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.
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7 Honest Questions About Death With Caitlin Doughty
For her "Ask a Mortician" video series Los Angeles mortician Caitlin Doughty has spoken candidly about topics like cat cremation and whether or not corpses soil themselves after death (the answer is yes), this September Norton will publish her much-awaited book, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes...
OMG, a Celebrity Mortician
The funeral industry has a true celebrity, Caitlin Doughty. She is a mortician, a New York Times bestselling author, and a leader in the budding “death positive” movement. I’ve been familiar with Caitlin for a few years since our Justin Nobel first interviewed her for Digital Dying. She is not your father’s mortician. Read on...
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.
The Best Cemetery Road Trip List Ever – Fifty Cemeteries Fifty States, Maine to Illinois
Travel along with Justin Nobel as he takes a summer road trip that will inspire you to hit the trail and get off the beaten path to visit some of the US's most unique and fascinating cemeteries.
Are you Death Positive? Wait…What is Death Positive?
At Digital Dying we talk a lot about death. It’s certainly not something you can avoid and it’s a topic that has fascinated historians, scientists, and artists for as...
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.
Entering the Doorway of Death with Dina Taylor
One thing hospice nurse, Dina Taylor, has come to understand after 27 years of hospice work: Too often Americans are shuttled hastily through death’s doorway. An essential component of life is missed, for both the person passing, and their loved ones. To help families plan a better death, Dina has begun mentoring with a San Diego-based company called Thesholds that arranges home funerals. Read more about Dina's unique approach to helping people deal with death.
Why Do We Vote for Coroners? (And Why Call Them Coroners..?)
Just why do we elect coroners? And where did the practice originate? And why do we call them coroners? Digital Dying investigated. As it turns out, like so much in death-history, the story involves murder, and the British Crown.
Would you like to play a game? A Look at “A Mortician’s Tale”
"A Mortician's Tale" lets you assume the role of funeral director. As a newly minted mortician, you'll learn the ropes through hands on experiences ranging from embalming to managing a funeral service.
Weekly News: Green burials, mushroom suits, and special people in the industry.
Green burials and the environment dominated this week's news--from overall considerations in how in ground burial impacts the environment to a burial suit that sprouts fungi to help along the decomposition process.
The Transgender Funeral Struggle – A Report From the Frontier of Sexual Identity and Death
A woman had died, and Reverend Ginny Wheeler faced a dilemma. Wheeler, of the Community United Methodist Church, in Huntington Beach, California was conducting the funeral. Yet the identity of the corpse had been called into question. Read on...
Weekly News 11/30/2015: Jonah Lomu Haka Salute
In an inspiring display of comradery, teammates honored New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu with a breathtaking Haka dance as he was laid to rest.
Number of female funeral directors continues to increase.
As far back as ancient Greece, women have had a significant role in caring for the dead. In fact, until the 19th century, the job of preparing the body...
Weekly News 7/10/2015: Greek financial crisis hits the funeral world.
Grieving families in Greece are finding themselves unable to bury their dead. The Russian government has started a program to alert people to the dangers of taking selfies and we said goodbye to several notables, including Omar Sharif.
