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  • May 9, 2011

    On the Death of Osama Bin Laden

    Watery Grave, Murky Law Leor Halevi, New York Times (May 08, 2011) Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea and the history of Shariah.   Bin…

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  • August 18, 2010

    Cemeteries: More than Just Gloom and Doom

    To Attract Future Customers, Cemeteries Hold Parties to Die For Graveyards Plan Concerts, Sky-Diving, Clowns; ‘Meet Us Before You Need Us’ Araby Williams, Wall Street…

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  • July 26, 2010

    Alas, King Elvis’ Embalming Instruments are Still Dead

    Auction House Drops Elvis Embalming Tools Andy Grimm, Chicago Tribune (July 23, 2010) I know for a fact that many people saw last week’s news…

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  • July 4, 2010

    Plain or Fancy?

    Seems like funerals or memorial services are either getting simpler or more complex these days. Green burials and simple home rituals are gaining momentum, but…

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  • November 3, 2009

    Vote or Die… or, “and”

    Episode 20: This Ungainly Fowl Nate DiMeo, The Memory Palace (October 16, 2009) In honor of Election Day in the United States and in roundabout…

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  • October 30, 2009

    Houdini’s Final Disappearing Act

    A Halloween Tale: Houdini’s Lonely Grave (New York Times Video Library) Harry Houdini was quite a character. Not only was he one of the most…

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  • October 12, 2009

    Poe’s Funeral Draws Hundreds

    Edgar Allan Poe Finally Getting Proper Funeral Ben Nuckols, Associated Press (October 6, 2009) The late Edgar Allan Poe had a memorial service Sunday, October…

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  • August 20, 2009

    Tweeting Grief: Yep, We’re Sad. And Sarcastic. And Delivering Sales Calls, Late.

    Detecting Sadness in 140 Characters: Sentiment Analysis and Mourning Michael Jackson on Twitter Elsa Kim and Sam Gilbert with Michael J. Edwards and Erhardt Graeff…

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  • July 6, 2009

    Pocket Cemetery, the Breakfast Bar of Grief

    Bereaving the latest celebrity death, or perhaps your dog? Need an on-the-go cemetery for your on-the-go life? Want to pay $2.99 to type “RIP” and…

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  • June 27, 2009

    Body (We Are the) Worlds: Michael Jackson to Be Plastinated

    Michael Jackson Set to Be Embalmed at the O2 Centre after Missing the Deadline for Cryogenic Freezing Mail on Sunday (June 26, 2009) It looks…

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