37 Times Funerals Did Not Go As Expected

The way we send each other off to the afterlife can vary depending on the culture. But generally, there are expectations for ...
EURweb

Girlalala’s Emotional Funeral Sparks Uproar Over ‘Glass Casket’ and Trans Identity | WATCH

*The public viewing for TikTok star and hairstylist Girlalala, held December 5 in Pompano Beach, Florida, has gone viral—largely due to her visible presentation inside what many online have dubbed a ...
The Register-Guard

It's Exploding Whale Day in Oregon. Look back at the coastal blunder 55 years later

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...
Oregonian

It’s Exploding Whale Day in Oregon: 10 things to know about the blubber blast, 55 years later

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...
Nashville Scene

The Death Issue 2025: A Nashville Casket Company Brings Style Into Eternity

In 2013, Joe Stacey had an idea. A lifelong Nashvillian, he’d been working in automotive design, wrapping cars and semi-trucks in eye-catching graphics. One day, he called up a friend who ran a ...
Los Angeles Times

Game-changer: How Exploding Kittens Went from $8.8M Kickstarter to Gaming Empire

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. L.A.-based Exploding Kittens and founder Elan Lee add a big dose of “fun” into “fundamentally changing a business ...
ancient-origins

William the Conqueror’s Body Exploded in a Grotesque Shower at Funeral

The first Norman king of England met an untimely and turbulent death, although, to be fair, the situation really ‘exploded’ after his death. William the Conqueror, sometimes known as William the ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

‘I still have your casket.’ Fort Worth mayor’s meeting remark draws scrutiny

An offhanded comment from Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker at the Sept. 30 council meeting is generating controversy online. Parker was responding to comments made by Fort Worth nonprofit leader and ...
The Boston Globe

Titan Casket chief executive wraps up a third season of shows featuring celebrity interviews — in caskets

When Scott Ginsberg started Titan Casket in 2016, he didn’t expect that it would eventually involve co-producing a show in which celebrities are interviewed while lying down in one of Titan’s products ...
Live Science

There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists say

How often do black holes explode? New research refines old calculations, hinting that black hole explosions may be a once-in-a-decade occurence. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
Newsweek

Charlie Kirk’s Widow Shares Emotional Moment With Husband at Open Casket

Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead on Wednesday while speaking in the open air at Utah Valley University campus in Orem. Kirk's assassination sparked a wave ...
New York Post

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, weeps over his casket in emotional photos: ‘You have no idea’

Charlie Kirk’s devastated widow Erika wept over her slain husband’s open casket and grasped his hand, heart-wrenching images she shared on her social media Saturday show. Erika Kirk, 36, can be heard ...