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Top Ten Afterlife Journeys of Notable People
Why Beethoven, Galileo, Napoleon and others never truly rested in peace
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Capturing Appalachia’s “Mountain People”
Shelby Lee Adams’ 1990 photograph of life in the eastern Kentucky mountains captured a poignant tradition
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Emmett Till’s Casket Goes to the Smithsonian
Simeon Wright recalls the events surrounding his cousin’s murder and the importance of having the casket on public display
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The Surprising Satisfactions of a Home Funeral
When his father and father-in-law died within days of each other, author Max Alexander learned much about the funeral industry
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A recently discovered pyramid and tomb in Egypt may shed light on a dark episode in a pharaonic tradition of court intrigue
Iowa abbey monks craft fine caskets for the recently departed and “pre-Need” customers alike
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