AXIOS (Carly Mallenbaum) - Death Cafe: Why strangers are talking about dying over tea
More strangers are gathering over cake and tea to chat — about dying. Why it matters: Death comes for all of us. Meetups known as Death Cafes help make talking about it less taboo. Catch up quick: The concept launched in 2011 in East London, according to the Death Cafe site . - Now, groups meet all over the world, in many types of settings. More than 11,000 are listed in the U.S. How it works: Death Cafes allow for "a tangible, factual, honest conversation around death," Aly Leija, 33, tells Axios. She's attended events virtually and in person in San Antonio. - After participants introduce themselves and share what brought them to the group, discussion topics range from mortality to cremation and burial options. Between the lines: A…