Digital Dying http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying Digital Dying explores trends in the ritualization of death and dying. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:07:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Foods of ancient funeral feasts: bull heads, auroch and spiced sheep http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/09/08/foods-of-ancient-funeral-feasts-bull-heads-auroch-and-spiced-sheep/ In the land where they kill kings for lack of rain http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/08/30/in-the-land-where-they-kill-kings-for-lack-of-rain/ Coffin Cartel tells Louisiana monks they can’t sell caskets http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/08/24/coffin-cartel-tells-louisiana-monks-they-cant-build-caskets/ Houston’s giant flower of death and President Andrew Jackson both stunk http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/08/18/the-giant-flower-of-death-and-president-andrew-jackson-both-stunk/ The sad story of how to appear at your own funeral http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/08/09/the-sad-story-of-how-to-appear-at-your-own-funeral/ Japan’s mummy-monks rise again http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/08/03/japans-mummy-monks-rise-again/ Stripper funerals in China, naked funeral directors in America http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/07/26/stripper-funerals-in-china-naked-funeral-directors-in-america/ The sad slow death of female serial killers, from “Monster” to Mary Ann Cotton http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/07/20/the-sad-slow-death-of-serial-killers-from-%e2%80%9cmonster%e2%80%9d-to-mary-ann-cotton/ Mock funerals for Sarah Jessica Parker and Saudi Arabian schoolboys http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/07/12/mock-funerals-for-sarah-jessica-parker-the-g-and-saudia-arabian-schoolboys/ Build your own cremated remains rocket, just like Hunter S. Thompson http://blogs.funeralwise.com/dying/2010/07/08/build-your-own-cremated-remains-rocket-just-like-hunter-s-thompson/