Does everyone need a gravestone? For thousands of years, a grave marker has represented status and respect for the deceased. But with the rise of cremation, body donation, and natural burial options more consumers are choosing to forgo the stone and look for alternative memorials.
The Facebook walls of the dearly departed often function as digital gravesites where friends and family can share photos, speak to the deceased, and mourn. Who, if anyone, has access to your online tombstone and the data it contains? Opening access to the dead’s accounts has the potential for thoughtful curation, but that comes with... Continue Reading →
As long as we have been aware of our own mortality, humans have transferred their fear of death onto the dead. Stories of ghosts and spirits risen from the grave have been passed down through centuries, and even today many shudder at the thought of passing by a graveyard at night. Later, with the dawning... Continue Reading →
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