Actor -- via Deutsche Welle. A frequent collaborator with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, he was also seen in the Bond film "GoldenEye."
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.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
WEEKLY READER: Roundup of stories on death, dying, mourning, and more
TOP STORIES
“10
reasons why I want to talk about death” from Elaine Voci in the
Indianapolis Star
Mourning
Michael Brown, from Stacia Brown
Caleb Wilde in Confessions of a Funeral Director makes some
predictions about the future of the funeral industry
DEATH
The
life and death of pioneering thanatologist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, via David
Kessler in the Huffington Post
Medical
insurance may begin to cover end-of-life discussion payments for doctors –
via Pam Belluck at the New York Times
Assisted-death
comedy creates stir at Venice Film Festival – via ABC News
Sierra
Leone funeral is catalyst for 14 Ebola infections – via Donald G. McNeil,
Jr. at the New York Times
Death
over Dinner’s Michael Hebb talks to the Tennessean’s Alex Tolbert
‘The
Death of Klinghofer’: Is it wrong for the Metropolitan Opera to censor itself?
From Ethics Alarms
MOURNING
Police
violence victim Michael Brown’s funeral – reported by Monica Davey in the
New York Times
Grief
and change, by Eliza Berman in Slate
FUNERALS
Hearse
horse dies in harness – via arbroath.blogspot.com.
A
rundown on funeral costs from Michael Camacho in the Pacific Daily News
Portrait
of a funeral home’s staff beautician – by Tom Eblen in the Lexington
Herald-Leader
Charles Bowden
Journalist -- via Forbes. A pretty amazing writer, with the guts to go into Ciudad Juarez and write extensively about the evil going on there.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Friday, August 29, 2014
Rosetta Hightower Green
Lead singer with the Orlons -- via Facebook. Among their hits: "Don't Hang Up," "South Street," and "The Wah Watusi."
William Greaves
Filmmaker and journalist -- via the New York Times. Best known for his creation of TV's "Black Journal," and the unique film project "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One."
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
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