William Shatner Responds To Critics Over Missing Leonard Nimoy's Funeral
“I feel really awful,” said the actor Saturday, who had charity work commitments. On Sunday, Shatner took to Twitter to defend his absence at Leonard Nimoy’s funeral. Leonard Nimoy and William...
View ArticleThis Couple Loved Each Other So Much Their Family Bought A Double-Sized...
“They used to cry a lot if they ever had to spend time apart,” explained their daughter. Victor and Elsie Bower were teenage sweethearts from Sheffield. They were married in 1954. Ross Parry /...
View Article"Ask A Mortician" Is The Best Thing On YouTube
Exploding caskets, human taxidermy, and poop, oh my. Caitlin Doughty is a mortician who wants to help you understand the process (and the business) of death. She's could say she's pretty into death....
View ArticleHere’s What A Mortician Has To Say About The Future Of Death
Anthony Chiappetta / Thinkstock / BuzzFeed If you’re the kind of person whose late-night internet search history would sound bad if read aloud at a tribunal, you probably found Caitlin Doughty’s...
View ArticleChina's Ministry Of Culture Is Cracking Down On "Funeral Strippers"
A recent statement confirmed a “joint authorities crackdown”. The Chinese Ministry of Culture today released a statement condemning the act of "striptease" at Chinese funerals, and has urged local...
View ArticleBasic Bitches Get Buried, So Turn Yourself Into A Dildo Or Diamond
Because only basic bitches get buried. 1. Shove Your Ashes in a Dildo Mark Sturkenboom / Via marksturkenboom.com Get reincarnated as the dildo you already are by putting your ashes in a penis-sized...
View ArticleThe 21 Most Powerful Photos Of This Week
FC Barcelona players celebrate with La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League trophies during their victory parade after winning the UEFA Champions League Final at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona,...
View ArticleThe President Sang "Amazing Grace" And America Got Saved
The president stunned the nation by singing “Amazing Grace” at the funeral of slain Charleston pastor Rev. Clementa Pinckney. Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States of America, had a...
View ArticleThis Legendary Cat Worked As A Stationmaster For Eight Years
RIP Tama. After eight years in the position of stationmaster at the Kishi Railway Station in Japan, Tama the cat was farewelled in a beautiful funeral on Sunday. She was 16. Via Facebook:...
View ArticleWhat Should Happen With Your Dead Body?
Let’s talk about your death. BuzzFeed Blue / Via youtu.be
View ArticleI Got Drunk With The Funeral Industry To Find Out What Happens When We Die
We don't like to think about the practicalities of death. And yet, they are unavoidable. I know that after I’ve finished slowly killing myself with beer and hummus, someone is going to have to deal...
View ArticleA Bunch Of Millennials Lay In A Coffin And Talked About Their Ideal Funeral
“I would like to be buried in, like, a Tommy Bahama shirt and look like the chillest dude that ever lived on this Earth.” Elite Daily gathered a bunch of millennials to lay in a coffin and think about...
View ArticleA Heartbroken Little Girl Sang Fetty Wap's "679" At Her Goldfish's Funeral
♫ And when it’s over, I press rewind though ♫ Everyone grieves differently, so when this little girl's pet goldfish Nemo died recently, she dealt with his loss the only way she knew how: by singing...
View Article22 Tweets About Funerals You'll Feel OK Laughing At
It might feel wrong, but it’s not. View Entire List ›
View ArticlePeople Built A Shrine And Held A Funeral For This Dead Cockroach Someone...
RIP Rosie Roach On Dec. 3, Michael Alvard, associate professor of anthropology at Texas A&M University shared a photo of a dead cockroach, one he named Rosie Roach, to his Facebook. facebook.com...
View ArticlePeople Gave This Movie Usher A Beautiful Memorial At The Theatre Where He...
R.I.P. James Loader Friends, family, and fans held a beautiful memorial for a legendary movie usher in Toronto, who died Jan. 3 after working at the Morningside theatre in Scarborough for decades....
