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Funerals

The Movement to Bring Death Closer

Home-funeral guides believe that families can benefit from tending to—and spending time with—the bodies of their deceased.

Maggie Jones New York Times Magazine Dec 2019 35min Permalink

Kate's Still Here

One woman’s final days with her family.

Libby Copeland Esquire Nov 2017 20min 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