Some of the stories in the news last week.
The Daily Telegraph took consumer journalism to an all-time low here
A peek inside Melbourne’s oldest funeral home here
Find out about the excellent Free Funeral Services Society in Burma here. Moving video here.
Residents of Lagos were inconvenienced by a corpse at their bus stop – here
Love a gangster funeral (pic above)? Here’s the big one, from Dublin + more pics – here
A corpseless head with red rubber balls for eyes turned up in a field in Pennsylvania – here
In Kenya a drunken mourner was beaten up for making a nuisance of himself. In Yorkshire a drunken mourner dragged his partner along the street by her hair – here
In India a mortuary technician spoke out about his profession: ““Cutting open a dead body or decomposed body or an accident body, is a tough task. It needs courage and mental stability. And we do it under influence of alcohol.” Here
There was an important ruling in Dorset concerning the inheritance rights of common law spouses – here
In Italy a coffee tycoon had his ashes put into one of his iconic coffee-makers – here
There was a nasty funeral-plan scam in Bournemouth – here
At the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge there’s a fascinating exhibition about the evolution of ancient Egyptian coffee design. Here
In Kenya, coffin sellers were urged to move away from a hospital because they were alarming the patients – here
In India a row between neighbours ended up with a 5 year-old boy being lobbed into a funeral pyre – here
The Linder calendar receives a salacious review in the Mail here. I am accustomed to being berated for drawing attention to the Lindner calendar. It’s a mystifying curiosity. Here
There’s a visual history of corpse paint here
Good blog post from Dignity in Dying reviewing the way things are panning out in Oregon – here
Another undertaker has written a book about his adventures – here
The Telegraph asks what happens to people who die in aeroplanes – here
Lastly, Carla Valentine has a book coming in out in, be patient, 2017 – here. If you don’t know of Carla, check out her website and get dating here.
Have a great week!
A belated welcome back to blogland! I’ve been reading through these and searching for Egyptian coffee design without success 😉
I was interested to read the Oregon statistics stating that having the medication didn’t necessarily mean you actually used it – I rather like the idea that I could have it ‘just in case’…. I think I’d be able to go on longer knowing I had the choice available. I imagine I’d be thinking, ‘maybe I’ll carry on another day and see how I feel.’ It’s the fear of not having the choice that bothers me.
There’s some shocking stuff here but The Daily Telegraph advice is the most shocking of all. Where to begin?