View ArticleThis Mushroom Burial Suit Turns Dead Bodies Into Compost
“This will help create a cultural shift toward a cultural acceptance of death and our personal responsibility for environmental sustainability.” As you near death, consider this new option for your...
View Article19 Tweets About Death That Are Way Too Funny Not To Laugh At
“If you ever see me on my death bed, please take me off my death bed & move me to my alive bed thx.” Twitter: @TheAlexNevil / Andrew_Mayovskyy / Thinkstock View Entire List ›
View ArticleThis Family Embalmed Their Loved One To Look Alive At His Funeral
“We wanted to remember him as he was.” A family in mourning often shows grief in surprising ways. But the family of Fernando de Jesús Díaz Beato, a 26-year-old man who was tragically shot and killed...
View ArticleThis Beloved Pet Fish Got The Badass Viking Funeral He Deserved
RIP Peeping Tom. You will never be forgotten. Meet Peeping Tom — a bathroom-dwelling pet fish named for his love of watching people poop and shower — who, sadly, is no longer with us. Tom recently...
View ArticlePolitical World Mourns At Funeral For Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo
The three-term Democrat and father of current New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo died Thursday at age 82. View Entire List ›
View ArticleMy Grandfather Rests On A Hill That Leads To Heaven
Digging my grandfather's grave Aaron Edwards When someone dies in Accompong Town, in the hills of central Jamaica, neighbors dig the grave because there is no one else to do it.If you ask someone for...
View ArticleThese People Decided To Give Their Fish A Viking Funeral And It's Badass
The only way to get flushed with style. Riley Gilstrap, who uploaded this video, says they decided to give their fish "the only respectable burial we could think of. He never wore a frown, and we...
View ArticleHundreds Gather For Charlie Hebdo Staff Funerals In France
The funerals for the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists and other staffers took place around France, about a week after the newspaper’s office was attacked. Bernard "Tignous" Verlhac, 57, was buried in...
View ArticleIt Appears The Government Will Now Let This Little Girl's Grandparents Attend...
Updated: Andrea Gada’s local paper reports the government has backed down on its decision to stop her relatives entering Britain. Original story below. This is Andrea Gada, who died aged 5 just before...
View ArticleWatch Live: Funeral For Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah
The king had an austere funeral, part of Islamic tradition. He was succeeded by his half brother, former Crown Prince Salman. nbcnews.com Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was laid to rest Friday in a...
View Article22 Of The Most Powerful Photos From This Week
Jaiya Smith carries a sign down the aisle during a service honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King preached, Monday, Jan. 19, in Atlanta, Georgia. David Goldman...
View ArticleLarge Crowd Attends Funeral For Unarmed Wisconsin Teen Killed By Police
Tony Robinson, 19, was shot to death by a Madison, Wisconsin police officer earlier this month even though he was unarmed. More than 1,000 people payed their respects at his funeral on Saturday night....
View ArticleSingapore Bids Farewell To Founding Father
Thousands lined the streets of Singapore on Sunday to say a final goodbye to the country’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, who died a week ago at the age of 91. The crowd braved torrential rain...
View ArticleThe Government Threatened To Dock A Terminally Ill Woman's Benefits If She...
Sue Smith was told she couldn’t use an insurance policy windfall to pay for her funeral. The Department for Work and Pensions office in London. John Stillwell / PA Wire/Press Association Images The...
View ArticleFamily, Friends Mourn Freddie Gray At Wake One Night After Chaotic Protests
The family of Freddie Gray held a wake in Baltimore Sunday for the 25-year-old unarmed black man who died from a spinal injury that he received while in police custody. The service followed a night of...
View ArticleThousands Attend Freddie Gray's Baltimore Funeral, Including White House...
President Obama has sent Broderick Johnson, the chairman of the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force and a Baltimore native, to represent the administration. Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images Freddie Gray...
