It has been said that nothing is certain in life, except death and taxes. Although the latter is regularly being reviewed and updated, the former retains its sombre Victorian-era elements. Exit Here is shaking up the industry to modernise rituals and ceremonies around death, dying, and grief.

Most Americans don’t have a will, in part because of misconceptions about the process. But the pandemic has driven up interest in making one, and financial service provider Policygenius has launched an app to demystify will-creation and help Americans protect their assets.

A lack of traditional grieving rituals threatens to turn the loss of loved ones to COVID-19 into a statistical and isolating reality. Some people are finding consolation in a Reddit community forum that facilitates one-to-one and group conversations around dealing with loss.

The approval of multiple vaccines will hopefully end the COVID-19 crisis in 2021 – but what can people and brands learn from this pandemic? Canvas8 spoke to Richard Preston, the author ofThe Hot Zone, to understand how it compares with previous outbreaks and its potential long-term impact.