"Untitled Arrangement (Yellow Roses)" is a part of a series by photographer Rachel Cox exploring the necessity of beauty when processing grief My mother died of breast cancer. After two years of ...

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What do you want to happen to your remains after you die? For the past century, most Americans have accepted a limited set of options without question. And discussions of death and funeral plans have ...

The number of people in the U.S. choosing cremation over a casket burial is on the rise. Cremation can be a cheaper and more efficient option for dealing with a body after death. And now there’s a ...

There are an awful lot of tombstones in my neighborhood lately. They bear names like "Noah Scape" and "Izzy Dead." They pop up regularly this time of year, and disappear again in November. And with ...