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March 27, 2014 | Videos
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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Dr. Tanzler, You Undeniable Weirdo
I am love’s tragic hypocrite. I say that there is nothing more beautiful or natural than the alchemy of a decomposing body. Ask me and I will tell you: “if you truly…
March 18, 2014 | Blog
18th Century Decomposed Corpse, You Give Me Life!
Rarely have I wanted to possess a thing as much as I want to possess this thing. It is a talisman of truth, a memento mori (reminder you will die) for the…
March 8, 2014 | Blog
Welcome to the Order
The Order of the Good Death is a group of funeral industry professionals, academics, and artists exploring ways to prepare a death phobic culture for their inevitable mortality.
March 7, 2014 | Videos
Accept Death by thinking about (Literal) Shit.
Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek has a theory: the structure of a country’s toilets reflects something about the ideology of that nation. In France, the hole is located in the back of the…
March 7, 2014 | Blog
Real American Death Heroes: Jeremiah Teutsch
Real American Death Heroes is an interview series by Order member Sarah Wambold, focusing on people making compelling commentary on the death space in America.
March 6, 2014 | Blog
Rituals, or, why Poaching Elephants is so Awful
It has been argued that not only are elephants aware that they will die (an awareness very few creatures possess), but that they actually have and practice death rituals. Cynthia Moss has…
March 5, 2014 | Blog
I Can’t Encourage You To Become a Mortician
Well, gosh darn if this isn’t a brutal thing to write. Who wants to be a crusher of dreams? Creating dreams is obviously way more fun. I get a lot of messages…
March 4, 2014 | Blog