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Death Positivity vs. Death Cults
The difference between accepting mortality and weaponizing death.
Aug 13
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion
Time, endings, and the many ways for us to picture what comes next.
Aug 3
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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Ancient Teachings Reshape How We Live and Die
The Nation-Building Process and Seventh Generation Principle
Jun 29
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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Guatemala’s Death Culture
On holiday somewhere between the living and the dead.
Apr 27
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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When Pura Vida Meets the Great Beyond
Costa Rica's profound death traditions.
Apr 23
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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In Defense of Gallows Humor
When laughing is better than crying.
Apr 20
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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When We Stop Wanting More
“Dayenu” energy for Passover and beyond.
Mar 30
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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Putting The "Irish" in Irish Catholic
What makes Irish Catholicism unlike any other?
Mar 16
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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Show Don’t Tell
Acta non verba.
Feb 23
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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"Don't Invite Trouble"
Respecting cultures where death is taboo.
Feb 2
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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A Question While Sitting Vigil
"Are we living or fucking about?"
Jan 19
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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Death in Popular Culture 2025
What I read, watched, and listened to this year.
Dec 25, 2025
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Catherine Durkin Robinson
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