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12/16/2025

Remembering Rob Reiner: Love, Laughter, and the Movies That Made Us Feel Alive - a few thoughts from the Doyenne of Death.

Rob Reiner gave us memorable films with even more memorable lines in The Princess Bride, This Is Spinal Tap, and A Few Good Men.

12/09/2025

Medical Aid in Dying: We offer our pets a good death, why not our people? TEDxABQ talk by Gail Rubin now online!

Medical aid in dying is misunderstood. This TEDxABQ talk presented by Gail Rubin on September 27, 2025, helps dispel myths and misconceptions.

12/02/2025

The Twilight Zone was the first Mortality Movies TV series. Check out this list of episodes!

The Twilight Zone, created and hosted by Rod Serling, was basically the first Mortality Movies TV series. Here are 12 episodes that examine mortality.

11/28/2025

Gail Rubin's talk on Medical Aid in Dying is online! Check out "We offer our pets a good death, why not our people?"

The mortality rate is holding steady at 100%. It’s not IF but WHEN. And aren’t you curious about death, the one universal experience waiting for us all? Gail...

11/18/2025

Check out this list of holiday Mortality Movies: festive films that stare down the Grim Reaper.

These holiday Mortality Movies offer structured meditations on death, regret, and the radical possibility of change, just in time for family gatherings!

11/06/2025

The Chicago Tribune just did a story about the convention last week. And the first photo features Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death! Companies featured include Passages International, Inc. - Green Funeral Products, Parting Stone, The Natural Burial, Bio-Response Solutions, and Loop Bio-Tech. Here's a gift link to the story:

You can learn a lot about your options for the afterlife at the annual trade show, which recently ended at McCormick Place. It was not a solemn gathering.

10/31/2025

On Screen with the Ancestors: Check out these Mortality Movies that celebrate Día de los Mu***os!

As we approach Día de los Mu***os, it’s time to talk movies that really get the concept of this special time when we remember and honor our ancestors.

10/21/2025

Sitting Shiva on Screen: Check out how Jewish funeral traditions are depicted in these four films.

My Mexican Shivah, Nora’s Will, This Is Where I Leave You, and The Cemetery Club offer heartfelt, humorous windows into Jewish funeral traditions and grief.

10/09/2025

Pleased to be involved with the 2025 Before I Die New Mexico Festival! Learn more in this video and register today! In-person and online opportunities available.

https://beforeidiefestivals.com/2025-before-i-die-new-mexico-festival-schedule/Free webinar of panel discussions registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/r...

10/06/2025

Love, Loss, and Loyalty: What pets (especially dogs) teach us about mortality in these three Mortality Movies.

Few experiences in life confront us with the inevitability of death like the loss of a beloved pet, especially dogs. These Mortality Movies will help.

10/01/2025

Counting down to the Before I Die New Mexico Festival on October 13 - register today! - https://mailchi.mp/agoodgoodbye.com/october-news

09/12/2025

Wait, The Wizard of Oz is a Mortality Movie? You bet your ruby red slippers it is. Check out today's blog post.

Is The Wizard of Oz a Mortality Movie? You bet your ruby red slippers it is! Check out this blog post for more details from Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death.