The Order of The Good Death

The Italian Bride of Chicago

caitlin — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:15:40 +0000

One of the hardest parts of running ghost tours is being polite to people that I think are nuts. I regularly receive e-mails from people who expect me to confirm that photographs showing a blob of light light – usually … Continue reading →

The Italian Bride of Chicago

Finally a contest you’re dying to win.

caitlin — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:10:45 +0000

Jeff Jorgenson, Order of the Good Death member and owner of Seattle’s green funeral home Elemental, has bought his company its first zero emissions electric vehicle. Hell yeah, the environment. His little Nissan Leaf will be zipping through the streets … Continue reading →

Finally a contest you’re dying to win.

On the Death Rituals of Ants

caitlin — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:01:54 +0000

This is something that I think is absolutely fascinating and I’ve been hoarding for YEARS to go into the book. Now that I’m actually writing the book, there isn’t a place for it. One has to kill their darlings and … Continue reading →

On the Death Rituals of Ants

Deathstination: Cementerio General de Santiago

caitlin — Mon, 27 May 2013 17:15:26 +0000

This Chilean Deathstination comes from Abigail Carney, a student at Roger Williams University who’s currently studying abroad in Santiago. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Today, I would like to invite you to join me in a cadaverous cruise through South America’s second largest cemetery, … Continue reading →

Deathstination: Cementerio General de Santiago

Independent UK

caitlin — Sat, 25 May 2013 23:18:15 +0000

Death becomes her: Meet the very modern mortician who champions ‘cool’ funerals Ever considered baking a loved one’s remains into a cake or putting their ashes in fireworks? If so, talk to Caitlin Doughty, champion of the alternative death industry. … Continue reading →

Independent UK

Pacific Standard

caitlin — Sat, 25 May 2013 23:09:47 +0000

The Death-Positive Movement Meet three young women who want to teach our repressed society how to explore its relationship with death. By Kim O’Conner At first, it might sound gross or a little bit scary. Ridiculous, even. You wonder if … Continue reading →

Pacific Standard

The Thamel Fire, or “You’re Good at Not Dying”

caitlin — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:07:27 +0000

Jessica O’Neill is a writer living in Kathmandu, Nepal. This piece first appeared on her blog Madness & Beauty. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Last night I was less than 100 metres from a massive explosion in Thamel, the main tourist district in Kathmandu. … Continue reading →

The Thamel Fire, or “You’re Good at Not Dying”

Thanks to You, John Wilkes Booth

caitlin — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:20:46 +0000

Caleb Wilde is a sixth-generation licensed funeral director and embalmer in Pennsylvania. You wouldn’t think we’d get along, what with all my wacky first-generation West Coast alternative funeral ideas. But Caleb is sufficiently weird, sufficiently open to an evolving death … Continue reading →

Thanks to You, John Wilkes Booth

YouTube Closed Captioning is the Best Thing to Happen

caitlin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:44:43 +0000

So here’s a thing: Push the little “CC” closed captioning button at the bottom of any YouTube video and hilarity ensues. WHY, WHY YouTube? I mean, closed captioning, yes, obviously important. But if it’s gonna be all Nazis and steel … Continue reading →

YouTube Closed Captioning is the Best Thing to Happen

Ask a Mortician: Am I Reacting Properly to the Bombings in Boston?

caitlin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:22:28 +0000

Lauren is a psychology major at Boston University. She was a runner in this year’s Boston Marathon, only half a mile away from the finish line when the bombings took place. Her fellow Boston University student, Lu Lingzi, was killed. … Continue reading →

Ask a Mortician: Am I Reacting Properly to the Bombings in Boston?