Tibet does death better. This is a fact, not an opinion. Kapala’s or skull caps, are bowls fashioned from the round upper portion of a human cranium. They are often decorated with silver, carvings, and jewels. They are used in ritual to appease...
August 16, 2011 | Blog
Also! Have we all seen this? It’s the teaser for our wittle filmy-poo-kins. More info here: http://nationalheadquarters.org/films/
August 15, 2011 | Blog
If you like insects, children in creepy situations, animation, good sound design, and death (like you all SHOULD, dammit) you will like this film. It was made at CalArts by my new deathbestie Oliver Franklin Anderson.
August 15, 2011 | Blog
I was on the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation page, looking for the phone number for bulky item pickup (au revoir, dear old couch). One of my options is “Dead Animal Collection.” Uh, yes please. Refuse Refuse Services Dead Animal Collec...
August 15, 2011 | Blog
My mother sent this to me yesterday. Ok, so for $60 you get pupus (Hawaiian appetizers) while costumed dead people such as “Pi’ilani’s leprous husband” come back to life to tell you stories. I think we can file this one under WORTH IT.
August 15, 2011 | Blog
Well looky here! As of today, this is what you’d see if you were to meander over to the Order of the Good Death’s website. The original website platform by the talented folk at National Headquarters is being expanded by Miss. Stephanie Cheng Smith ...
August 14, 2011 | Blog
”Let sanguine healthy-mindedness do its best with its strange power of living in the moment and ignoring and forgetting, still the evil background is really there to be thought of, and the skull will grin in at the banquet.” William James
August 12, 2011 | Blog
The dry cleaners on Hollywood and Highland across from where I get my coffee on the way to work.
August 11, 2011 | Blog
A Room With a View… OF YOUR OWN MORTALITY. Sensory Deprivation Skull, 2007, Atelier Van Lieshout
August 11, 2011 | Blog
I’m sure everyone knows about the “FuckYeah…” genre of tumblrs. Wherein, a specific theme is picked and celebrated through tumblr posts. Such as: Fuck Yeah Asian Fashion! Fuck Yeah Kreayshawn! Fuck Yeah Boston Terriers! (note: This Boston ...
August 10, 2011 | Blog
Meet the new Order of the Good Death mascot, the noble dead squid. This freshly dead cephalapod dances the medieval danse macabre on its throne of despair as soy sauce rains from the heavens. Or, if you are looking for a more scientific explanation
August 9, 2011 | Blog
From a New York Times Interview with Dr. Cornel West. Lessons is living towards death. What’s with the black suit, white shirt, black tie outfit you always wear? Do you have anything else in your closet? I’ve got four black suits that I circulat...
August 9, 2011 | Blog