TOP
STORIES
The
conversation about death in America is opening up – from Anne Strainchamps
at PRI
The
nurse that helps the terminally ill starve themselves to death – from Nick
Tabor at the Daily Beast
Top funeral song in
England? It’s Monty Python’s “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” – via
the BBC
DEATH
Psychological
therapy for the terminally ill – using LSD – via Eric W. Dolan at PsyPost
Death
with Dignity bill in progress in Colorado – from Ryan Haarer at 9News
University students
learn mortuary science – from Nicholas Moffitt at the Daily Iowan
Awareness
of death as motivator, sure. But to have your estimated date of death posted on
Google Calendar? Um. – via David Zax at Fast Company
MOURNING
Mourning a
friend – from Kathy Hamilton at Today’s Zaman
The
decline of mourning – a historical survey – via the Art of Mourning
Glenda
Toma of Forbes reviews
“Death Becomes Her” exhibit at the Met
It’s
never too early to mourn Kim Jong Il! – from Choi Song Min at the Daily NK
FUNERALS
How
much does a funeral cost? – by Selena Maranjian at the Motley Fool; also,
see her
take on pre-paid funeral plans
Now
there’s a mobile mortuary – via Grace White of KHOU
Gene
Weingarten goes to Ben Bradlee’s funeral, acts not too silly – from the
pages of the Washington Post
END-OF-LIFE
Hospice
enrollments lead to better health, longer lifespans, and lower costs – via Paula
Span at the New York Times