17Mar14 Westboro Baptist founder is dying
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/03/16/dying-wbc-pastor-ex-communicated.html
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5Mar14 Interesting blog on topics we discuss in class: http://deathanddesign.com/
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4Mar14 NYTimes Suicidal Tendencies are Evident Before Deployment
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There's an essay in our news feed about a palliative care doctor. This quote comes from the essay:
“Palliative care has some very philosophical questions. What is meaning? Why do we suffer? The stuff of religion and philosophy and art,” Miller said. “After my injuries, I switched my major to art history because of these very questions. [Studying art] also helped me get serious about perspective.”
I found this interesting podcast about the town of La Crosse, Wisconsin and how 96% of the community has planned for their deaths. It is just over 20 minutes.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/02/28/283444163/episode-521-the-town-that-loves-death
Interesting story about a NYC public graveyard: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/opinion/the-graves-of-forgotten-new-yorkers.html?referrer=
ReplyDeleteA member of a film crew was killed in Georgia due to unsound safety practices. Grief over the incident has morphed into an outcry for safety in the workplace - specifically film crews. It's amazing how one unfortunate event can turn into a movement which has the potential to bring about great change!
ReplyDeleteBut as a sign of respect, crews from around the world - TV and film - have photographed their film slates as a sign of solidarity. The project, Slates for Sarah, is on FB and Twitter. I'm including the link for FB, and you can read Sarah's story there.
https://www.facebook.com/slatesforsarah