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The Confederate Memorial Day
"The Confederate Soldiers were our kinfolk and our heroes. We testify to the country our enduring fidelity to their memory. We commemorate their valor and devotion. There were some things that were not surrendered at Appomattox. We did not surrender our rights and history; nor was it one of the conditions of surrender that unfriendly lips should be suffered to tell the story of that war[...]
I Leave Everything to... My Pet
With family pets increasingly being treated as members of the family, some people have had the idea to leave their pets a little something in their wills. It could be something simple, like setting aside costs so they could continue living in comfort or a ridiculous extravagance, like in the will of Leona Helmsley. The billionaire hotel tycoon left $12 million for her dog, Trouble,[...]
Iced but Not Forgotten: Immortalizing the Russian Mafia
There's something morbidly disarming about the two cemeteries in the city of Yekaterinburg - in the industrial Uralmash area of Yekaterinburg is a tree-line necropolis of unusual headstones. Not a single one is traditional in the way that headstones have ever been seen. Many, if not all of them are[...]
South Korea Adopts New Mourning Tradition
Death in any culture has predominately become a paradox of emotions. Throughout our lives we learn that death is inevitable and that it should be approached with acceptance, on the other hand, when someone close to us dies, we are filled with grief - even as we get older, our perception of death is one of trepidation. To overcome these feelings, we've turned to commemorating the memory[...]
The Dark Side of Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Mary Mary quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silver bells and cockle shellsAnd pretty maids all in a row.There's a sadistic cruelty to the history of the world, from the times of medieval poverty, torture and disease to inquisitions, genocide and war; the past has been tarnished and plagued with atrocities that could only been considered fictitious. Even those playfully[...]
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