Posts Tagged ‘corpse abuse’
Venezuelan Bone Thugs-N-Burglary
12, Dec 2009 In Venezuela, Even Death May Not Bring Peace
Simon Romero, New York Times (December 10, 2009)
Caracas, Venezuela, has long had a bad reputation when it comes to crime: murder, robbery and kidnapping are commonplace ills, as well as crooked cops who cover things up. Criminals are increasingly targeting a new pool of victims — the [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Crime
- Tags: corpse abuse, religion
Stephen Colbert Discusses Dead Bodies Having Sex
22, Sep 2009Body Worlds Plans Cadaver Sex Exhibit
Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report (September 16, 2009)
Oh Gunther von Hagens, you are the gift that just keeps on giving and giving and giving to the Death Reference Desk. But this time, dearest Dr. von Hagens, you have truly achieved a pop-cultural milestone. None other than Stephen Colbert, he of [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Humor| Death + Popular Culture
- Tags: corpse abuse, plastination, video
Dead Bodies Having Sex: the Backstory
17, Sep 2009Cadaver 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 dead bodies [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Art / Architecture| Death + Humor| Death Ethics
- Tags: corpse abuse, plastination, video
Emmett Till: Forgetting to Remember
10, Jul 2009As an English major undergrad, I plowed through reams upon reams of literature and literary critique, cultural studies tomes and other articles and books. Nearly a decade later, one of the readings that struck me and stuck with me the most is John Edgar Wideman’s “The Killing of Black Boys.” Originally published in Essence in [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Cemeteries| Death + Crime
- Tags: corpse abuse