Maine Could Legalize Open-Air Funeral Pyres
Cremation has increasingly grown in popularity in the United States. However, most jurisdictions still don't allow the use of open-air cremation, or outdoor funeral pyres. Only two such...
Best “Death-Positive” Sitcom Moments
Television has portrayed death in a variety of poignant, dramatic, and intensely emotional ways, with many of our most popular TV dramas involving murder, doctors, and, on occasion,...
“Human Composting” Funeral Home Makes Long-Awaited Debut
Recompose, the groundbreaking "human composting" funeral home and the first of its kind in the United States, is now officially open to the public. The innovative business began...
Ancient Chinese Funeral Rituals Gaining New Popularity Online
Chinese funeral culture is having a moment on the internet. Steeped in thousands of years of tradition, China's funerals feature exquisitely handcrafted art that has drawn admirers from...
Netflix’s Surviving Death Yields Insight—About the Living
Ostensibly an exploration of experiences and practices that hint at the existence of life after death, Netflix's Surviving Death docuseries, based on the book by Leslie Kean, does...
Inching Closer to Immortality Through Tech and Memory
Memorializing the dead is, of course, nothing new. From the worship of mummified relics to post-mortem photography to jewelry made with the hair of the deceased, the desire...
Visit a Replica of America’s First Crematory
Inside an unassuming building just off Interstate 45 in Houston, Texas, home to the National Museum of Funeral History, stands a life-sized replica of a small brick building,...
Young Morticians Use TikTok to Talk About Death
A thriving community of TikTok morticians is taking the social media platform by storm and contributing to a growing awareness of death care professions among young people. Beckie-Ann...
Memorial Spaceflights Offer the Chance to Spend Afterlife on the Moon
After becoming the first and only private company to send cremated remains into space, Houston-based Celestis Inc. once again revolutionized Memorial Spaceflights as the first to place cremated...
Funeral Homes Offer Free Transportation on Election Day
Every Election Day, organizations across the country mobilize to offer free rides to the polls for voters who have trouble getting to their polling location. Even in a...