A gathering of death related links that I have encountered in the past month or so. From somber to hilarious, from informative to creepy, here’s a snippet of things that have been reported on or journaled about related to matters of death & dying & mortality.

This time last year: Links of the Dead {December 2015}

💀What Happens if You Vote and Die Before Election Day?

💀The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains

💀Where You Live May Determine How You Die

💀“Death Librarians” Shed Light on Mortality and Grief

💀Picturing the Dead: Victorian memorial photography takes on new life.

💀How do you tell a child his mother is dying?

💀Rizpah, Guardian of the Dead

💀The Observer’s obituaries of 2016

💀Coffin It Up: Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins

💀Made With Ashes: Memento Mori For Your Next Dinner Party

💀For Transwomen killed by tOakland fire, struggle for respect continues in death.

💀Speedy shovels shine in Slovakia’s grave-digging contest

💀What The Texas Fetal Remains Ruling Really Means and How You Can Take Action

💀The Next Generation of Death Mask is Freakishly Beautiful

💀Interview with artist Hans Op de Beeck on matters of impermanence and loss through his art and how the reality of death can alter one’s view on life

💀Can creativity beat death? New study suggests creatives worry less about dying

💀Death like you’ve never seen it before | Joanna Ebenstein | TEDxNewYork

💀Death Work: A conversation with doulas Roxanne Baker and Saralee Gallien

💀Memento Moro In Felt: The Art Of Lana Crooks

💀Your Deathbed Playlist

💀Psilocybin: A Journey Beyond the Fear of Death?

💀For 22 Unclaimed Bodies in New York, a Grim Path From Death to Burial

💀The Privilege of a Good Death

💀4 Foreboding Omens Who Are Trying to Mansplain My Death to Me

💀Meet The Women Who Love Death

💀A Mortician’s Tale: Death Positive Gaming

💀Inside Bolivia’s Skull Festival, Where the Dead Get Diamonds and Sunglasses

💀Mourning Through Horror Movies

💀Death & the Maiden’s 2016 Holiday gift guide