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Archive for September, 2009

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Dead Bodies Having Sex: the Backstory

17, Sep 2009

Cadaver Exhibits Are Part Science, Part Sideshow Neda Ulaby, National Public Radio (August 10, 2006) Death Reference Desk technical guru Meg posted an article on the newest planned exhibition by German anatomist and showman, Gunther von Hagens. This would be Gunther von Hagens of Body Worlds fame. The article discusses von Hagens’ plans to exhibit [...]

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  • By: John
  • In: Death + Art / Architecture|Death + Humor|Death Ethics
  • Tags: corpse abuse, plastination, video
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Body Sex Worlds

14, Sep 2009

Body Worlds Plans Cadaver Show Dedicated to Sex Jason Rhodes, Reuters (September 11, 2009) via Discover, “Sex, Death, Science, And Art?” (Sheril Kirshenbaum, September 13, 2009) Plastination inventor and all-around evil-weird genius Gunther von Hagens is at it again — and by “it” I mean pushing the boundaries of most noxious, notorious controversy… and by [...]

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  • By: Meg Holle
  • In: Death + Art / Architecture|Death + Technology
  • Tags: plastination
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The Nose Knows

13, Sep 2009

The smell of death is all around us. Sometimes it hits the nostrils like a hammer to the skull; other times it goes undetected and unnoticed — at least to us humans. A few recent articles got me thinking about the phenomena of scent in the presence of death, or even in one case as [...]

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  • By: Kim
  • In: Death + Biology
  • Tags: death and smell, decomposition, research
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Blue Screen of Death… Memorial Tattoo?

9, Sep 2009

I don’t think this is quite what John means by death memorial tattoos, but I can’t help myself: a man got a tattoo of the insidious Microsoft Blue Screen of Death, ensuring geek awe, miffed stares and the sure-to-be short-lived internet fame of his string-bean arm and intriguing wall art. Oh my.

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  • By: Meg Holle
  • In: Death + Humor|Death + Popular Culture
  • Tags: memorial tattoos
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Pets-n-Death

8, Sep 2009

I Don’t Wanna Be Buried in a Pet Sematary — The Ramones People are crazy about their pets. Diamond tiaras, cat condos, doggie daycares serving gourmet kibble, anti-depressants and acupuncture for the unstable pet in your life — all this and more is available for Mr. Wiggles or Li’l Boots. After all, they’re not simply [...]

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  • By: Kim
  • In: Cemeteries|Cremation|Funeral Industry|Monuments + Memorials
  • Tags: animals, pets
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