Swallowed

.

South Koreans during a mock funeral service in Seoul on Saturday. Such funerals have become popular in South Korea as a way to gain more appreciation for life.: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016



South Koreans during a mock funeral service in Seoul on Saturday. Such funerals have become popular in South Korea as a way to gain more appreciation for life.: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016

At millennial zombie skool, practice makes perfect

medium-to-big-box items 

and at graduation there is a rush of delight

when they open your box

and you get to climb out and selfie yourself.

A mystical religious society

contributes funding,

and this is only one of the many ways

the modern funeral industry

is tirelessly at work to profit from your body.
  

 
Swallowed (San Francisco): photo by efo, 25 September 2016

 

Swallowed (San Francisco): photo by efo, 25 September 2016

Swallowed (San Francisco): photo by efo, 25 September 2016

After an instructional lecture and video, participants sit beside coffins and write their last testaments: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016



After an instructional lecture and video, participants sit beside coffins and write their last testaments: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016

Maze (San Francisco): photo by efo, September 2016



Maze (San Francisco): photo by efo, September 2016

Maze (San Francisco): photo by efo, September 2016

 

Participants lie in closed coffins for 10 minutes: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016



Participants lie in closed coffins for 10 minutes: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016

Bugs (Richmond, California): photo by efo, 29 September 2016

Bugs (Richmond, California): photo by efo, 29 September 2016

Bugs (Richmond, California): photo by efo, 29 September 2016

  

Participants after emerging from their coffins on Saturday. Many say they feel strangely refreshed, having gained a new perspective on life.: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016 

 

Participants after emerging from their coffins on Saturday. Many say they feel strangely refreshed, having gained a new perspective on life.: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016

Peristalsis (inside a quonset hut): photo by efo, September 2016

Peristalsis (inside a quonset hut): photo by efo, September 2016

Peristalsis (inside a quonset hut): photo by efo, September 2016

  

 

People chatting and taking pictures with their coffins after the experience: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016

People chatting and taking pictures with their coffins after the experience: photo by Jean Chung for The New York Times, 26 October 2016

Palms (Mare Island): photo by efo, 17 September 2016

Palms (Mare Island): photo by efo, 17 September 2016

 

Palms (Mare Island): photo by efo, 17 September 2016

The Walk of Souls / Don't Cry For Me, White Plains

.

Displaced Iraqi families near #Qayarrah, south of Mosul @AFPphoto  by @Kilicbi #Iraq: image via Jean-Marc Mojon @mojobaghdad, 30 October 2016

A Shiite fighter from the Hashed al-Shaabi patrols the village of Ayn Nasir south of Mosul #Iraq @ahmedafp @AFPphoto: image via SundayTimesPictures @STPictures, 29 October 2016


 Iraqi Shi'ite militias say offensive toward Tal Afar started: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 29 October 2016
  

IRAQ - Iraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) advance near Ayn Nasir during #MosulOffensive. By @ahmedafp: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016 

 IRAQ - Smoke billowing following a car bomb attack as Iraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi hold a position near Ayn Nasir. By @ahmedafp: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016

 IRAQ - Smoke billowing following a car bomb attack as Iraqi forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi hold a position near Ayn Nasir. By @ahmedafp: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016


IRAQ - An Iraqi soldier and a member of Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) push a car near Qayyarah. By @Kilicbil: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016

Iraqi villagers escape Islamic State snipers, leave family behind: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 30 October 2016

 

IRAQ - Displaced Iraqi families fleeing the #MosulOffensive are seen between Makhmour and Qayyarah. By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016
 

 

IRAQ - Displaced Iraqi families fleeing the #MosulOffensive are seen between Makhmour and Qayyarah. By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016

IRAQ - Displaced Iraqis gather to get food distribution at a refugee camp in Qayyarah. By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016

IRAQ - Displaced Iraqis gather to get food distribution at a refugee camp in Qayyarah. By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016

IRAQ - Displaced Iraqis gather to get food distribution at a refugee camp in Qayyarah. By @Kilicbil #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016

 

