Here’s Why There’s No Perfect Policy for Snapping Pics at Funerals
How many photos have you taken with your smartphone today? Well, if you’re an “average” American, you’ll go to bed tonight with approximately 20.2 more photos on your...
Enlightening and Honest NYT Article About Deathcare Draws Interesting Responses
These days, anytime a deathcare professional hears that the funeral service is the subject of a big news story, cringing with dread is usually the natural reaction. The...
Coffin Nails & Morrison’s Monument | 4M #190
Welcome to the hundred-and-ninetieth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #190, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Extension for State’s Funeral Board, Effectively Dismantling Agency
In a move that is currently rippling through Oklahoma's deathcare industry, Governor Kevin Stitt has vetoed House Bill 1029, effectively dissolving the Oklahoma Funeral Board—the agency responsible for...
Auction of Buddha’s Cremation Jewels Causing Controversy
Sotheby’s Hong Kong has plans to auction a collection of 331 gemstones known as the “Piprahwa Gems,” unearthed in 1898 in Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh, India. However, those plans...
Georgia Is Now the 13th State to Legalize Natural Organic Reduction
Effective July 1, 2025, residents of the Peach State will have access to another option for disposition: natural organic reduction. Georgia governor Brian Kemp signed into law Senate...
Basement Caskets & Golden Rings | 4M #185
Welcome to the hundred-and-eighty-ninth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #189, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Should We Revive This Ancient (but Effective!) Embalming Technique?
In a remarkable discovery that bridges centuries of mortuary science, researchers have unveiled the unique embalming method used on the so-called "air-dried chaplain" of Austria. This revelation not...
The Cemeterian Pope & Dream Resting Places | 4M #188
Welcome to the hundred-and-eighty-eighth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #188, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Disposition Options Still Limited for British Columbia Families and Funeral Homes
Deathcare professionals in the westernmost Canadian province of British Columbia have found themselves firmly ensconced between the proverbial rock — rigid government restrictions — and a hard place...