funerals

Identity

Atheism Terrifies People Because It Makes Us Think About Death

05.11.15

By Simon Davis
These Radical Undertakers Want Funerals to Be More Honest and Participatory

04.27.15

By Simon Davis
Burying the Dead in Alaska Is More Complicated Than You’d Think

04.27.15

By Cody Liska
The Chinese Government Is Asking Citizens to Stop Hiring Strippers for Funerals

04.23.15

By Arielle Pardes
Tech

A Kickstarter for Composting Your Corpse, Because Dead Humans Are Killing Earth

03.31.15

By Ben Richmond
Photographs of the Weird and Beautiful Ways the Dead Are Memorialized Around the World

03.30.15

By Simon Davis
How Bodies Were Buried During History’s Worst Epidemics

03.24.15

By Simon Davis
Too Poor to Die: More and More Families in the UK Can't Afford to Bury Their Loved Ones

02.26.15

By Maya Oppenheim
Pulse

Families Still Waiting for Word on Loved Ones in Horrific Mexico Crematorium Case

02.12.15

By Melissa del Pozo
Sex

How Do You Date When You Work with Death?

02.10.15

By Simon Davis
The Art and Science of Making Dead People Look Alive Again

02.02.15

By Simon Davis
Transgender People Are Misgendered, Even in Death

01.21.15

By Simon Davis

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

3 days ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

3 days ago

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

3 days ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

3 days ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

3 days ago

By Ashley Fike