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A Funeral for a Placebo
Maybe you've heard the story, the one about the New Zealand man nicknamed the Grim Eater. He was recently banned from local funeral homes when his frequent attendances to services showed that he wasn't arriving to show his condolences for the family, not even to pay his respect for the dead, but rather to partake in the free food.It isn't very common that you hear stories of this sort[...]
The Seventh Seal an Allegory for Death
"Who are you," asked a knight, resting near the shore of a beach upon seeing a pale, black-cowled figure."I am Death," the man replied."Have you come for me?""I have been for a long time, at your side," Death said.It is after this meeting, that the knight challenges Death personified to a match of chess in an attempt to forestall his own demise, thus setting the stage for Ingmar[...]
Do Dolphins Grieve?
Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals on the planet, but do they understand death?There have been examples of dolphins showing a grief-like behaviour. One mother dolphin has been seen trying to get its dead, newborn calf to breathe by bringing it to the surface by pushing the calf with her nose. It's reported she did so frantically over the course of two days.Conversely, a[...]
Mortsafes Put a Stop to Grave Robbery
Designed to protect gravesites from any sort of thieving or disturbance, mortsafes were first invented in the early 1800s in Scotland. A mortsafe is similar to the design of a cage, using heavy iron and stone plates and rods as well as a padlock to ensure no one could find their way through the contraption to get to the coffin buried below. The safes were placed around coffins for an[...]
A Mortuary for Disney's Art
There's a place in the world known as the magical kingdom, a place said to be the happiest in the world and where dreams come true, it's an empire built on the success of an arsenal of animated movies since 1937, and it all happened on the lot of The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California. But, there's a place in the studio of which very few people know. Hidden deep beneath the[...]
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