Where It’s Legal to Scatter Ashes (and Where It Isn’t)
Scattering the ashes of a cremated relative at a place they loved in life can be a powerful and poetic experience, provided the place they loved isn’t Yankee stadium. If…
You Can Bury Your Dead at Sea (Because It’s Free, Eco-Friendly, and Totally Legal)
The American death industry is a racket. Everything is overpriced. The average coffin will cost between $2,000–$5,000, and according to some sources, the cost of a cremation averages between $4,000…
How to Avoid Going Broke When a Loved One Dies
Photo: Anze Furlan (Shutterstock) Whatever you think is waiting for us all at the end of our lives, there’s one undeniable universal truth: After you die, someone is going to…
You Should Have Your Body Composted When You Die
Photo: maeching chaiwongwatthana (Shutterstock) You’re going to die one day. The end of your life is coming and you may not know how, when, or why it will happen, but…
Is It OK to Run in Cemeteries?
At over three million burials, Calvary Cemetery in Queens, N.Y. boasts the most bodies of any cemetery in the US. It’s also one of my favorite places to run. At…
What Should I Do With These Mysterious Cremains?
Photo: Luca Iannuzzi (Shutterstock) Not all advice need be professional. Sometimes your problems merit a bit of unvarnished honesty from a dude equipped with nothing more than a computer and…