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Water Cremation Faces Similar Backlash to Its Fiery Predecessor
Resistance to water cremation echoes cremation's historical controversy
The concept of alkaline hydrolysis, often called “water cremation,” has stirred significant debate in recent years. As an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cremation, it uses water, heat and chemicals to decompose human remains. However, this method has faced resistance, much … Continue reading
“Cremation (Ashes to Ashes)” by Lou Reed
The late singer of the Velvet Underground grieves on the album “Magic and Loss"
Lou Reed’s signature lyrical style – a mixture of stark realism with dreamy symbolism – is why fans consider him as much a poet as a songwriter. It also happens to be a moving and effective way that many of … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Music
Tagged 1990s music, Cremation, Expressive Music, Lou Reed, Magic and Loss
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Hindu Cremations at Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple
Family members complete nearly two weeks of traditional Hindu mourning rituals
Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal is one of the region’s most significant Hindu pilgrimage destinations. Located on the banks of the sacred Bagmati river, the sprawling temple complex includes hundreds of Shiva “lingams,” or symbols representing Lord Shiva, and overflows … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Perspectives
Tagged Bagmati river, Cremation, Hindu Funeral Rites, Hindu mourning rituals, Kriyaputri Bhawan, Nepal, Pashupatinath, Reincarnation, Shiva, Surrogate mourners
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Hindu Cremations at Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple
Toyo Ito’s Meiso No Mori Funeral Hall
Japanese architect Toyo Ito's beautiful crematorium provides a place for quiet reflection
Japanese architect Toyo Ito, known for his conceptual architecture, designed the Meiso No Mori (Forest of Meditation) Crematorium in a garden cemetery in Kakamigahara, a town with a population of 150,000 in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Completed in 2006, Meiso … Continue reading
“Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human Remains,” by Annie Cheney
A 2006 book that by all rights should have caused a sensation
It’s hard to imagine subject matter more cringe-worthy than the for-profit tissue and body business. Perhaps this explains the relative obscurity of Annie Cheney’s “Body Brokers: Inside America’s Underground Trade in Human Remains,” a muckraking exposé on this for-profit, shockingly … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Annie Cheney, Body Brokers the book, Book Review, Cremation, Crematorium, Organ Donor, tissue and body donation
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A Bold, Playful Take on the Traditional Funerary Urn
Two Mexico City-based designers are redefining what an urn should be
Early last year, Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd, surprised her fans by showing up to her mom Debbie Reynolds’ funeral with Fisher’s ashes in an urn shaped like a giant Prozac pill. Fisher had owned the pill for many years, and … Continue reading
