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The Viking Funeral on Film - By Gail Rubin
Some folks think a Viking funeral would be a cool way to send off a loved one. This idealized grand gesture is totally influenced by films churned out by Hollywood studios.The way the movies portray it, Vikings dispatched their honored dead by laying the body on a boat and setting the vessel on fire with flaming arrows. Let's trace the history of this notion through film. (The links in[...]
"The Beginner's Goodbye": A Grief Observed
In The Beginner's Goodbye, author Anne Tyler celebrates amateurs and novices - beginners still capable of learning. It's this capacity for change that makes Tyler's characters so appealing.She is the patron saint of misfits. Embarking on an Anne Tyler novel is like heading off on vacation to a favorite destination: You're filled with anticipation of pleasure, even though you know the[...]
Heaven is for Real
Having to face the reality that you may lose your child is a nightmare for any parent. Todd and Sonja Burpo had to face this very situation in 2003 when their son Colton’s ruptured appendix was misdiagnosed. After five days as his condition worsened and his tiny body filled with poison, Colton was rushed to emergency and his parents were given the news that the boy was unlikely to[...]
The Return of the Dead to Advertise Beyond the Grave
Zombies for the last two decades have been growing increasingly popular. From film and television shows to video games and comic books, the idea of zombies is something of an undying trend. And why shouldn't it be? Zombies are neat - they are quintessentially immortal; kind of like some of our most[...]
Life, Death and the Absurdity of it All
"There will be no lasting peace either in the heart of individuals or in social customs until death is outlawed."Albert Camus, French philosopher, writer and playwright developed contradicting conceptions of death early on in his life. It was when he was struck with tuberculosis, which left him bedridden that he turned to reading, and while the illness had lasting effects on his life,[...]
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