To Attract Future Customers, Cemeteries Hold Parties to Die For Graveyards Plan Concerts, Sky-Diving, Clowns; ‘Meet Us Before You Need Us’ Araby Williams, Wall Street Journal Multimedia Producer and Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal (August 12, 2010) The Wall Street Journal ran this short video on cemeteries working to attract a wider audience. This [...]
Humor and Death: A Qualitative Study of the New Yorker Cartoons (1986-2006) NCBI ROFL blog (June 07, 2010) I read the New Yorker magazine every week and have been reading it for years. In fact, I was reading the most recent issue just today. One of the magazine’s best features is its cartoons. Most of [...]
Nude Cemetery Photos Result In Charges Renowned Japanese photographer faces up to six months in prison Associated Press (May 20, 2010) What is it about cemeteries, coffins, and all manner of death objects that makes people want to rock the sexy time? I know I know. I’ve read plenty of Freud and Lacan too, but [...]
Bea Arthur Continues Her Activism in Death Maria Elena Fernandez, LATimesBlogs (April 22, 2010) Due to a special stipulation in her will, deceased comedic actress Bea Arthur is speaking out against animal cruelty. As part of their McCruelty campaign, PETA is using images of Ms. Arthur, a.k.a. Maude, Dorothy, et. al. in new ads appearing [...]