A death-centric Mad Men final season
Is it just me, or am I detecting a theme in Mad Men‘s final season? In episode 2, Sally goes …
Tag Archives: funerals
Last Man Standing
I saw this today on Caleb Wilde’s Confessions of a Funeral Director Facebook page, and I have to admit, it …
Mandela’s funeral
Just a day after Nelson Mandela’s death was announced, few official details about remembrance ceremonies and funeral are available. But …
Survey of most recent funeral costs
The National Funeral Directors Association released a survey that shows the average price of a funeral in the U.S.: $8,343, …
Living with the dead (literally)
If you have around 13 minutes, please check out this fascinating TED talk by anthropologist Kelli Swazey. She speaks of …
“Six Feet Under” resonates
I wrote a short essay for the University of Minnesota Press blog on “Six Feet Under” and our culture of …
An ethical dilemma in the Boston bombings aftermath
A story about the funeral home that accepted Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body appeared on the front page of the New York Times‘ …
A detailed burial account
I grew up Catholic, a religion that places a heavy and somber emphasis on Lent. In my book I write …
Mr. Dufault’s Opus
What’s the longest time you’ve stood in line at a wake? Wakes in Waseca are legendary—anyone who had lived in …
“See Dad dead”
I just finished an amazing memoir, Thirty Rooms to Hide in: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 