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Funeral

Travel

I Was Flying to Montana to Bury My Son

The view of a life from cruising altitude.

Mark Sundeen Outside Oct 2019 25min Permalink

Sports

The Greatest, At Rest

The planning of Muhammad Ali’s funeral.

Tom Junod ESPN Jun 2017 40min Permalink

Business

The Rise of the Artisanal 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

Business World

China’s Funeral Revolutionaries

Two men try to disrupt the gray market of Chinese death services.

Jonathan Kaiman The Guardian Sep 2015 25min Permalink

Business

Who Owns the Dead?

Inside the home funeral movement.

Libby Copeland The New Republic Jun 2015 25min Permalink

The End

We are all going to die. So what does it look like?

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This article won the 2011 National Magazine Award for feature writing.

Ben Ehrenreich Los Angeles Magazine Nov 2010 30min Permalink

Business

Is Funeral Home Chain SCI's Growth Coming at the Expense of Mourners?

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

The Undertaker's Racket

An examination of the funeral industry.

Jessica Mitford The Atlantic Jun 1963 Permalink

What Remains: Conversations With America's Funeral Directors

In Chicago at the 130th National Funeral Directors Conference.

Max Rivlin-Nadler The Awl Jan 2012 10min Permalink