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  • New Mushroom Coffins Turn Human Remains Into Nutrients for the EarthMycelium burial containers contribute to green burial options

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    Brianna Deutsch

    New Mushroom Coffins Turn Human Remains Into Nutrients for the Earth
    Mycelium burial containers contribute to green burial options

  • ‘Leaving the River’, an installation of art about loss and loveEvelyn Berde reflects on the tragic loss of her brother

    ‘Leaving the River’, an installation of art about loss and love
    Evelyn Berde reflects on the tragic loss of her brother

    Artist Evelyn Berde brings her passion and her personal stories into her artwork, including one of her most poignant collections, Leaving the River, an installation of art about loss and […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • What is Ash Scattering? (Interview)
    How scattering ashes from the air can make beautiful and lasting memories for a family

    The popularity of cremation continues to increase in the United States, and as it does, we’re seeing more and more creative and meaningful options for cremation ash disposition. Gary Trovinger […]

    Liz Matsushita

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  • “There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?”
    -Woody Allen

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “The Denial of Death”A book about how the fact of death powers the human drive to life

    “The Denial of Death”
    A book about how the fact of death powers the human drive to life

    During our childhood, gradually through observation then perhaps all at once through our parents’ telling, we all come to learn that our life will not last forever. We become aware […]

    Antal Polony

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  • We Lose Andy Griffith
    The man who epitomized small town Amercia

    Andy Griffith died this week. He was our guardian in the TV show “The Andy Griffith Show” and then our protector in “Matlock.” He played “Andy” in the Andy Griffith […]

    Suzette Sherman

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  • ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ explores personal ways of coping with lossA film that explores grief, loss, death, and relationships

    ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ explores personal ways of coping with loss
    A film that explores grief, loss, death, and relationships

    For a film that deals with the various angles of grief and loss, and delves into the depths of facing emotions and maintaining relationships, check out Your Sister’s Sister. Synopsis […]

    Dana Sitar

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  • “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”
    -Rabindranath Tagore

    Kelly Larsen

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  • “Death May be Ageing”Harold Pinter's "Death May be Ageing" doesn't hold back in its representation of the topic

    “Death May be Ageing”
    Harold Pinter’s “Death May be Ageing” doesn’t hold back in its representation of the topic

    Death draws many reactions from people (some of which I discuss here and here), but one of the most common is anger. Though it’s abstract, Harold Pinter’s “Death May be […]

    Kelly Larsen

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  • Widowhood is BackFrom Scarlett O'Hara to Alexander McQueen, a Victorian way of living and dying is returning

    Widowhood is Back
    From Scarlett O’Hara to Alexander McQueen, a Victorian way of living and dying is returning

    I have a theory about design and culture, that everything trickles down from the fashion world in some shape or form. Fashion pulls from life events to create formalized trends. […]

    Suzette Sherman

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