Author: Antal Polony


  • The Xingu Indian Kuarap Festival Celebrates Death with LifeAmong the surviving Xingu Native American Amazon tribes, a days-long ceremony commemorates death, life and youth

    The Xingu Indian Kuarap Festival Celebrates Death with Life
    Among the surviving Xingu Native American Amazon tribes, a days-long ceremony commemorates death, life and youth

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  • “The Wind Through the Keyhole”The master of horror returns to his epic Dark Tower Series

    “The Wind Through the Keyhole”
    The master of horror returns to his epic Dark Tower Series

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  • What Is an Ombudsman? (Interview)Ombudsmen in San Francisco face many challenges in their mission to protect residents of long-term care facilities

    What Is an Ombudsman? (Interview)
    Ombudsmen in San Francisco face many challenges in their mission to protect residents of long-term care facilities

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  • “Beasts of the Southern Wild”An imaginative, engaging film about the death of a way of life

    “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
    An imaginative, engaging film about the death of a way of life

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  • What is PAWS? (Interview)How one organization aids the sick and elderly by offering animal companionship

    What is PAWS? (Interview)
    How one organization aids the sick and elderly by offering animal companionship

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  • Jewish Burial Practices, Today and YesterdayTaharah, or ritual purification, prepares the person who passed, and their loved ones, for the next stage of existence

    Jewish Burial Practices, Today and Yesterday
    Taharah, or ritual purification, prepares the person who passed, and their loved ones, for the next stage of existence

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  • What is the Conversation Project? (Interview)The Conversation Project seeks to share and encourage end-of-life discussion

    What is the Conversation Project? (Interview)
    The Conversation Project seeks to share and encourage end-of-life discussion

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  • Hinduism: How the World’s Oldest Religion Is Not, Strictly Speaking, a ReligionHindu death rituals are carefully defined and lovingly observed

    Hinduism: How the World’s Oldest Religion Is Not, Strictly Speaking, a Religion
    Hindu death rituals are carefully defined and lovingly observed

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  • “The Secret Life of Bees”A young girl grapples with her mother’s death and the universal problem of growing up in this novel

    “The Secret Life of Bees”
    A young girl grapples with her mother’s death and the universal problem of growing up in this novel

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  • How to deal with Grief? (Interview)How the practice of yoga can aid the grieving process

    How to deal with Grief? (Interview)
    How the practice of yoga can aid the grieving process

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