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  • China Pilots New Models for Digital Cemeteries“Cyber cemeteries” gain traction in Beijing in the face of land scarcity and an aging population

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    Erin Fleming

    China Pilots New Models for Digital Cemeteries
    “Cyber cemeteries” gain traction in Beijing in the face of land scarcity and an aging population

  • “One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.”
    -William Feather

    Photo Credit: adventure.howstuffworks.com

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “The Dying Christian to his Soul”Alexander Pope's "The Dying Christian to his Soul" offers a Christian take on death

    “The Dying Christian to his Soul”
    Alexander Pope’s “The Dying Christian to his Soul” offers a Christian take on death

    Alexander Pope was highly religious (he was Catholic, despite living in England during an era that was very anti-Catholic), so it’s not surprising that his piece, “The Dying Christian to […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • The Significance of John Everett Millais’ “Ophelia”
    The artist’s nineteenth-century painting still conveys an important message today

    Shakespeare has inspired countless artists, and painter John Everett Millais is no exception. His famous “Ophelia” painting was inspired by Hamlet, in which Hamlet’s lover, Ophelia, goes insane with grief after […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “Tinkers”The Pulitzer Prize winning novel about life, death, and memory

    “Tinkers”
    The Pulitzer Prize winning novel about life, death, and memory

    It begins, “George Washington Crosby began to hallucinate eight days before he died.”  From there, we enter a beautiful, chaotic world that spans generations.  Paul Harding creates a web of […]

    Katie Ryan

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  • Balinese Funeral Ceremony
    Part one of Bali’s intricate end-of-life ceremonies

    Bali, one of 33 provinces in Indonesia, is not only an exotic tourist destination but also home to the majority of Hindus in that country—92% to be precise.  Along with […]

    Katie Ryan

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  • The Senior Care Blog is a New Resource for Seniors and Senior CaregiversEmeritus Senior Living offers resources for seniors and those caring for elderly parents and loved ones

    The Senior Care Blog is a New Resource for Seniors and Senior Caregivers
    Emeritus Senior Living offers resources for seniors and those caring for elderly parents and loved ones

    According to a recent Gallup poll, 7 out of 10 working Americans are caring for an aging parent, relative or loved one. To offer support for these families, caregivers, and […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Hey Hey My My”He sings that once you're gone, you can't come back

    “Hey Hey My My”
    He sings that once you’re gone, you can’t come back

    We all know rock and roll can never die and we can count on Neil Young to employ his wonderful lyrics to speak to us about the important things in […]

    Suzette Sherman

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  • “Lines For Winter”Mark Strand's "Lines For Winter" stresses the importance of moving forward, no matter what

    “Lines For Winter”
    Mark Strand’s “Lines For Winter” stresses the importance of moving forward, no matter what

    The title “Lines For Winter” may lead you to believe that the poem, by Mark Strand, is going to be a cheerless one. But in fact, it is surprisingly upbeat. […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Photography Examines the Relationship Between Life and Death
    Photographer Alex Forsyth investigates self-preservation and self-representation through “This Here Now”

    Brooklyn-based photographer Alex Forsyth investigates life, death and aging with her project This Here Now, which includes three series of images. According to the artist’s profile at artistswanted.org, the project […]

    Dana Sitar

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