DEATH
Learning to talk about death – from PBS NewsHour
Nursing homes opening up to talk about death, listening to the end-life plans of those who live there – via Stacey Burling at the Philadelphia Inquirer
It doesn’t end well: grisly royal deaths – from Ross McG in Metro
Want to feel more alive? Think about death all the time – via Lauren Martin in Elite Daily
‘Senior Citizen Keeps Mind Active by Contemplating Death’ – from The Onion
Learning about Jewish death rituals close up – by Lois Solomon in the Sun-Sentinel
When teens have to face terminal illness – via Jan Hoffman at the New York Times
If a prisoner dies, and there are no records, did they die? – from Lois Norder at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Investigating the Neolithic practice of “defleshing” the dead – from Erin Blakemore at the Smithsonian
MOURNING
On grieving – from Melissa Gould in the Huffington Post
Couple collects Victorian mourning memorabilia – via Andy Smith at the Providence Journal
Re-grieving: the second death of Chinua Achebe – by Chris Gayomali in Fast Company
Re-enactor performs one-person show on mourning in Victorian Era – from Kate Seckinger in the Daily Mail (U.S.)
FUNERALS
Richard III’s funeral was fit for a . . . well, you know – by Megan Gannon in livescience
Pre-pay funeral contracts opened door to massive Ponzi scheme – from Dave Lieber at the Denton Record-Chronicle
Funeral museum one of only 10 nationwide – via WDBJ
Did strays really attend funeral of woman who fed them? – from Andrew McCormack of the Daily Mail
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