Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
READER: This week's assortment of curated death stories
Some stories on death, dying, mourning, and end-of-life issues:
Tomb markers of the Netherlands, a photo essay from Morbid Anatomy.
How did Michael Jackson perform after death, and to whose benefit? -- from The Legal Geeks.
And what about the persistence of your online identity after death? -- from Tyler Jett at the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Via KevinMD.com, Craig Chen on dealing with the reality of death, in the interest of public health
From BosNewsLife, a story that asserts that, in Uzbekistan, rival religions are fighting over who gets to be buried where --
In Salon, Prachi Gupta talks to David Uhry, who has made a living out of dying on screen (yes, even more than Sean Bean!)
From TIP News, the top five expressed regrets by people on their deathbeds.
Tomb markers of the Netherlands, a photo essay from Morbid Anatomy.
How did Michael Jackson perform after death, and to whose benefit? -- from The Legal Geeks.
And what about the persistence of your online identity after death? -- from Tyler Jett at the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Via KevinMD.com, Craig Chen on dealing with the reality of death, in the interest of public health
From BosNewsLife, a story that asserts that, in Uzbekistan, rival religions are fighting over who gets to be buried where --
In Salon, Prachi Gupta talks to David Uhry, who has made a living out of dying on screen (yes, even more than Sean Bean!)
From TIP News, the top five expressed regrets by people on their deathbeds.
Suman Mahanta, 10 fellow bandmembers
Singer and musicians who perished in a bus crash -- via the Times of India.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Vincent Harding
Civil rights leader, activist, teacher, and speechwriter -- via the Denver Post. What an incredibly inspiring man!
New links on my sidebar, including a new friend from Belgium
In my continuing effort to provide a wider range of voices and ideas, you will find an updated list of prominent death, obituary, and mourning sites on my right-hand sidebar. I was pleased to hear from Jean-Marc Gilles, who runs the Deces des Celebrites (Celebrity Deaths) site in Wallonia, the French-speaking southern area of Belgium. His mission statement: "Honoring the dead mentioned in the international press, notable, famous or less known." Welcome, kind sir!
Noribumi Suzuki
Screenwriter and director -- via asahi.com. Best known as the creator of the highly successful "Torakku Yaro" film series.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Arthur Gelb
Journalist, critic, writer, and editor -- via the New York Times. An excellent newspaper man, I am particularly fond of his comprehensive two-volume biography of Eugene O'Neill, penned with his wife Barbara. (Louis Sheaffer's "O'Neill: Son and Artist" is the other great work on the life of the playwright.)
Monday, May 19, 2014
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