A Review of HBO’s The Mortician: The Good, The Bad, and The Unimaginable
(The views in this piece are my own personal opinions and observations and do not necessarily represent those of Connecting Directors or the good people behind it.) When...
One Cemetery’s Wild Ride from $1 Million “Zillow Gone Wild” Listing to $1 Sale to Green Burial Organization
Talk about a real estate bargain! It’s not everyday that a seller accepts a buyer’s offer of one-millionth of the asking price, but that’s exactly what happened recently...
Cemetery Sandwiches & Talented Directors | 4M #195
Welcome to the hundred-and-ninety-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #195, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
WhistlePig + Liquid Death Whiskey Collab GraveStock: Where Rebellion Meets Refinement Meets the Cemetery
This summer, two cultural disruptors—Liquid Death and WhistlePig—have teamed up to drop one of the boldest spirit collaborations yet: GraveStock Wheat Whiskey. It’s a whiskey that dares to...
Smashing Records and Demolishing Barriers, the 2025 Funeral (Un)Conference Raised the Bar
You know when someone tries to explain an amazing experience and says, “I guess you just had to be there…?” Well, that’s the best thing about the fifth...
Fun with Fingerprints & 11 Costco Deals | 4M #194
Welcome to the hundred-and-ninety-fourth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #194, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...
(Un)Conference Bombshell: Cruger Announces Brad Green’s Appointment as COO of Foresight Companies
Following a phenomenal panel discussion on the state of funeral service finances at the fifth annual Disrupt Media Funeral (Un)Conference Tuesday, Chris Cruger, Chief Executive Officer of The...
Better Than a Dating App: A Match Made in the Mortuary
The charming little town of Pinhalzinho, Brazil—population just around 2,800—was the perfect setting for an adorable meet-cute … in the local funeral home. Yes, this is a love...
Necropolis 4.0 and Tree Pods: A Design Professor Imagines the Future of Urban Deathscapes
The global population is growing, more people are dying, and despite rising cremation rates, conventional burials are still consuming land and other natural resources. What’s a densely populated...
5 Manageable Ways To Help Your Team Tackle Compassion Fatigue
Like midnight calls and weekend funerals, compassion fatigue could be viewed as just part of the job for deathcare professionals. You provide comfort to grieving families, prepare loved...