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“The Boy and the Heron” by Hayao Miyazaki:
Studio Ghibli portrays a young boy's grief in a mystical fashion -
Honoring Seniors, Caregivers: Inside the Vision of Carehaus:
Carehaus is revolutionizing senior living with affordable apartments that house caregivers and seniors under one roof -
“In Case You Don’t Live Forever” by Ben Platt:
Melodic ballad honors those who’ve come before us
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Categories
Tag Archives: Tombstones
Sealing a Gravesite with Stones: A Cross-Cultural Tradition
The ritual of leaving a small stone at a gravesite resonates across Jewish and Christian traditions
Leaving a small stone on a gravesite is a gesture recognizable from Hollywood film, which reflects a centuries-old practice found in both Jewish and pre-Christian European traditions. While the practice has historical and cultural origins, it has in recent years … Continue reading
Marks the Spot
Dave Nance's photographic series "Descansos" documents the roadside memorials of the American Southwest
Death, so they say, is inescapable. It is a private affair that plays out in public, and the depths of grief follow the same shifting landscape of public and personal. A death is marked in the public sphere in obituaries, … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged American Southwest, Dave Nance, Death, Descansos, Grave Markers, Grief, Memorials, photography, Roadside Memorials, Tombstones
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Digital Death
Have the online White Pages become our digital tombstones?
Lately, you may have noticed there’s been a fair amount of discussion bubbling up about digital death. Facebook has just introduced a new app called Evertalk that provides FB memorial pages. Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle ran an article called … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Digital Death, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Online Memorial, Tombstones, White Pages
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