The classic poem by Robert W Service read aloud and accompanied by some breathtaking photos of the Canadian Arctic. The link is to a video. If you'd like to read it, the poem can be found here.

I figured that seeing as how it's summer solstice, and I'm in the 'land of the midnight sun', this was an appropriate tribute. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Resomation, a company based in Scotland, touts its process of breaking down the body through alkaline hydrolysis as "the green ecological alternative to cremation and burial - without harmful mercury emissions."

This is how I want my body dealt with. Nice. picked by doggylives 9 months ago

Robert Johnson, called the "Grandfather of Rock 'n' Roll" by many had a huge influence on a number of your favorite musicians. Sadly, only 2 photos of him are known to exist. Here is a story about what may be a third photo of a man who Eric Clapton called, "the most important blues musician who ever lived" picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Exposed by erosion at the edge of a crumbling bluff, the pit discovered beneath 2 feet of sandy dirt at first appeared to be a grave just long and deep enough to bury a human body. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Army veteran and cancer survivor Russell Parsons says he's not afraid to die _ and he's got the tattoo to prove it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Copper cannisters containing the cremated remains of mental patients become objects of art in the exhibit, Library of Dust. picked by misswinkle 12 months ago