More than 100 people gathered in New Mexico to bid farewell to Star Trek star James Doohan, a day before the actor's ashes are blasted into space on a private rocket. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Australia has officially won back the ashes from England in the third cricket test match. Australia's attention is now on a 5-0 whitewash.
Picture related picked by teaya21 2 years ago

For more than a decade, Gregory Colbert has travelled the world and collaborated with 40+ species to create "Ashes and Snow," the ground-breaking exhibition of more than 100 photographs and three films (...) His remarkable sepia-toned images explore the relationship betweeen people and animals, glimpsing a world in which humans live in profound harmony with the rest of the animal kingdom... read full post picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Hold Me Urns makes stuffed animals in which you can place cremated remains. For those who have lost an infant child or pet, the stuffed animal urns are quite popular. And some people even use them to store the remains of other loved ones as well.

Er, yeh. picked by doggylives 7 months ago

Just last April, James “Scotty” Doohan and Gemini program astronaut Gordon Cooper spent mere minutes in space before landing in a remote corner of New Mexico. A search team spent weeks locating the “lost payload.” picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

"Thieves stole my husband," she said. picked by zadscmc 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 9 months ago

Synthetic diamonds made from the ashes of a British man are to be set into jewellery so they can be worn by his family. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Big George Helms had tickets for last weekend's NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway but died before he got to use them. He still made it to the track, though. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago

A group of English cricket fans watching their team play in Australia were so desperate for a curry from their favourite chef that they ordered one from Britain, and the restaurant's managers promised to deliver. However Australian customs has different ideas.
(14,000km = 8,700 miles) picked by teaya21 2 years ago

North Korea threatened South Korea with destruction Sunday.

"Everything will be in ashes, not just a sea of fire, if our advanced pre-emptive strike once begins." picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Formed from the ashes of the industrial outfit, Throbbing Gristle, this group is not only HEAVILY into Crowleian magick, but have a world-wide cult of several thousand members called, "The Temple ov Psychick Youth" *NSFW - ish* picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Chuck Shepard has seen it all, he runs the "News of the Weird" and some stories have been submitted so many times that they are just not considered weird anymore...

1. an old, widely-advertised phone-sex number is reassigned to a church
35. dog steps on gun, shooting the master
46. unlabeled urn with loved one's ashes mistakenly stolen or sold at yard sale picked by tragluk 8 months ago

For a(n admittedly high) price these guys will compress a portion of your ashes into a gemstone. Cool and morbid at the same time!

The theme pic is an actual "used to be a person" gemstone made by them. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Of the many powdery substances that have gone up the Rolling Stones guitarist's nostrils, the strangest is surely his father, Bert.
"My dad wouldn't have cared," Richards said. "It went down pretty well, and I'm still alive." picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Bury me naked. Put a mobile phone in the coffin. Cremate me with my pet's ashes. Bury me with my teeth in. And do make sure I'm actually dead. Those were some of the most popular requests by people planning their funerals, according to research by the British charity Age Concern. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The 2006 Kentucky Derby champion, who was euthanized Jan. 29, 2007 from complications of a breakdown suffered at the Preakness, will have his ashes interred at Churchill Downs. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A group in Dessau, Germany, will start building a new "Great Pyramid," which is estimated to take about 30 years to complete, be about 1,900 feet tall and 10 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt. It will offer burial space in the form of a "tomb container with ashes of the deceased" and engraved "memorial stones" with time capsules to store personal memorabi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

James Doohan's "cremains" will be launched on April 28. picked by Rowangrey 2 years ago

Inspired perhaps by the golden phoenix bird perched upon its roof, Japan's ethereal Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion has risen from the ashes to reclaim its 600-year-old original glory. picked by Mitzuzake 7 months ago