In this photo taken Thursday, Jan. 30, shoppers walk past the Forest Lawn kiosk at the Glendale Galleria mall in Glendale, Calif. Forest Lawn, famous as the final resting place for everyone from Al Jolson to Michael Jackson, has begun staffing outlets at shopping malls, reasoning that planning for death, either for a loved one or yourself, might not be quite as intimidating for some people if it takes place in a lively, happy place like a mall rather than the more somber confines of a cremation home.
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