Photo: Boris’ altar (Some rights reserved) Update in progress (April 2022) Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a holiday celebrated throughout the Americas and combines ancient Indigenous traditions and modern fanfare. It is a whimsical and yet serious holiday that takes place between October 31st and November 2nd. Mexico may have the …
Photo: Mobius, Cadillac Ranch (Some rights reserved) Death = the end of life Links related to death presented in a somewhat random fashion: HeadlinesWhat is aquamation? The process behind Desmond Tutu’s ‘green cremation’ Flickrdeath and dyingGrateful Dead Translating: Death Anniversary DateSpanish: Dia luctuoso or aniversario luctuoso Recommended ListeningWitnessing, death and memory – Social media is …
Lingo Cards (Some rights reserved) Döstädning = Cleaning before one dies, a process of decluttering or tidying-up. Literally ‘Death Cleaning.’ HeadlinesA Beginner’s Guide To Swedish Death Cleaning – Buzzfeed BooksExplored in The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson Planeta.com
Photo: Ayöök Ceramics, Postcard (Some rights reserved) Fave quotes about death and dying: A colleague of mine described Día de los Muertos as ‘the only time during the year when the veil that separates our world from the next is lifted.’– Joshua Berman, Día de los Muertos: What I’ve learned about Day of the Dead …
Lingo Cards Hospice = Type of care and philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. Las Vegas: Nathan Adelson Hospicehttp://www.nah.orghttps://twitter.com/NAHLasVegashttps://www.facebook.com/nahlv Nathan Adelson Hospice was founded over 35 years ago following the death of Nathan Adelson. Mr. Adelson was a beloved hospital administrator …
Photo: Sunset (Some rights reserved) Death = the end of the life of a person or organism Dying = on the point of death Flickr Albums and GroupsDeath and dyingGrateful DeadDay of the Dead around the World Artwork / Cue Yourself YouTube Planeta.com
Lingo Cards (Some rights reserved) Digital asset = Anything that exists in a binary format and comes with the right to use. Data that do not possess that right are not considered assets. Recommended ListeningWhat happens to your digital assets when you die? Headlineshttps://qz.com/1432471/what-happens-to-your-bitcoin-after-you-die/ WikipediaDigital asset Planeta.com
Photo: Ciudad de Oaxaca Turismo Mexico’s celebrations of Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead are world famous. Here are snapshots from 2017: Oaxaca, Mexico Day of the Dead Playlist Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico City Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a holiday celebrated throughout the Americas and combines ancient Indigenous traditions and modern …
Vale John Clarke, one of the world’s finest satirists. Embedded Tweets RIP John Clarke, all the Trevs will be as gutted as we are. Here's Fred Dagg's original gumboots, in the history collections at Te Papa. pic.twitter.com/3TN667QFZ1 — Te Papa (@Te_Papa) April 10, 2017 😔 (By @XTOTL) pic.twitter.com/BZiWgjD5bw — RNZ (@radionz) April 10, 2017 One …
This photo essay features the 2016 work of my friend and old neighbor Boris Loredo (Spider) in Mexico City, aka CDMX. Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) takes place on November 1 and 2, but the celebrations have already begun. I was blessed to live in Oaxaca City for more than a decade …