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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.

Celebrating Ireland’s Patron Saint, St. Patrick

Today we enjoy the wearing o' the green, taking in a pint, eating corned beef, and marching in parades. But why today? No, March 17th is not St. Patrick's birthday. Read on to learn more...

Checking-in with the Guru of Celebrity Death Pools, Kelly Bakst

With the spate of big-name celebrity deaths so far this year, we thought it would be a good time to catch up with Kelly Bakst, runner of the popular Lee Atwater Celebrity Dead Pool on stiffs.com. Read on to see what Kelly has to say about life, death, and the world of celebrity death pools.

Donald Trump Burned in Effigy in Mexico

The Carnaval parade in Chapala, Mexico is a grand colorful affair, and this year a new character livened up the festivities: Donald Trump. There are also Star Wars characters on stilts and lit up with lights, dancing women in sparkling bikinis and numerous floats.

Weekly News 1/11/2016: Saying goodbye to David Bowie

For all of us, David Bowie's death marked the end of an era. As we learned more about him this week, we were reminded of his talent, his impact on the music industry, and his ability to remain a nice guy in a business where that is not always easy. Read on for more.

Strange Deaths 2015: Selfies top the list.

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).

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.

Weekly News 10/26/15: Detroit Jesuit School Students Honor the Military

Students volunteer to act as pallbearers for military members, end-of-life visits from formerly passed loved ones, the history of death midwives, a backyard visit from a coffin, and a good spirited funeral for a friend lost to a girlfriend.

Everest movie shows why the world’s highest cemetery keeps getting bigger.

A lot of people die climbing Mount Everest. Yet adventurers continue to be drawn to the challenge of scaling the world's highest peak. A new movie opening September 18th will remind us of just how deadly the mountain can be.

Eloise Woods: A truly natural alternative to traditional burial.

Not far from bustling Austin, Texas in quiet Cedar Park is a truly natural burial park. Eloise Woods Community Natural Burial Park is a serene spot where "green burials" for both people and pets take place.

Weekly News 8/21/2015: Lenny Robinson, Route 29 Batman, laid to rest

Route 29 Batman, Lenny Robinson, is laid to rest, three brave firefighters dies near Twisp, Oregon, and Kathy Lee Gifford explains why there was no funeral for her husband, football great Frank Gifford.

Weekly News 7/31/2015: Louisiana theater shooting victims laid to rest

This week we said goodbye to the two women who lost their lives in the Louisiana theater shooting. We also learned of a German woman who was declared dead but was very much alive.

Cemeteries for Movie Lovers: check out these 10 hot spots.

Looking for a destination for your next vacation? How about a trip to one of these star-studded cemeteries? We've highlighted 10 that are well worth a visit.

Searching for an Inuit Afterlife: Nursing Homes Come to the Arctic, and a Way of Death Changes

Seven miles. That’s how far downstream the Mississippi River carried my grandfather when he swam across at Baton Rouge. The year must have been about 1933, heart of the Great Depression. Born Joseph Knobel in Lódź, Poland, 1913 or perhaps 1914, his father Jacob went to America in search of work and sent back four tickets, but an older brother and a twin had died of malnutrition. Joe arrived with his mother...