I Was Flying to Montana to Bury My Son
The view of a life from cruising altitude.
The view of a life from cruising altitude.
Mark Sundeen Outside Oct 2019 25min Permalink
The planning of Muhammad Ali’s funeral.
A 30-year-old funeral director in LA wants to help the living get closer to death.
Rebecca Mead New Yorker Nov 2015 25min Permalink
Two men try to disrupt the gray market of Chinese death services.
Jonathan Kaiman The Guardian Sep 2015 25min Permalink
Inside the home funeral movement.
Libby Copeland The New Republic Jun 2015 25min Permalink
We are all going to die. So what does it look like?
Ben Ehrenreich Los Angeles Magazine Nov 2010 30min Permalink
How Service Corporation International corporatized death, driving growth through everything from aggresive acquisitions, volume pricing on caskets and embalming fluid, a “strong flu season,” and pre-selling over $7.5 billion worth of burials.
Paul M. Barrett Businessweek Oct 2013 15min Permalink
An examination of the funeral industry.
Jessica Mitford The Atlantic Jun 1963 Permalink
In Chicago at the 130th National Funeral Directors Conference.
Max Rivlin-Nadler The Awl Jan 2012 10min Permalink