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...you’re from sunny Los Angeles (or staying with an L.A.-based roommate to escape the cold—good choice, by the way) you can catch the all-male Krokodiloes on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. at Westwood Presbyterian Church on Wilshire Blvd. Check out the Facebook event to buy tickets. The Kroks will then hit Utah, performing at the Waterford School on Jan. 14 and the University of Utah on Jan. 18. They’ll finish up with some as-yet-unscheduled shows in NYC and head back to Cambridge...
Horsley and other experts think that sites like Facebook are helping people become more open about grieving. Kids who publicize their lives online are not afraid to show vulnerability and share their feelings. "The younger generation is setting the stage for a new model of grieving," says Horsley. (See TIME's tribute to people who passed away...
...Facebook already hosts thousands of memorialized accounts of deceased users so their friends and family can continue to post photos and comments. Grieving members also use their own profiles as an outlet not only to announce deaths and funeral arrangements, but to keep talking about how much they miss the people who have passed away. "We used to believe that closure is what we needed to move on," says Horsley. But as her colleague Dr. Robert A. Neimeyer stresses, "Closure is for bank accounts, not for love accounts." (See five Facebook no-nos for divorcing couples...
...Facebook helped my mom get through the holidays this year. She needed support from everyone who knew and loved the family members she'd lost in rapid succession. She told me that it's easier for her to open up and express her grief in a Facebook message and that many of these messages led to phone calls and even in-person meetings. Nothing will take away the sadness of losing her parents and brother, but speaking to friends and connecting with others who are grieving is helping my mom realize she isn't alone...
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