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| English philosopher Jeremy Bentham -- one of the few human corpses stuffed, mounted, and displayed publicly. |
DEATH
Human taxidermy?
Hmmmm
– via Caitlin Doughty at Ask a Mortician
Might you be
dying soon? Take the 29-point Death Test – from Madlen Davis at the Daily Mail
From ‘vigil
volunteers’ to death doulas – by Alicia Tugend at the New York Times
Grisly secrets
of London’s Victorian dead – via Lee Jackson at the Guardian
British death
certificate changes deferred – via Hugh Pym at the BBC
What happens to
debts at death?
– from I’m Sorry to Hear
Books to help
children come to terms with death in their lives – via Meghan
Cox Gurdon at the Wall Street Journal
MOURNING
King’s
death highlights Hanbali mourning practices – via AFP and Your Middle East
Updated story:
China suppresses Shanghai mourners – via Andrew Browne at the Wall Street
Journal
Churchill’s death
and funeral remembered by his grandchild – via Celia Sandys at the Wall Street
journal
Veteran’s body
mislaid
– via fox40.com.
FUNERALS
Funeral home had
‘blatant disregard for the dead’ – via AP and the Huffington Post
Read pre-paid
funeral contracts carefully – from Cate Grant at ABC News
Avoid funeral
embarrassment with three spiritual questions – via Hans Fiene in the
Federalist