying offers some perspective on trends he anticipates to blossom further in the new year, as well as new ones that may emerge.
Big Industry vs the Little Cemetery
On the north side of Detroit is a unique cemetery. Beth Olem, a historic Jewish cemetery, is located in the middle of a General Motors plant. Read on...
Drama in the Tombs: Cemetery Theater Takes Center Stage
America is divided. Cremations are up, burials are down, and one group of people appears to be running from cemeteries as fast as they can, moving toward home burials,...
Life in America’s Only Airbnb Cemetery House is Awesome
On Airbnb you can stay in a Mongolian yurt, on the side of a volcano, or in any number of houseboats, but there appears to be only one listing...
The Looming Death Of The Small Town American Cemetery
On a back road in the rolling farm country a few hours north of New York City is a picturesque old white church and behind that is a picturesque...
Josh Slocum – Interview With the Funeral Industry’s Number One Critic
Josh Slocum of the Funeral Consumers Alliance gave Digital Dying some interesting viewpoints in this interview. We encourage readers to weigh in.
The Death of Learning – A Visit To One Of The US’s Last Surviving Anatomy And Pathology Museums
In a busy Boston neighborhood of honking delivery trucks, hard-hatted construction men and urban hospitals is the Harvard Medical School’s Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine. It is here I enter on a brisk cold April morning, looking for the Warren Anatomical Museum, whose website describes it as, “one of the last surviving anatomy and pathology museums associated with a medical school in the United States.” Read on..
