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Online talk with Arnos Vale
On March 13, 2024, I’ll be joining Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol for an online talk about the grave’s transformation. Get tickets here!
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BBC Radio Interview
This October, I joined the Thinking Allowed radio program from the BBC to talk about the history of the grave. Give it a listen as part of a fascinating lineup that also includes a conversation about memorial benches!
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Brooklyn Arcadia book out now!
I contributed four essays to the beautiful new Brooklyn Arcadia: Art, History, and Nature at Majestic Green-Wood book published by Rizzoli. It features Andrew Garn’s photographs of Green-Wood Cemetery across the seasons. Pick up a copy now! I also joined Andrew for a radio interview timed with the book on WNYC’s All Of It program.
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New JSTOR Reading List
I created a reading list for JSTOR Daily on the care of the dead and how it has changed over time. All of the JSTOR Daily lists allow free access to the linked research so check it out!
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Museums in Video Games
For the Art Newspaper, I wrote a story exploring the role of museums in video games and what museums can learn from video games. Read it here!
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Cemetery Symbolism Class
On October 18 at the Brooklyn Brainery, I’m bringing back my cemetery symbolism class for the autumn season! Come learn about the meaning behind tombstone symbols in New York City and beyond. Sign up here.
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October Cemetery Tours
This October I’ll be leading two tours at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn with Morbid Anatomy. One will be on October 7 and themed on the language of flowers as seen through cemetery symbolism and the other will be on October 21, exploring memento mori symbolism.
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Book Event at Congressional Cemetery
On September 17 from 11 AM – 1 PM, I’ll be at the beautiful historic Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC, for a free Grave book event and tour of the grounds. RSVP here!
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ABC Radio Interview
I was on the ABC Radio Australia Late Night Live program to talk about American graves. Listen here!
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Book Talk + Conversation at Housing Works
On September 13 at Housing Works Bookstore in Manhattan, I’m joining the Municipal Art Society + Housing Works author series for a conversation about graves and NYC with fellow arts writer and cemetery tour guide Tiernan Morgan. You can even browse books while you listen! RSVP free here.
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Interview with Brian Wall for ArtDesk
For the summer issue of ArtDesk I enjoyed interviewing the artist Brian Wall who at 91 is still innovating with his monumental, abstract sculptures. You can read the piece online and in print! “As an artist, you always feel that you should push the limits of what you’re doing,” Wall says. “You still want to…
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NYC Microseasons on Fields Podcast
My NYC Microseasons creative collaborator Erin Chapman and I joined the Fields podcast to talk about noticing changes in nature in the city. Is every season now a micro season? Is eating a few mulberries from a city tree good or bad? Listen to find out!
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An Introduction to Taphophilia Class with Morbid Anatomy
On Tuesdays this August, I’ll be leading an “Introduction to Taphophilia” online class with Morbid Anatomy. We will be covering topics like the traditions of respectful cemetery recreation, how to understand tombstone symbolism, and ways to share cemeteries through things like walking tours and zine making. More details here!
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Upcoming Grave Talk in Tulsa
I’m excited to announce an upcoming talk with Magic City Books in Tulsa on “The History of Graves” including stories from my Grave book. It will be held on September 24 at 2pm. Hope to see many Okies there!
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On NYC Brutalism
I shared some of my thoughts on Brutalist architecture in New York City and building preservation with Blue Crow Media, which published the Concrete New York map that I edited. Check out the Q&A on their site! The map is available on its own or in a New York Maps Set that also includes two…
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Lily Dale Symposium
I’m thrilled to be joining the lineup for this summer’s Science of Things Spiritual Symposium in Lily Dale, New York. The Spiritualist community is a fascinating place to visit, where mediums practice in the houses and people join in gatherings each day to connect with something beyond the veil. I’ll be talking about my new…
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New Books Network Podcast
Miranda Melcher with the New Books Network podcast had me on for an interview related to my book Grave. Listen here for our conversation about how we care for the dead, how we could do better, and why cemeteries are fascinating places to investigate.
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Morris Hirshfield Feature in Raw Vision Magazine
I contributed a feature story on the self-taught artist Morris Hirshfield to the spring 2023 issue of Raw Vision magazine. Born in 1872, Hirshfield did not start painting until the age of 65 after a career in the New York City garment industry: At first, Hirshfield stuck with carving and made a large prayer-stand for…
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Tombstone Recipes in Reforma
I discussed tombstone recipes and the Cooking with the Dead zine with the Spanish-language publication Reforma. It’s always fun to share more of why recipes carved on headstones are so special and our adventures in trying to make them.
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New Epitaphs Zine
I made a new short publication called Some New York City Epitaphs of final messages from the famous, ordinary, and unknown found in cemeteries across the five boroughs. It is illustrated throughout with flowers sourced from the Biodiversity Heritage Library’s incredible digitized resources. My favorite epitaph in it comes from comic book editor Julius Schwartz…