Geoffrey Gorer was an English anthropologist writing in the first half of the 20th century. One of his essays “The Pornography of Death” argued that death had become culture’s new sex- taboo,…
October 10, 2011 | Blog
Yearly Archives: 2011
Chicago Deathstination: Ada/Ava
I cannot recommend a show more highly than I do this one. This recommendation comes even though I have not yet seen the final product- which I hope you won’t bring up…
October 10, 2011 | Blog
Death’s Doings by Richard Dagley, 1807
The University of Illinois has Death Doings, a magical lil’ 19th century masterwerk by Richard Dagley scanned into their texts archive. Found here. Death as a Wet Nurse (note: Do not hand…
October 10, 2011 | Blog
Courtney Stodden’s Eros & Thanatos Advice
Child bride Courtney Stodden shares a little death advice with the world on an Australian morning show. When the 51 year old Doug and the 16 year old Courtney were asked what…
October 8, 2011 | Blog
ASK A MORTICIAN.
Dearest Fiends, Your mortician (seen above in crematory regalia) will be starting a video blog called “Ask a Mortician” which is outlandishly self explanatory. You ask the pertinent death questions searing the…
October 7, 2011 | Blog
How to Make a Cremated Remains Locket
Making a cremated remains locket may seem like a daunting task, but with these easy steps you’ll be wearing dead people bones around your neck in no time! Step 1: Someone has…
October 7, 2011 | Blog
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Mortuary
This morning I was driving to the funeral home, as I do every morning, listening to my Latino 96.3 bachata jams and weaving through the residential streets near my apartment. As I…
October 6, 2011 | Blog
The Steve Jobs Reaction Video from Hell
Oh man. Well this girl is awful. There is nothing wrong with public displays of grief. I repeat, NOTHING wrong with public displays of grief. But this is so self serving…
October 6, 2011 | Blog
Skeletoure
This fierce dead bish is working this dress better than any living model, amiright? Skeletoure for Winter 2011. Photo by Richard Avedon
October 6, 2011 | Blog
Steve Jobs Tells It Like It Is
We like Steve Jobs, right? We trust his vision, we trust his wisdom. So let us also trust him on death. “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool…
October 5, 2011 | Blog
Maurice Sendak refuses to lie to your child
Maurice “Where the Wild Things Are” Sendak has given some great interviews to The Guardian and The New York Times recently about how our society is watering things down for children. “I…
October 5, 2011 | Blog
“Without Which We Can Live”
Order poet Sheera Talpaz writes on the her father and the death of her favorite poet. WITHOUT WHICH WE CAN LIVE For my father & in memory of…
October 5, 2011 | Blog