PKPR News
Reimagine in The New Yorker
January 14, 2019
At a Reimagine End of Life workshop, writer Mallory Rice discovered the secrets of composing the perfect condolence letter. She shared them in a Talk of the Town piece in this week’s issue of The New Yorker.
Keepsake in Real Simple
January 12, 2019
Keepsake is featured in the February 2018 issue of Real Simple as one of the month’s most clever items to simplify your life.
Illuminati Ball in New York Post
December 30, 2018
PKPR placed a full-page feature on the special one-night-only performance of the immersive theater hit at Brooklyn’s The Weylin on New Year’s Eve. Other coverage included Gothamist, Time Out New York, The Sun, PureWow, Maxim, MyDomaine, Untapped Cities, Secret NYC, What Should We Do?, and IDK Tonight.
FastCo: On Air Fest is “a podcast fan’s dream”
December 17, 2018
Tina Brown, Jenna Wortham of the The New York Times’ Still Processing, United States poet laureate Tracy K. Smith, and Missing Richard Simmons’ creator Dan Taberski are among the headliners announced today for On Air Fest 2019. Taking place at Brooklyn’s Wythe Hotel from February 28 - March 3, 2019, On Air Fest brings audio fans and creators together to explore the art of sound through performances, conversations, listening parties, art installations, live podcasts, and more.
PKPR placed an exclusive story today in Fast Company, which called the 2019 lineup “a podcast fan’s dream.”
Reimagine in December issue of World Magazine
December 05, 2018
Check out this in-depth feature story in the December issue of World Magazine - “Memento mori: A citywide reckoning with death in New York shows Americans may be ready to talk about a topic they once sought to avoid”
Keepsake Scores a Trifecta in BuzzFeed
December 03, 2018
PKPR secured not one, not two, but three placements for Keepsake in BuzzFeed’s holiday gift guides.
Mozilla on NPR’s Weekend Edition
December 01, 2018
Mozilla’s Ashley Boyd appeared on NPR’s Weekend Edition this morning to discuss Mozilla’s *Privacy Not Included shopping guide.
ESI Design and the new Statue of Liberty Museum
November 19, 2018
ESI Design is designing the exhibits for the new Statue of Liberty Museum, opening in May 2019. PKPR helped organize a series of preview tours for design and architecture press during the museum’s construction. Coverage has included Architectural Digest, designboom, Curbed, Culture Trip, Untapped Cities, 6sqft, and A Daily Dose of Architecture.
Mozilla press launch event for privacy study
November 14, 2018
PKPR organized a press event launch today in New York City for Mozilla’s *Privacy Not Included, a research report and shopping guide identifying which connected products are secure and trustworthy — and which aren’t. The goal: help consumers shop for gifts based on not just price and performance but also on how well they protect the privacy and security of their friends and family.
Launch day coverage included CBS News, Wired, Dow Jones MarketWatch, The Verge, Business Insider, Quartz, Gizmodo, Mashable, Techcrunch, Popular Mechanics, The Next Web, CNET, BoingBoing, Engadget, and Cheddar.
Parcast’s Max Cutler on Forbes 30 Under 30 2019
November 13, 2018
Congratulations to Max Cutler, founder of Parcast, who was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2019.
Forbes writes: “Max Cutler launched Parcast in 2016, aiming to give a mainstream audience an alternative to the podcast market’s quirky comedians and NPR imitators. Parcast’s first two series, “Unsolved Murders” and “Remarkable Lives, Tragic Deaths,” quickly found success, and the network plans to have launched at least 21 shows by the end of March, with 20 being active.”
The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini premieres in NYC
November 12, 2018
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New York audiences were be transported back to 1926 to experience a world of mysterious speakeasies, backstage intrigue, and hotel room affairs as they unraveled the untimely death of legendary illusionist Harry Houdini in The Girl Who Handcuffed Harry Houdini, the latest immersive theatrical production from playwright and director Cynthia von Buhler and her production company, Speakeasy Dollhouse.
Check out The Madador Network’s awesome Facebook video (which has over 200,000 views) and coverage and reviews in Time Out New York (One of the top 7 things to do this week), New York Magazine’s Bedford + Bowery, BlackBook, Inside Hook, Bowery Boogie, and Broadway World.
Mozilla chats with The Guardian
November 12, 2018
At MozFest in London, The Guardian spoke with former Mozilla fellow Hang Do Thi Duc and Iranian internet researcher Mahsa Alimardani about what they think should be done to rebuild trust in the internet. Listen to their thoughts on The Guardian’s Chips with Everything Podcast here.
NYLON profiles EHRP’s Jackson doc
November 05, 2018
NYLON’s Kristin Iversen sits down with Economic Hardship Reporting Project’s Alissa Quart and director Maisie Crowe for an in-depth look at Jackson, the 2018 Emmy Award-winning documentary about how abortion restrictions affect three women in rural Mississippi. Jackson might not have been made without crucial initial funding from EHRP, the journalism nonprofit dedicated to changing the way economic disparity is covered in the U.S.
At Reimagine: an art installation at 9/11 Memorial
November 02, 2018
As part of Reimagine End of Life, artist Day Schildkret and New Yorkers of all ages created a large scale art installation made of natural and man-made items collected from around the 9/11 Memorial Plaza. Check out the beautiful photos and interview with Schildkret in today’s am New York.
NYC Hosts a Festival About Death
October 27, 2018
A weeklong festival exploring big questions about life and death will unfold not just in theaters and concerts halls across New York City’s five boroughs next week, but also in hospitals, libraries, houses of worship, senior centers, and even cemeteries as part of the first Reimagine End of Life New York.
PKPR secured preview stories in national, international, and local media including Quartz, La Vanguardia, Time Out New York, The New York Times, BrooklynVegan, and Untapped Cities.
Reimagine End of Life on WNYC
October 26, 2018
Brad Wolfe, the founder of Reimagine End of Life, appeared on WNYC’s All of It with Alison Stewart today to discuss the weeklong festival that kicks off tomorrow in NYC. Listen here.
Keepsake Rave Review in Business Insider
October 19, 2018
PKPR secured a rave review for Keepsake in Business Insider with reporter Brandt Ranj writing: “Keepsake is the first service I’ve tried that makes getting professionally framed photos as simple as uploading them on social media, except the physical prints will last a lifetime.”
Seal of Excelencia Launches
October 18, 2018
More than 60 leaders of higher education and Latino advocacy institutions and organizations this week endorsed The Seal of Excelencia, a major national initiative announced today by Excelencia in Education aimed at significantly increasing the number of Latino students attaining college degrees by 2030. Coverage of the announcement included Inside Higher Ed, Dallas Morning News, Community College Daily, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, The Hechinger Report, and Hispanic Outlook on Education.
EHRP in American Prospect fall issue
October 18, 2018
PKPR placed a 3,000-word feature on the Economic Hardship Reporting Project in the fall 2018 print issue of The American Prospect. You can read the article here.
Knight study: Twitter still awash in fake news accounts
October 11, 2018
More than 80 percent of accounts that repeatedly spread misinformation during the 2016 election campaign are still active, and they continue to publish more than one million tweets on a typical day, according to a study commissioned by The Knight Foundation released this week.
PKPR secured coverage in more than 30 major outlets including NPR, New York Post, Politico, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Axios, Adweek, and TechCrunch