Archive for the ‘Death + Humor’ Category
Cemeteries: More than Just Gloom and Doom
18, Aug 2010To 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 [...]
- By: John
- In: Cemeteries|Death + Humor|Death + Popular Culture
- Tags: celebrity death, funerals, marketing, video
Head of the Household
16, Jul 2010Interesting article in last Sunday’s NY Times Magazine about cryonics; or more to the point, cryonocists and the people who love them. The article is fascinating for the fact that it delves not so much into the science informing cryonic preservation (as our last cryonics post did) but rather, about how differing beliefs about the [...]
- By: Kim
- In: Afterlife|Death + Humor|Death + Technology|Defying Death
- Tags: cryogenics, cryonics
Death and the New Yorker Maiden
9, Jun 2010Humor 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 [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Humor|Death + Popular Culture
No Sexy Time Allowed in Japanese Cemeteries
21, May 2010Nude 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 [...]
From Bea-yond the Grave
23, Apr 2010Bea 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 [...]
- By: Kim
- In: Death + Humor|Death + the Law
- Tags: planned giving, wills