Cremation of Radioactive Cancer Patient is a Cautionary Tale for Directors
Articles in medical journals don’t often make the news. But within hours of the February 26, 2019 release of a research letter in the prestigious Journal of the...
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Fenicetek Urns do Double Duty as Death Vessels and Sculpture
Italy has produced some of the most brilliant artists and artwork in the history of the world; the Italian Renaissance solidified Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and Raphael as...
Learn How The Institute for Canine Forensics is Sniffing Out The Past
This unique team of specially trained canines show their handlers where the bodies are buried. If it weren’t for Adela Morris’ “nosy” dog Cholla, the Institute for Canine...
4 UK Funeral Ads Banned for “widespread offense” Amidst Government Investigation into Pricing
The British online funeral planning website Beyond recently had 4 advertisements bound for the UK subway system banned by Transport for London. The playful ads parodied pop-culter ad-styles like those for...
Learn the 2 Best Adhesives to Seal Ceramic Urns FOREVER
When I entered the funeral industry a few years back as a product manufacturer with an art education I took note of an odd question that funeral directors repeatedly asked...
Learn How Passages International Paved an Unexpected Green Path in Funeral Care
Passages International founded by Darren Crouch has paved an unexpected environmentally-conscious path in the change-averse funeral industry. The company began almost 20 years ago, in 1999, before the term "Global Warming"...
Learn What You Need to Know Before Taking the Plunge
Alkaline Hydrolysis (AH) is enjoying an unprecedented moment in the spotlight. I have answered more inquiries -- from press, bloggers, regulators, curious practitioners and the public -- on...