View ArticleFuneral For Slain NYPD Officer Draws Thousands
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View ArticleThousands Attend Funeral Of Executed Australian Myuran Sukumaran
“We are gathered here, not to mourn, but to celebrate.” Myuran Sukumaran, a drug smuggler who was executed in Indonesia, was put to rest today in Sydney. View Video › Sukumaran was arrested in...
View ArticleObama And Mourners Bid Farewell To Beau Biden, A Man With "A Mighty Heart"
“Beau Biden was an original,” the president told mourners. “He was a good man, a man of character, a man who loved deeply and was loved in return.” Patrick Semansky / AP Mourners gathered in...
View ArticleThe Saddest Photos From Beau Biden's Funeral
Vice President Joe Biden’s oldest son, who died of brain cancer on May 30, was laid to rest on Saturday. President Barack Obama and his family arrive at Delaware Air National Guard base to attend Beau...
View ArticleHere Is President Obama Leading Rev. Pinckney's Funeral In "Amazing Grace"
President Obama broke into a surprising and powerful rendition of the gospel hymn during his eulogy for Clementa Pinckney, one of nine people fatally shot inside Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. View...
View ArticleThis Is Obama's Eulogy That Brought Down The House
Addressing race relations at Sen. Clementa Pinckney’s memorial service Friday, Obama said we must guard against “the sudden impulse to call Johnny back for a job interview, but not Jamal.” President...
View ArticleGrim Procession Of Funerals Begins For Victims Of Deadly San Bernardino Attack
Like most of the victims of the Dec. 2 shooting, Yvette Velasco was a county employee and a co-worker of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The parents of Yvette Velasco hug during a memorial service...
View ArticleObama Offered Biden Financial Help During His Son's Illness
“I’ll give you the money. Whatever you need, I’ll give you the money.” Obama and Biden at the funeral of Beau Biden on June 6, 2015. Yuri Gripas / Reuters President Barack Obama offered to financially...
View ArticleFirst Lady Nancy Reagan Mourned At Presidential Library In California
Three days of formal mourning began at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Wednesday, where former first lady Nancy Reagan is to be buried next to her husband in Simi Valley. Damian Dovarganes / AP...
View ArticleHundreds Attend First Lady Nancy Reagan's Funeral
Kevin Wolf / ASSOCIATED PRESS After three days of laying in repose as thousands of mourners paid their respects, former first lady Nancy Reagan was buried alongside her husband, former President...
View ArticleWhat It’s Like To Lose Someone You Love
“You might not even be aware of the sacrifices your family and friends have made for you until they are gone.” youtube.com
View ArticleThese People Lay Inside A Coffin And Shit Got Real
“Geez, this is like a skinny-person coffin, though.” BuzzFeedBlue / Via youtube.com
View ArticleThousands Attended Muhammad Ali's Prayer Service In His Hometown Of Louisville
Jim Watson / Getty Images Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight boxing legend who died June 3, was laid to rest during a Muslim prayer service Thursday in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.The interfaith...
View ArticleDeputies Injured During Funeral Procession For Orlando Shooting Victim
Two Florida motorcycle deputies were injured in a crash while escorting a funeral procession Saturday for one of the victims in the Orlando massacre.The Osceola County sheriff's deputies were headed...
View ArticleTrans Lives Matter
26 reasons to stand up for trans lives. BuzzFeedVideo / Via youtube.com
View ArticleA Gay Man Was Not Allowed To Sing At His Grandmother's Catholic Funeral...
“Anytime someone sins and then acts in the name of God, it causes scandal.” "I can no longer sing at my Grandma's funeral, because I attended a gay pride rally and a picture was posted publicly (years...
View ArticleLife As A Pet Mortician
“Losing a pet is just the same as losing a human relative.” BuzzFeedBlue / Via youtube.com
View ArticleThis Inconsolable Horse Was Beside Itself At Its Owner's Funeral
Emotions are not species specific. Wagner Figueiredo de Lima was a 34-year-old cowboy and civil servant from Paraiba, Brazil. He was inseparable from his beloved horse Sereno, whom he owned for eight...
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