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Tag Archives: Funeral
No Longer the Last Nail in the Coffin: A Design Duo Wants to Zip You Up Instead
Visser & Meijwaard make fun, funky coffins for bold personalities
Many people dread the idea of being locked inside a coffin and buried. But thanks to a Dutch design team’s innovative new zip-up coffins, that idea may be a lot less terrifying now. Design duo Steven Visser and Vera Meijwaard wanted … Continue reading
The Vanishing Act of Bereavement Fares
How the disappearance of airline bereavement fares are costing more than just money
If you’re anything like I am, most of your travel plans are made weeks, months and possibly even years in advance. That family vacation for next spring, the business trip your boss briefly mentioned over lunch… everything is coordinated ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Alaskan Airlines, Allegiant Air, bereavement fares, Death and Dying, Death of a Loved One, Delta Airlines, Frontier airlines, Funeral, Grief Loss and Bereavement, JetBlue, Low cost airlines, Memorial, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Travel, United Airlines
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Wolfgang Natlacen Brings Fun Whimsy to Funerals with Urns That Double as Toys
The artist's egg-shaped urns transform the way we mourn loved ones
Walk into most funeral parlors in the United States, and you’ll see rows of somber, muted urns resting on the display shelves. For centuries, Western culture has thought of funerals and funeral accessories as dignified and utterly sanitized. Any attempts at … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Art About Death, Cremains, Cremation, Death art, Funeral, Funeral Art, misirizzi, Urn, Urn Art, Wolfgang Natlacen
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“Grace” by Jeff Buckley
A stunning funeral song that celebrates both life and death
Like many of Jeff Buckley’s songs, “Grace” has taken on new meaning almost 20 years after the singer’s death. Buckley dives into an interesting paradox in the song: Life feels short and fragile, yet it also moves at a molasses-like pace. … Continue reading
“Departures” by Yōjirō Takita
This Japanese film explores the taboo of working intimately with death
In “Departures,” Yōjirō Takita points out the absurdity of a culture that holds onto rich death rituals while condemning those who perform them. The emotional, sometimes downright hilarious, movie explores why we need death traditions and shines light on a practice that … Continue reading
