Coffin Clubs: “Makers of Fine, Affordable, Underground Furniture”
Oh, those Kiwis. First, they gave us explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, country singer Keith Urban and actor Russel Crowe. Now, they’ve started a trend that’s not only captured...
Ethical Wills Part Three: Examples of Ethical Wills
In this ongoing series, we’ve learned about the origins of ethical wills and what you might include in one. Also called “forever letters,” and “legacy letters,” ethical wills...
Death Stocks Are Dying: Is Cremation the Only Culprit?
You’ve all heard the cliches — we’re all going to die, death and taxes are the only certainties, etc. It’s this line of thinking that recently prompted a...
The Casketeers Season Two: New Zealand’s Favorite Funeral Director is Back on Netflix
Wondering what to watch after season three of Stranger Things? If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to binge the newest season of The Casketeers on Netflix....
Three Reasons Your Funeral Home Should Offer (and Promote) Tattoo Preservation
Chances are you’ve heard about Save My Ink Forever, the only service offering post-death tattoo art preservation. If not, where have you been? The proprietary preservation process, created...
Cirque du Soleil Creator Guy Laliberte Launches Second Act in Death Care
In 1984, Guy Laliberte transformed a troupe of Canadian street performers into the circus arts phenomenon Cirque du Soleil. After expanding from one to 19 shows in nearly...
10 Things Families are Buying From Amazon Instead of From You
It’s no secret that government and watchdog groups are scrutinizing the rising costs of funerals. In 2017, the Bureau of Labor Statistics determined that the cost of funeral...
Coffin Clubs: The Musical (Yes… this is real)
In New Zealand, the senior set aren’t sitting around waiting to die. Instead, they’re actively preparing for it. Coffin clubs — weekly get-togethers where members build coffins and...
Concrete and Light Urn from Fragment Wants to Help You “Feel, Deal, and Heal”
This year the death care industry has been inundated with innovative variations on the basic urn. We’ve recently written about several of these on Connecting Directors, including Wilbert’s...
Missouri’s “Jedi Bill” Paves the Way for Open-Air Cremations
If Missouri Senator Jason Holsman has his way, he’ll be cremated atop an open-air outdoor pyre worthy of a Jedi master or Darth Vader’s cybernetic armor. In April...