IRAQ - A member of Iraqi forces distributes food to children in Umm Mahahir after troops recaptured it from the IS. By Ahmad Al-Rubaye #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 28 October 2016

Hoy también se reúnen familiares de desplazados y siguen las operaciones contra el grupo Estado Islámico en Mosul #AFP @Kilicbil: image via Agence France-Presse @AFPespanol, 28 October 2016

   
Hoy también se reúnen familiares de desplazados y siguen las operaciones contra el grupo Estado Islámico en Mosul #AFP @Kilicbil: image via Agence France-Presse @AFPespanol, 28 October 2016

 

  
Hoy también se reúnen familiares de desplazados y siguen las operaciones contra el grupo Estado Islámico en Mosul #AFP @Kilicbil: image via Agence France-Presse @AFPespanol, 28 October 2016

Hoy también se reúnen familiares de desplazados y siguen las operaciones contra el grupo Estado Islámico en Mosul #AFP @Kilicbil: image via Agence France-Presse @AFPespanol, 28 October 2016

 
SYRIA - Syrian members of the Roj mine clearing organisation work at removing IEDs and mines planted by IS in al-Hol area. By @Delilsouleman: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 28 October 2016

 
SYRIA - The body of a Syrian child is wrapped in shrouds at a make-shift morgue following government shelling on Douma. By @AbdDoumany #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 29 October 2016

LIBYA - Fighters of forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed GNA guard a look-out point in Sirte as they try to clear last remaining IS. #AFPphoto: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 27 October 2016

#refugees and #migrants  float on a life raft during a rescue operation off shore #libya while they try to cross to #europe: image via Aris Messinis @ArisMessinis, 30 October 2016

MEXICO - Residents participate in El Paseo de Las Almas,The Walk of Souls, during the Dead festival in Merida. By Alejandro Medina #AFP: image via Frédérique Geffard @fgeffardAFP, 28 October 2016

Don't Cry For Me, White Plains

Huma Abedin boarded the Clinton campaign plane in Westchester County, N.Y., on Monday: photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times, 29 October 2016

 

Huma Abedin boarded the Clinton campaign plane in Westchester County, N.Y., on Monday: photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times, 29 October 2016

 


Ms. Abedin, left, with Hillary Clinton at a presidential campaign event this month: photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times, 29 October 2016 

 

Ms. Abedin, left, with Hillary Clinton at a presidential campaign event this month: photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times, 29 October 2016

#Clinton Assisted Suicide Squad is ready! You chose the wrong team, Huma...: image via Viva Europa @realVivaEuropa, 29 October 2016



La Catarina, one of the most popular figures in the Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. Museo de la Ciudad, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico: photo by Tomascastelazo, 28 October 2007



Mr. Weiner with his wife, Huma Abedin, in 2013: photo by Michael Appleton for The New York Times, 29 October 2016

 

Mr. Weiner with his wife, Huma Abedin, in 2013: photo by Michael Appleton for The New York Times, 29 October 2016
 

Huma Abedin swore under oath that she gave up "all the devices" with State Department emails: image via The Daily Beast @Daily Beast, 29 October 2016

Hillary Clinton...watchful: photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters via The Week, 28 October 2016

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton attends a campaign rally at Alumni Hall Courtyard, Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire: photo by Carlos Barria / Reuters, 24 October 2016

#Clinton: #FBI probe statement ‘deeply troubling’: image via Al Arabiya English Verified account @AlArabiya_Eng, 29 October 2016

Clinton takes on U.S. FBI director in latest email flap: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters,  29 October 2016

Most Still Say #Clinton Should Have Been Indicted... : image via Rasmussen Reports Verified account @Rasmussen_Poll, 29 October 2016


#PodestaEmails22 When they see how inconsistent and untrustworthy Hillary is, even Dems acknowledge "her candidacy was just not meant to be.": image via Philip Schuyler @FiveRights, 29 October 2016

#USA the damage the #Clinton's have done to our country is unmeasurable. We are seen as a corrupt banana republic.: image via brobert545 @brobert545, 29 October 2016