The Blog of Death

Learn more about death, grief, funerals, mourning and obituaries

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'Continue a conversation' with the dead through this P.O. box in L.A. — Los Angeles Times

Postal Service for the Dead, started by artist Janelle Ketcher, provides the living with a way to physically write and send letters to those

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The Vatican Softens Its Rules for Catholics on Keeping Ashes of the Dead — TIME

Catholic families may now request to preserve a small portion of their late relative’s cremated remains in a “place of significance” to them

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Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno, Genoa, July 2016

#cemetery #cemetery_shots #cemeterylovers #cemeteryphotography #genova #genoa #cimiteri_monumentale @project_necropolis #cemeteryporn #grave_affair #graveyard_life #taphophilia #taphophiles_only (at Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno)

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Graveyard of the unclaimed, unidentified, and indigent opens after decades of stigma — ABC News

December 1 is World AIDS Day.

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Life and death, the eternal struggle. Kings Chapel Burying ground est. 1639 On the Freedom Trail, Boston MA 3/6/17

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ChatGPT use for wedding vows, eulogies stokes dispute over authenticity — ABC News

AI could reshape life's most intimate moments, experts said.

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Hinds County, Mississippi, has buried hundreds of people in a pauper's field since 2016 — NBC News

After devastated family members discovered that their loved ones had been buried in Mississippi without their knowledge, NBC News set out to

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" Sail with me " Dave Gahan and Soulsavers / Lately.

Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey.

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Scammers use obituaries, pose as funeral directors and prey on people who just lost loved ones — ABC11 Raleigh-Durham

Hang up the phone and call the funeral home directly.

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The funeral industry is changing, consolidating, and pivoting to cremation — Business Insider

More and more Americans are choosing to move away from the traditional burial process after they die. Most are now deciding to get their bod

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Kirchhof Luisenstadt I (Kreuzberg // Berlin // Germany)

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How to Find Joy in the Midst of Grief — Good Housekeeping

“It’s counterintuitive, but letting yourself feel your grief can be uplifting."

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'Despicable' funeral home scam targets grieving family members — NBC News

“If there was a Scammers Hall of Shame, this one would make the Top 10 List, without question,” the Federal Trade Commission said.

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Become a diamond or get launched into space — 7 alternatives to burial or cremation

People are choosing eco-friendly and creative options for their final resting places, including the bottom of the ocean and miles and miles

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‘It was as if my father were actually texting me’: grief in the age of AI

People are turning to chatbot impersonations of lost loved ones to help them grieve. Will AI help us live after we’re dead?