Ashes and grief: the pandemic’s footprint in a Los Angeles crematorium

"Как бы высоко не оценивали вас, всегда имейте мужество сказать себе: «Я невежда»." Иван Павлов

By Norma Galeana (Reuters) – A cremation chamber, like a large stove with golden doors, sits in a room with dimmed lights, a few brooms and a cart with heat protective gear. Eddie Martinez has been spending a lot of time here lately as the increased demand for funerals and cremation services has stretched his role at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, a Los Angeles landmark and resting place for thousands of American movie legends. “I used to be just a funeral coordinator. Now I assist with cremations as well. I assist with casketing, with dressing,” Martinez, 31, said. The team handled two cremation…

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"Когда ты родился, ты плакал, а мир улыбался. Так проживи жизнь так, чтобы умирая, ты улыбался, а мир плакал… Тупак Шакур"

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