Polyphagia :: Definition :: Eat :: Swallow

Do they still eat humans? " They " being other humans?
Ugh. Um, yes.

This article in the English newspaper The Telegraph  is about cannibalism in 2012,
not 1550,  the time frame of Hans Staden's True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil, edited and translated by Neil Whitehead and Michael Harbsmeier.  He lived to tell the tale.


In April 2012, the Huffington Post reported, the unfortunate three met the killers when they applied for a nanny position in the household of  those charged by Brazilian authorities with murder and cannibalism.  According to a CBS News report, there were other victims.  CNN also covered the story. 

Digg the Grave

The open grave examines death.  We're all going to get there,  the ultimate travel experience.  It's not gloomy to plan ahead, but this isn't going to be a website about wills, legacy planning or cremation.  Nooooooo, this log will muse about the many connections we have to death, how death fans and foes examine the topic and whatever I find as I peruse my paper collection about dear old death.  Death art, death music, death dress.  Grave digging, monuments and lore. Cemeteries, ceremonies, cultural taboos.  

First of all, I want to get to Houston to see this very interesting exhibition about Papal regalia associated with death.  

If you've experienced the exhibition, let me know if it is worth the journey.  I'm about 4 hours and $400 by air away from Houston, so maybe I can find a video cam tour to experience the exhibition.