Day of the Dead Takes on the World
The day after Halloween, and the day after that, is Day of the Dead, and the ancient festival, to use a modern word, is trending.
Category: Funeral Customs
Could tiny-brained humans have actually dug graves half a million years ago?
Deep inside a South African cave called Rising Star, scientists have made an incredible discovery—a species of ancient humans that appears to have buried their ...
Where in the Wide World of Death Wear Do Memorial Hoodies Fit In?
In talking to a fellow writer, I recently learned of a new trend in death wear—the memorial hoodie.
Do Robots Deserve Funerals?
An American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Robots has formed. Saudi Arabia has granted a robot honorary citizenship, and as we wrote here ...
From Hollywood Star to Small Town Everyman, What It Takes to Write A Great Obituary
Gina Lollobrigida, movie star and sex symbol, is dead at 95. With this headline begins the obituary of Gina Lollobrigida, a famously gorgeous Italian actress who ...
How Long Do You Mourn A Queen?
On Thursday, September 8th, at 3:10 pm, the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away at Balmoral Castle, the British royal family’s sumptuous estate ...
How to Bury the Dead When They Are All Around You? A Funerary Snapshot of Ukraine
The question is, how to bury the dead when they are all around you?
Still Fantasizing About Fantasy Coffins
If you are an early follower of Digital Dying and tuned in your radio dials to just the right station last week, you would have ...
Mortality-Minded Board Games For The Holiday Season
Thanksgiving has passed, Christmas, Channukah, Kwanzaa and a whole assortment of other Winter Holidays are either already upon us or just around the corner, and ...
An Interview With Gory Girl, Queen of Spooky Coffins and Haunted Halloween Props
Digital Dying has always covered Halloween and its many conventions and customs. After all, spookiness is at the core of Halloween, and spookiness is typically ...
The Halloween A to Z of Renting A Coffin
The other day I had a drive through a remote region and was scrolling through the radio dial looking for something good when a certain ...
The Many Ways to Die by Climate Change – Hurricane Ida And A World of Compounding Disasters
Climate scientists have been ringing the alarm for years. Bigger storms, more floods, more droughts, more fires. And now it is suddenly seeming all too ...
Temperatures Soar And A New Way Of Dying Emerges—Death By Heat
Another heat dome is building over the Western United States, more records are expected to shatter and unfortunately, there may well be more deaths too.
Must-See Funerary Films You May Have Missed
Oscar season has passed, the pandemic may be nearing an end, and Summer is just around the corner. It seems like a good time to ...
The Death of Prince Philip, and Other Famous People Who Lived to 99
Last Friday, on April 9, 2021, Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away.
