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Five Year Anniversary

  • April 2, 2015

    Necrophilia Laws and Abusing the Corpse at the Morbid Anatomy Museum

    Abusing the Corpse Even More: Understanding Necrophilia Laws in the USA — Now with more Necro! And more Philia! An Illustrated Lecture by Dr. John…

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  • February 1, 2015

    New York Times Starts New Series on Death and Dying: The End.

    Dying Shouldn’t Be So Brutal Ira Byock, New York Times (January 31, 2015) Where is the public outrage over needless suffering at the end of…

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  • January 3, 2015

    Happy New Year from the Desk Reference Desk!

    Have a great 2015 Everyone!

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  • December 24, 2014

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Death Reference Desk!

    Merry Christmas and Happy Happy Holidays from Meg, Kim and John at the Death Reference Desk. It’s been a lovely five-years of Death Ref’ing and…

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  • September 20, 2014

    Reflections on Being a Morbid Anatomy Museum Scholar in Residence

    One perk of being an academic is that you’re sometimes asked to temporarily join a cool organization as the in house scholar. It’s a win-win…

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  • August 31, 2014

    Breaking News: People REALLY DO Want to Discuss Death and Dying with Doctors

    Coverage for End-of-Life Talks Gaining Ground Pam Belluck, The New York Times (August 31, 2014) Medicare may cover advance care planning that was once decried…

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  • August 18, 2014

    Seeing The AIDS Memorial Quilt in New York in 2014

    Photos: See The AIDS Quilt On Governors Island Gothamist (August 12, 2014) On Monday and Tuesday of last week, a portion of the AIDS Memorial…

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  • August 7, 2014

    Section of AIDS Memorial Quilt on Display Next Week in New York

    See the AIDS Quilt in NYC for First Time in a Decade Irene Plagianos, DNAInfo New York (August 6, 2014) In an unexpected turn of…

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  • July 31, 2014

    Day 31: And on Day 31 of 31 Days of Death the Death Reference Desk Rests

    31 Days of Death The Death Reference Desk Today marks the final day of Death Ref’s 31 Days of Death project. The plan was to…

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  • July 29, 2014

    Day 29: Full Listing of Events for Death Ref John’s Morbid Anatomy Museum Residency

    Morbid Anatomy Museum 424A 3rd Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 During the month of August, I will be the Scholar in Residence at the Morbid Anatomy…

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  • July 28, 2014

    Day 28: Full Transcript of House of Lords Debate on Assisted Dying

    Assisted Dying Bill: 2nd Reading on July 18, 2014 United Kingdom House of Lords Hansard (Published July 21, 2014) The UK’s House of Lords has…

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  • July 27, 2014

    Day 27: On Sundays, the Death Reference Desk Kicks It Cemetery Style

    Does the Death Reference Desk know how to party, or WHAT?!

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