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  • Are We Ready to See, Hear and Chat With Deceased Loved Ones Virtually Forever?Grief tech promises digital immortality

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    Dana Watson

    Are We Ready to See, Hear and Chat With Deceased Loved Ones Virtually Forever?
    Grief tech promises digital immortality

  • “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
    -Friedrich Nietzsche

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “At That Hour”Discussing love and death in James Joyce's "At That Hour"

    “At That Hour”
    Discussing love and death in James Joyce’s “At That Hour”

    I’ve written many times in this column about the wide range of interpretations that poetry is open to. I definitely faced that this week when I found “At That Hour,” […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • The Womb CoffinProject Womb combines ingenuity and beautiful design to help you create the perfect legacy

    The Womb Coffin
    Project Womb combines ingenuity and beautiful design to help you create the perfect legacy

    The Womb Coffin was conceived by designer Diddo as part of Project Womb, a project designed to address the aesthetics of the afterlife. The project brings the conversation about death and the […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “At my age, I’m often asked if I’m frightened of death and my reply is always, I can’t remember being frightened of birth.”-Peter Ustinov

    “At my age, I’m often asked if I’m frightened of death and my reply is always, I can’t remember being frightened of birth.”
    -Peter Ustinov

    Image Credit: Kyle May (Creative Commons)

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Undertaker Please Drive Slow”Delving into the grey area between fact and fiction for a compelling memoir

    “Undertaker Please Drive Slow”
    Delving into the grey area between fact and fiction for a compelling memoir

    In December 1997, Cheri Tremble made the decision to engage in assisted dying, with the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Several years later Jo Ann Beard wrote about it. Cheri, […]

    Katie Ryan

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  • Bringing Palliative Care into the ConversationCSU Institute for Palliative Care addresses the growing need for education and public awareness in the field

    Bringing Palliative Care into the Conversation
    CSU Institute for Palliative Care addresses the growing need for education and public awareness in the field

    California State University is tackling a shortage in palliative care workers by launching the first statewide educational and workforce development initiative dedicated specifically to palliative care. With an aging population […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Sheltering Sky”Ryuichi Sakamoto's music for the film speaks volumes on the vast desert landscape of life and death

    “Sheltering Sky”
    Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music for the film speaks volumes on the vast desert landscape of life and death

    The film, Sheltering Sky evokes the most exotic and memorable moments of life through a musical score perfectly suited as beautiful funeral music. We provide a brief narration from the […]

    Suzette Sherman

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  • “Death, be not proud”John Donne suggests that death is, in fact, conquerable

    “Death, be not proud”
    John Donne suggests that death is, in fact, conquerable

    I once loaned my mom a book of 17th century plays I had just finished, at her request; the same day, she returned it to me, complaining about the difficult […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Bodybox by Leslie van BerkelThe simple casket is a practical and stylish option for green burial

    Bodybox by Leslie van Berkel
    The simple casket is a practical and stylish option for green burial

    This cardboard casket designed by Leslie van Berkel in 2006 for Li Edelkoort design academy offers a stylish and cost-effective burial option in an eco-friendly design. Van Berkel, along with […]

    Dana Sitar

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