Clair Obscur: When a Video Game Speaks the Language of Grief
For a number of reasons, conversations about grief have increasingly moved beyond funeral homes, therapy couches, and church pews. They’re happening in cafes, bars, films, novels — and...
China’s Funeral Regs Update Aims to “Curb Excessive Charges”
The next time a stranger complains to you about the outrageous cost of funerals these days, just tell them they’d better be glad they don’t live in China....
Hydrogen Cremators: The Dutch Are Picking Up Where the UK Left Off
There’s a reason no one wants a crematorium in their neighborhood — and it’s not (always) because they don’t want a reminder of their mortality so close to...
Double-Wide Plots & Bougie Trees | 4M #224
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-twenty-fourth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #224, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
A Tale of Two Plots (and Four Bodies)
Every deathcare professional understands that even the slightest error in any part of the disposition process — even a misspelled name on an inconsequential form — can tamper...
Pennsylvania Grave Robber Had 100+ Sets of Human Remains in His Home
On Tuesday, January 6, Pennsylvania authorities arrested 34-year-old Jonathan Gerlach in connection with a months-long series of burglaries at Mount Moriah Cemetery, a historic burial ground near Philadelphia....
Pork Sandwiches & Coffinmaker Gardens | 4M #223
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-twenty-third edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #223, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
RIP Penny: Remembering the Late, Great U.S. One Cent Piece
For 232 years, the one-cent piece has been an American staple, and not just as a token to exchange for a piece of candy or a pound of...
Thanks to Trust & Will, We’re One Step Closer to a Casket Bowl
Exactly two years ago, just as college football bowl games were winding down, Connecting Directors hypothesized a few options for deathcare companies to join Duke’s Mayo and Cheez-Its...
Viewing China’s Coffin Research Projects Through a Deathcare Lens
Last week, the fascinating results of two unrelated coffin-related research projects based in China circulated through the news cycle. There’s no doubt that these discoveries offer significant cultural...