A Funeral Professional’s Guide to Reimagine: End of Life Festival
When I say the Reimagine: End of Life Festival might be considered the “Woodstock of Death” you might think I'm exaggerating... I’m using the Woodstock comparison because the...
ENJOY
Dead People Suck: Why It’s OK to Be the Kind of Guy Who Laughs at a Funeral
If you remember the band Barenaked Ladies, you’ll probably recognize that part of the title of this article is a line from the chorus of their 1998 song...
Fashion Designer Creates Dissolvable “Garments for the Grave”
Like many of our readers, Dr. Pia Interlandi’s fascination with death care was sparked at an early age. For Interlandi, it started when she and her aunt were...
UK Consumer Watchdog Group Reports on Probe Into Inflated Funeral Costs
The funeral industry in the United Kingdom has had a pretty tough year. In January, a price war between major funeral services providers Co-op and Dignity spotlighted the...
Introducing the “Leave Me Alurn.” See SNL’s Brilliant Comedy Urn Commercial.
“Saturday Night Live” is getting into death care. Recently the classic nighttime comedy show imagined a new type of memorial product - the product is called the "......
4 UK Funeral Ads Banned for “widespread offense” Amidst Government Investigation into Pricing
The British online funeral planning website Beyond recently had 4 advertisements bound for the UK subway system banned by Transport for London. The playful ads parodied pop-culter ad-styles like those for...
Lounge Poolside Death Care-style in Pom Pom’s Absurd Inflatable Coffin
Andrew Greenbaum and Ian Felton have partnered to create Pom Pom, a company that makes art-based, functional pool toys. In other words, they are creating fun, satirical, and...