Archive for the ‘Cemeteries’ Category
Haiti’s Anonymous Dead
19, Jan 2010As Haitians Flee, the Dead Go Uncounted
Damien Cave, New York Times (January 18, 2010)
Last home of country’s most famous families turns from place of respect and mourning into installation of horror
Ed Pilkington, The Guardian (January 18, 2010)
Following up on yesterday’s Haiti earthquake post, these New York Times and Guardian articles expand upon the rushed burial [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial| Cemeteries| Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves
The Impossibility of Identifying the Dead in Haiti
18, Jan 2010How can a country in the grip of an apocalyptic tragedy deal in a dignified way with its victims?
Paul Harris, The Guardian (January 17, 2010)
The current stories emanating from Haiti are incomprehensibly awful. This Guardian article uses the word apocalyptic and that seems utterly appropriate.
A crisis situation of this enormity is compounded by the [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial| Cemeteries| Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves, video
Houdini’s Final Disappearing Act
30, Oct 2009A Halloween Tale: Houdini’s Lonely Grave (New York Times Video Library)
Harry Houdini was quite a character. Not only was he one of the most heralded magicians of his generation, but the mystique surrounding the man grew exponentially when he died on October 31, 1926. Some believed Houdini to be a practitioner of the “dark arts” [...]
- By: Kim
- In: Cemeteries
- Tags: celebrity death, spiritualism
American Cemeteries
MSN City Guide
My mom sent me this MSN piece on some really cool American cemeteries. In case you’re curious, my mom sends me lots of articles about death, dying, and dead bodies. She also sends me articles on tattooing but that’s another story.
I will be in Washington, D.C. next week and I plan on [...]
- By: Kim
- In: Cemeteries| Death + Technology| Death + the Web
- Tags: digital archiving