Four Ways the Specter of Death Infiltrated the Republican National Convention
The events and images from Saturday, July 13, 2024 will surely remain in Americans’ collective memories for quite a while. It’s not often that a former president and/or...
Paranormal Plots & Cremains Conundrums | 4M #148
Welcome to the hundred-and-forty-eighth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #148, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
They’re Human, Too: Celebrities Are Going Public About Their Personal Grief and Loss
A long-running feature of the celebrity-focused Us Weekly magazine called “Stars — They’re Just Like Us!” regularly features photos of famous people doing everyday things like buying groceries,...
Paper Permits & Wedding Caskets | 4M #147
Welcome to the hundred-and-forty-seventh edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #147, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Casket Cookouts & Evil Rock Chucks | 4M #146
Welcome to the hundred-and-forty-sixth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #146, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
Friendly Reminder: FEMA Still Helps With Funerals for Disaster-Related Deaths
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, deathcare professionals became fluent in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) language — specifically the terms of the agency’s funeral assistance program, which as...
Football, Fundraising, and Funerals Under the 50-Yard-Line
We all have that one friend who lives and breathes for their football team — so it figures that they’d also like to extend that devotion into death....
Eating Cremated Human Remains: Recent Reports Raise Lots of Questions
One of the reasons South Park fans love the raunchy adult-themed cartoon is because the scenarios portrayed are outrageous, offensive, and unrealistic … and funny. Take the 2002...
Digging for Discounts & Helpful Hank | 4M #145
Welcome to the hundred-and-forty-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #145, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
#GraveTok Is Bringing People to Cemeteries For Much More than Memorializing
Cemeterians … bless your hearts. You already have to deal with so many issues that are totally unrelated to your duties to the dead, from wild animals roaming...