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Skepticism, Faith and Compassion in “FairyTale: A True Story” (1997)
This is what really happened; in 1917, and again in 1920, two rural English schoolgirl cousins went into the local woods and took photographs of paper cutouts shaped like fairies. All historical evidence suggests that the girls intended nothing more than a simple, silly prank, which then spiraled out of their control. As one of … Read moreSkepticism, Faith and Compassion in “FairyTale: A True Story” (1997)
Mortal: a Self-Directed Course in Death Acceptance by Caitlin Doughty and Alua Arthur
Click here to learn all about Mortal, a nine-week, self-directed course in death acceptance co-devised and presented by mortician/author/Death Positivity activist Caitlin Doughty and Death Doula Alua Arthur:
“A Very British Day of the Dead”: The Glastonbury Festival of Death and Dying
The Somerset market town of Glastonbury has a long and highly storied history, being closely connected in legend to both the coming of Christianity to England and to a vast stream of pre- and post-Christian “alternative spiritualities”. The modern township includes representatives of some seventy religious and spiritual persuasions and the main shopping district is … Read more“A Very British Day of the Dead”: The Glastonbury Festival of Death and Dying
Optimistic Nihilism Explained
The German animation studio Kurzgesagt offers a succinct explanation of the philosophy of optimistic nihilism.
Perspectives on Death: Crash Course Philosophy
Philosophical approaches to mortality from Socrates, Epicurus, and Zhuangzi, considering whether it’s logical to fear your own death or the deaths of your loved ones, with sidebars on Thomas Nagel and the Fear of Missing Out.
The Death Land Series
Leah Green, a reporter for The Guardian, offers this seven-part series of short videos exploring responses to death. Throughout, Green – who suffers from death-related anxiety – maintains a healthy balance of rational skepticism and curiosity in her encounters with immortalists attempting to prolong their lives indefinitely, survivors of near-death experiences, organizers of death café … Read moreThe Death Land Series
“There is only one god and his name is Death”
Syrio Forel, First Sword of Braavos (played by actor Miltos Yerolamou) offers an object memento mori ergo carpe diem lesson to Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) in this scene from the first season of Game of Thrones.
Lindsay Ellis on Death, Personified
Critic, author and video essayist Lindsay Ellis offers a survey of the many personifications of Death in Western art and culture.