Yearly Archives: 2018

YEAR OF ACTION: The Good Death Art Show

Artist Abby Rocha curated a death positive art show in an effort to create a space where both artists and the public could come together and explore the subjects of death and mortality. Here are some of her favorite pieces. 

July 18, 2018 | Blog

The Macabre, Unknown Origins of Father’s Day

The Monongah Mine Disaster is recognized as the worst industrial disaster in U.S. history– and you’ve likely never heard about it. The disaster occurred in my hometown of Monongah, West Virginia. On… 

June 16, 2018 | Blog

1918: The Forgotten Year of Death

No other epidemic or pandemic has claimed as many lives as the Spanish Flu, not even the Black Death in the 14th century or AIDS in the 20th century — 100 years later, why have we forgotten the deadliest pandemic in history? 

May 30, 2018 | Blog