“Remember Me”
By Lisa Cullen
Eye-opening, funny, and unforgettable, Remember Me gives an account of the ways in which Americans are designing new occasions to mark death — by celebrating life. (video links)
Lisa Takeuchi Cullen has created a humorous and poignant chronicle of her travels around the country to discover how Americans — baby boomers, in particular — are reinventing the rites of dying. What she discovered is that the people who reinvented youth, redefined careers, and reconceived middle age have created a new attitude toward the afterlife. They no longer want to take death lying down; instead, they’re taking their demise into their own hands and planning the after-party.
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