Archive for February, 2010
Dying by the Numbers in New York City
18, Feb 2010In the City’s Vital Statistics, so Many Ways to Die by Accident Al Baker, New York Times (February 15, 2010) Summary of Vital Statistics 2008 Bureau of Vital Statistics, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (January 2010) ‘Tis the Season for Annual Reports on Mortality Statistics. The City of New York has [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Crime|Death + the Law
- Tags: insurance, statistics, video
Death Bear, <3 = dead, plz come kthxbai
14, Feb 2010Need to Get Over Your Ex? Call Death Bear Laura T. Coffey, TODAYshow.com (February 12, 2010) Ah, Valentine’s Day — the most prodigious of the Hallmark Holidays, buttering up lovers (and by buttering I mean fattening) and sending single people into quiet rages, whether feeling left out of others’ romantic schlock or when needing to [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Art / Architecture|Grief + Mourning
- Tags: video
Three Feet of Snow Does Not Stop Funeral Directors
12, Feb 2010Funeral Directors’ Challenge: Death Waits for No Snowstorm William Wan, The Washington Post (February 12, 2010) This is a classic news article about two kinds of hot topics: funeral directors and freakish weather events. You put these two things together and WHAMMO, you’re king of the world. So right now in Washington, DC (which is [...]
- By: John
- In: Funeral Industry
- Tags: funeral directors, funerals
UK Hindu Man is Burning Down the House
12, Feb 2010Hindu Wins Northumberland Funeral Pyre Battle BBC News (February 10, 2010) Hindu Man Wins Court Battle for Open-Air Cremation Pyre Matthew Taylor The Guardian (February 10, 2010) It has been a big week for cremation in the UK. On Wednesday, Davender Ghai, a 71-year old Hindu man from Newcastle won a landmark court case on [...]
- By: John
- In: Cremation|Death + the Law
- Tags: cremains, green burial, religion, video
Grief Revisited
11, Feb 2010A recent article in the New Yorker entitled “Good Grief”, by Meghan O’Rourke, delves into the subject of grief and grieving and asks the question “Is there a better way to be bereaved?” The article revisits Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ seminal work on the subject and seeks to examine the “stages of grief” in relation to new [...]
- By: Kim
- In: Death + the Web|Grief + Mourning