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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
Celebrity Death Hoaxes
What’s up with our national appetite for celebrity deaths?
One morning this week I opened up my Yahoo! Instant Messenger account and read the latest celebrity hoax – Jackie Chan is dead. Jackie Chan is dead?! I never knew he died. I am always out of the loop on … Continue reading
David Rockwell Amasses a Book of Spectacles
SevenPonds adds memorials born of tragedy
The San Francisco journalist Zahid Sadar and I are at a bar in Glen Park. We’re discussing death when Zahid mentions a book he’s excited about: David Rockwell’s Spectacle. The two ideas come together like a sandwich, and we soon begin … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged David Rockwell, Memorial, Memoriam, Spectacle book, Zahid Sadar
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At SevenPonds, White is the New Black
Iphones, the “black screen of death,” and the future
One morning last week, as I was getting out of bed and the day’s agenda began whirling through my mind — I managed to drop my iPhone into a tumbler of water. I immediately dried it off and saw with … Continue reading
Part of my Girlhood Memory Dies
Barbie doll co-creator Elliot Handler passes at 95
As if it were yesterday, I am standing in front of my Grandmother’s house when my Aunt Loraine hands me my first Barbie doll in a long, clear box. She’s a platinum blonde with a black and red ball gown … Continue reading
Posted in Just Passed
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SevenPonds Launches!
It’s official: we’re live!
It is with great pride and excitement that I announce the launch of the SevenPonds website. The SevenPonds’ launch takes off with our Before Death and After Death sections. Here, through an array of topics, we seek to provide the … Continue reading
Why Traditional Coffins are Going Under
My Cameo Visit to Aurora Casket Co.
As we begin spreading the word about SevenPonds, it’s only natural we take a trip to Michigan (given that our business is named after the Seven Ponds lakes located there). We hit the Detroit area circuit just a week ago … Continue reading
