Yearly Archives: 2012

Dremains

Cole Imperi is the owner of Doth Brands, a creative agency that primarily serves the health, wellness, end-of-life and deathcare professions. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Right now, my godmother, aunt-in-law, and a guy I went… 

December 29, 2012 | Essays by Contributors

Malibu Celebs Hate Decomposing Whales

As I’ve shared with you before, I don’t like whales. They are a fear of mine. They’re unnaturally large aquatic beasts moving in the great, horrifying deep and will one day arise… 

December 25, 2012 | Blog

On Sweden, Art, and Consent to Use Human Remains

Sweden, I have to say, you’re really on a roll lately with the human remains desecration accusations. First, last month, there was the 37-year-old woman charged with necrophilia after investigators found a… 

December 7, 2012 | Blog

American Funeral Home Revolution #4: What’s in a License?

The fourth installment from awesome Austin-based funeral director Sarah Wambold documenting the process of opening her own funeral home. (Catch up: American Funeral Home Revolution #1, #2, #3) *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hey Funeralites, Thanks for checking back.… 

December 5, 2012 | Blog // Guest Posts

Baking With Ashes: Revisited

As die-hard (that’s right, *DIE*-hard) Ask a Mortician watchers know, in Episode Four I attempted to bake faux cremated remains into a chocolate cake, to test whether or not it was possible… 

November 28, 2012 | Blog

New Ask a Mortician Episode- SCIENCE

Scientific Body Donation– total dystopian creepfest or the modern way to go? That, my friends, is up to you as you choose your own post-mortem adventure!   

November 27, 2012 | Blog

The Best Little Death Exhibit in London

The title of this blog is a reference to the 1982 Burt Reynolds & Dolly Parton movie The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.  I won’t get into the plot , since it… 

November 16, 2012 | Blog

Order Affiliates

  I announced this morning that there have been seven new members added to the Order of the Good Death. Visit them here on the Order Member Page Lindsey Fitzharris, Megan Rosenbloom,… 

November 15, 2012 | Blog