MetaFilter posts tagged with death and dead

Thriving Necropolis

honeyx — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:20:54 -0800

A "thriving necropolis" - The North Cemetery in Manila is populated by thousands of families - many living in mausoleums and even making their livings in the service of the dead. More Photos...and Manila isn't the only place to have seen this phenomenon.

Iraq milestone

bobbyelliott — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:39:29 -0800

A milestone in the Iraq conflict.

the unbearable lightness of being

juv3nal — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:08:42 -0800

Sven Nykvist leaves us. A master at the subtle manipulation of light, the multiple academy award winner and longtime Ingmar Bergman collaborator (including Persona, and the Through a Glass Darkly/Winter Light/The Silence trilogy) has passed away at 83.
more obits [1] [2] more about him [1] [2]

No rest for the dead...

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:51:31 -0800

My post-mortem to-do checklist, so far: 1. Study marine biology. 2. Accessorize my hot, wealthy widow. 3. Relay a few spooky telegrams to my spooky new friends. 4. Try to look as suspicious as possible. And that's even before rigor mortis sets in!

Bye, Baruchito

brownpau — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:38:17 -0800

RIP Baruchito. The flagship hamster of Baruchito's homeCage has passed away after struggling with the stress of a flea infection and the medication applied to it. Baru was just a couple of months shy of three years -- which is a venerable old hamster age. While he may not have been as notorious as certain late pancake-stacked pets, Baru still lived a full life of fuzzy cuteness and aaaawww-inspiring photos. Those of you with hamsters, won't you arrange them now in missing-man formation?

Saul Bellow is Dead

Mo Nickels — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:09:11 -0800

Novelist Saul Bellow is dead. "Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love." Interviews: 1965, 1982, 1987. Partial bibliography. Saul Bellow Society. Wikipedia entry.

Yassir Arafat

tomcosgrave — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 08:50:38 -0800

Arafat reported dead, Palestinian PM denies it. What happens in the Middle East now? I wonder does this cha nge the equation over there? Israeli TV and Haaretz say he's brain dead and not responding to treatment.

When you die, you rejoice, and the world cries

anastasiav — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:29:45 -0800

Death .... online
be sure to check out preservation and decomposition, among other points of interest here....

RIP

anastasiav — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:40:27 -0800

Roadside Memorials on the American Highway

"You're only dead if you're forgotten" -- Kenneth Poch

anastasiav — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:18:37 -0800

GoogObits - "You're only dead if you're forgotten"

June Carter Cash

transient — Fri, 16 May 2003 11:28:06 -0800

I'm in the middle of a book called Will you miss me when I'm gone?, which chronicles the history of the famous Carter Family, and includes some incredibly charming descriptions of June Carter (later the wife of Johnny Cash; the development of her musical voice, her mountain-tinted wit, and her onstage goofball comedy. Unfortunately, June Carter Cash died yesterday.

galachef55 — Tue, 03 Jul 2001 09:31:45 -0800

Mordecai Richler dead at 70. Noted Canadian man of letters, political commentator, frequent imbiber and author of "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz," "Solomon Gursky Was Here," "Oh, Canada! Oh, Quebec!," and "Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang." He was undergoing cancer treatment.