“So-called robot nannies are already a hit in Japan and China and are now beginning to appear stateside,” the article stated. I obviously find myself wondering what’s next, and unsurprisingly am led to the profession of death, and this million-dollar question: Are robot morticians just around the corner? Let me help unpack that question.
Search Results for: cemeteries (89 Found)
The Transgender Cemetery Struggle
At the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio last year, Texas Senator Ted Cruz made a powerful and inflammatory statement. “As we all know, transgender people die of AIDS often,” said Cruz. “They are being buried next to our righteous brothers and sisters of the church...We need to create a spot in the back of the cemetery for them to be laid to rest where they cannot taint our Christian brethren in their eternal rest.” Read on...
Louisiana researcher stumbles upon a hidden graveyard of former slaves
Baton Rouge, LA genealogist, discovers the graves of thousands in previously forgotten black cemeteries in West Baton Rouge Parish. Now she works to find out who is buried there.
Louisiana Flooding Is So Bad The Dead Are Coming Out Of The Ground, Again!
... while the caskets float up out of their tombs at St. Mark’s Cemetery, in Livingston Parish, and in other cemeteries across southern Louisiana, the citizens of the state are out to help. And surely, when the waters finally settle, there will be people to volunteer for that one additional odd but essential job: Putting the dead back in the ground.
Capture Memorial Day Photo Contest Winner Announced
Our latest contest, the 2016 Capture Memorial Day Photo Contest, will recognize and reward photographers whose images convey the meaning and emotion associated with Memorial Day in cemeteries across the United States.
Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery
While Veterans Cemeteries across the country will hold special celebrations in honor of Memorial Day, no place is the holiday than at Arlington National Cemetery.
Weekly News 2/22/2016: Home funerals in the news.
Interest in home funerals, Diane Rehm's thoughts on life and death, and what the "natural causes" really means top this week's news.
Colma, California: City of Souls
Colma, California is home to some 1.5 million residents--most of them residing in cemeteries. The town claims just 1,400 living residents. The rest belong to the 16 cemeteries that call Colma home.
Weekly News 1/4/16: Selfie deaths and who died first?
Our weekly roundup saw the good (compassionate pilot turns around for a grieving family), the bad (female WWII pilot denied burial at Arlington cemetery), and the sort of ugly (lots of stabbings and other assorted deaths in Shakespeare's plays).
Christmas and Death in North Korea
This year, Christmas again arrives in the middle of a religious storm. Islam has been pitted against Christianity, with flashpoints in Africa, Syria, and other parts of the Middle...
Wreaths Across America to honor fallen soldiers on December 12th.
Thousands of wreaths are on the way from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. On Saturday, December 13th some 200,000 wreaths will be placed on the Arlington graves of fallen soldiers. Throughout the country and around the world more than 900,000 will be laid.
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 hospice workers, but other inmates. Read on...
Weekly News 11/2/15: Working in an end-of-life environment.
Learn from those who work in an end-of-life environment, get insight into unique perspectives on death and the funeral industry, find out how weddings and mini golf are shaping the business of funerals.
Taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge: Down Among the Dead Men
LaRinda Chapin shares her experience taking the James Gurney Grave Challenge. Go along and she and her mother, artist Janene Grende, paint plein air at Seneacquoteen Cemetery.
Visiting Congressional Cemetery is a walk through history.
Author Christopher Haugh takes us along as he visits one of the most historically significant cemeteries in all of America.
