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Friday, 27 March 2015
Las Muertas: Photographic Tribute to Day of the Dead
A hauntingly beautiful collection of photographs, Las Muertas is inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead, or Dia De Los Muertos.
The photos, by Tim Tadder, depict skull painted, vibrantly dressed women with elaborate headdresses, against Aztec-style backgrounds and desolate landscapes.
See this stunning collection here.
The photos, by Tim Tadder, depict skull painted, vibrantly dressed women with elaborate headdresses, against Aztec-style backgrounds and desolate landscapes.
See this stunning collection here.
Saturday, 21 February 2015
American Funeral Home Takes its Showroom Out On The Road
An innovative undertaker in Dallas has decided to create a mobile showroom so that he can reach out to the public.
In addition to a traditional funeral home in Plano, he has opened a storefront in Richardson and has created a fleet of mobile showrooms to take the funeral home to the public.
The story appeared in yesterday's Dallas News.
In England we would just visit the family with a briefcase.Friday, 13 February 2015
Russian Mafia Gravestones in Pictures
For a fascinating look at the extravagant gravestones of Russian gangsters and their families, follow this link.
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Blackfoot Proverb
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Crowfoot (1836-1890) warrior and peace-promoting head chief
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Wittgenstein Quote
Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. Our life has no end in the way in which our visual field has no limits.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Monday, 9 February 2015
Crematorium 'Loses' Ashes of 60 Babies
The ashes of over 60 babies and young children have been lost by Emstrey Crematorium in Shrewsbury, a report by the BBC claims.
Staff at the crematorium, which is owned by Shropshire Council and managed by Co-operative Funeralcare, allegedly said that it wasn't possible for the crematorium's equipment to be 'operated in such a way as to enable the return of a child's ashes'.
Read the BBC's full news report here.
Crossrail Unearth Bedlam Burial Ground
Crossrail have started the excavation for the new Liverpool Street ticket office, and have been working to identify many of the bodies in the old Bedlam Burial Ground. They have identified a number of interesting characters and found an plague headstone. Working with the Museum of London they plan to unearth around 3000 bodies this March.
The full story is available on the Crossrail website.
The full story is available on the Crossrail website.
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