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  • “After Death”An intriguing documentary film about near-death experiences

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    Dana Watson

    “After Death”
    An intriguing documentary film about near-death experiences

  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
    Semi-autobiographical novel reflects Plath’s own struggles with depression and suicidal tendencies

    Sylvia Plath’s life reads like a tragedy. A gifted writer and poet from an early age, she struggled with depression starting in her teenage years. She married poet Ted Hughes, […]

    Liz Matsushita

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  • 10 Famous People Who Died on the Toilet
    Elvis, Lenny Bruce, and more met this unfortunate, yet funny-bone-tickling, fate

    1. Louis Kahn, an American Architect, died of a heart attack in 1974 in a men’s restroom in Pennsylvania Station in New York City. 2. Elvis Presley died of a […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • The Conversation Project Helps You Give the Ultimate Gift This Holiday Season
    Download this free tool to help you talk to loved ones and make better end of life decisions

    The Conversation Project has launched a timeless and invaluable gift to share with your loved ones this holiday season. “The Gift” is a tool designed to help families have a […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • Our Beautiful Funeral Music: a 60s-era Rock & Roll Classic
    Surf rock duo Jan and Dean combine the time periods car culture, and a transformative death experience

    This classic ’60s rock & roll single by surf music pioneers Jan and Dean recalls not only the Beach Boys, but the bygone era of American Graffiti muscle cars, and […]

    Antal Polony

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  • “New Moon”Ted Kooser's "New Moon" illustrates how difficult it can be to handle sorrow

    “New Moon”
    Ted Kooser’s “New Moon” illustrates how difficult it can be to handle sorrow

    Reading Ted Kooser’s poem “New Moon” got me thinking about when I find the moon most beautiful. I have to say, I don’t think anything tops a brightly-lit full moon […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Art by Grieving Children
    The Rays of Hope center uses art to help children grieving after the loss of a loved one

    The Rays of Hope Children’s Grief Centre in Texas helps children grieving after the loss of a loved one, experiencing divorce, or coping with an incarcerated parent. The counselors at […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • Dying to Do Letterman by Joke Fincioen and Biagio Messina
    Steve Mazan encourages others to chase their dreams, ‘or die trying’ in this film

    At age 35, ten years into his career, comedian Steve Mazan learned he had cancer and might have only five years to live. “The doctors told us [Mazan and his […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out of it alive.”
    -Elbert Hubbard

    Photo Credit: Blogspot

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Re-Thinking How Our Culture Experiences the CemeteryUsing your memorial to add beauty to the world

    Re-Thinking How Our Culture Experiences the Cemetery
    Using your memorial to add beauty to the world

    In addition to our growing inclination towards contemporary practices like cremation and green burial, there is one simpler way for us to re-imagine the cultural staple that is the cemetery. […]

    Dana Sitar

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