TOP STORIES
John
Cleese looks forward to death – via Abid Rahman at the Hollywood Reporter
A
few steps from death: life in an Ebola clinic – via Sheri Fink in the New
York Times
DEATH
What
does a manager do when an employee dies? – from Ann Belser at the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Consciousness
after death – new scientific study – via Sarah Knapton at the Telegraph
Some
wish to preserve their tattoos after their deaths – from Martha Bebinger on
NPR
MOURNING
Via Confessions of a Funeral Director – What
being a funeral photographer is all about, by John Slaytor
“Why
I Commemorate the Anniversary of my Father’s Death on Social Media” – by Jackie
Oshry on the Huffington Post
Laughing
to keep from crying – from Sarah Rosenblum on Slate
Mourning
before and after Facebook – by Jenny Chang on shizznat.com
FUNERALS
How
to handle funeral costs – by Susan Johnston at U.S. News and World Report
Funeral
director accused of mishandling remains, and funeral funds – via Roberto
Scalese at boston.com
OBITUARIES
Director
Vanessa Gould working on new documentary film about obit writing – by Michelle
Young on Untapped Cities
END-OF-LIFE
Dying
woman chooses to end her life Nov. 1 – via CBS News
HUMOR
“North
Korean Populace Already Mentally Preparing For Whatever Insane Bullshit They’ll
Have To Do For Kim Jong-Un Funeral” – via The Onion