Darwin Awards “Honor” Ridiculous Deaths
We all have that one intrepid—to put it kindly—friend who we look at and think, “how are you still alive?” The Darwin Awards, first appearing as a concept...
This Multi-Purpose Bookshelf Converts to a Coffin
For bookworms contemplating their final plans, a new invention promises a practical, stylish, and environmentally conscious option for storing your favorite possessions—and, when the time comes, your own...
Ancient Egyptian Funeral Home Catered to All Budgets
In a discovery that promises to divulge unknown details about ancient Egyptian life, a specialized embalming and mummification chamber found in part of a massive burial complex south...
Funeral Favors Can Be Tacky — But Their History is Long
You’ve heard of party favors and wedding favors, but have you ever received a funeral favor? A growing contingent of Etsy artisans and entrepreneurs offer all kinds of...
Coroners Under Fire for Issuing Cremation Permits for Homicide Victims
Louisiana lawmakers are moving to change the state's cremation laws after a report found parish coroners regularly issuing cremation permits that could hamper murder investigations. Coroners in almost all...
Animal Crossing Funerals Let Mourners Grieve in Cyberspace
For some of us, moving real life to the virtual realm is a new and strange experience. For others, replicating life in the digital world has been a...
Nearly 600 Funeral Director Volunteers Mobilized for COVID-19 Relief
Funeral directors, apprentices, and mortuary students across the country have mobilized in an unprecedented effort to help their colleagues and provide relief to funeral homes overwhelmed by coronavirus-related...
Mobituaries Podcast Celebrates Unusual Lives
What do Neanderthals, Thomas Paine, and Chuck Cunningham of Happy Days have in common? They’re all dead — and, in writer and humorist Mo Rocca’s opinion, they’re all...
Unity Station™ Lets Mourners Offer Drive-Through Condolences
A New York funeral home is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis by implementing an innovative drive-through visitation solution. Called Unity Station™, the device lets mourners offer drive-through condolences...
Strange Burial Requests and Unusual Grave Goods
They say you can’t take it with you — but that hasn’t stopped people from trying. For as long as we’ve been conducting burials, humans have included various...