★ Press Kit · As Seen In
A few publications have noticed.
These are real covers. Some of them paid me. One of them did not, because the cat got top billing instead. I take it in stride.
Read the actual write-ups → including Nugget's interview, where he claims the cape was his idea
Issued
TIME
Anonymous Person of the Year · Dec 2026
"Get to know AOK Man: they put a slash through the word 'Person' on the cover. He says he doesn't know what it means. We're not sure he's allowed to."
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Issued
FORBES
#1 Most Powerful Character · (self-reported)
"The methodology footnote reads, in full: 'he submitted himself.' He has asked that the footnote stay. The footnote stays."
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Issued
Better Homes & Gardens
Comfort Food Favorites
"His signature casserole 'requires a single Spark, optional.' We asked what that meant. He smiled. We ran the recipe anyway."
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Issued
CAT FANCY
The cat got top billing · he took it hard
"Nugget appears on the cover. AOK Man appears in the corner of the cover. He has described himself, in writing, as 'fine. fine.'"
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Aired
60 MINUTES
"Anonymous Kindness Coordinator" · Sun Dec 6
"He sat through twenty-two minutes of follow-up questions in full costume without breaking. We have interviewed defense secretaries who held it together less."
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Issued
IOC Kindness Committee
Gold Medal · biting it
"Silver went to a golden retriever. Bronze to a school crossing guard. A complaint to the hotline alleged the dog was robbed. The medal remains bitten."
— pending coverage · the press junket —
Pending Coverage.
Here's the situation. Anonymous acts of kindness have been turning up in major publications for years — quietly referenced, never quite explained. We can only assume those trace back to us: the eleven-thousand-year-old civilization that invented the whole practice. So it stands to reason the call is coming. Any day now. Forbes. TIME. Person of the Year. Business of the Year. And a professional is prepared.
So I sat down and answered the questions these honorees always get asked — in advance, on camera, ready to go the moment they reach out. I won't be answering the big ones, of course — the civilization, the archaeology, who I am under the mask. Those aren't mine to give. But I'm more than happy to talk formal wear, the field work, and some truly fantastic video clips. *
* Gloria's note: No interview has been scheduled. There is a "scheduling conflict." I am working it out. The conflict is that no one has called. He knows. He prefers "pending." — G.
Q · "You've been named Person of the Year. What does this honor mean to you?"
A: It's humbling. Truly. Though I'd point out the cover put a slash through "Person," which Gloria says I should not read into. What it means most to me is the formal wear. People assume the cape is a costume. It is Kindness Formal Wear, hand-finished, eleven thousand years in the making. May I stand so you can see the symbol interior? I find it photographs beautifully.
Q · "Walk us through the breakthrough that defined your year."
A: Now, the actual discovery — the vault, the tablets, the archaeology — that's not mine to discuss. The civilization handles all of that. What I can tell you is what I've been doing in the field: holding doors for people ten feet out, returning carts that aren't mine, thanking the most invisible person in every building I enter. Bringing anonymous kindness to the forefront, one slightly-too-tight afternoon at a time. We have clips. Would you like to see the clips?
Q · "What's the secret to your success?"
A: I'm not at liberty to reveal the civilization's methods — that's above my clearance, and I've only recently finished reading my own contract. But I can say this: it's four minutes. That's the secret I'm allowed to share. Four minutes and one anonymous act. The rest lives at the Vault. Speaking of which — have your readers been to the Vault?
Q · "Critics say it's all a bit much. The cape, the cat, the calendars. Your response?"
A: Good. Embarrassing is honest. If a man in formal wear standing near a door makes you smile long enough to go be kind to a stranger, then the cape has done its job and I have done mine. I'm a tool. A delightful one. Next question — and I do have a wonderful clip about this exact topic.
See what's up & coming on the calendar →
— new for the press kit · the campaign art —
New poses have landed.
The Thinker
"What if one kind act today changed everything?" Think it. Live it. The one that runs on the billboards.
Wearing the Cape
"You've been wearing my cape all along." The Wearer pose — arms wide, the whole symbol pattern on display.
The Billboard
"Kindness. Pass it on." Half the size of the monster original, twice as relaxed. Anonymous Acts of Kindness.
Like one of these? Every pose is also a full-size banner you can buy. See the banners — $150 →
— under consideration —
A Kindness Foundation magazine?
One in-depth issue. A real look inside: the Foundation, AOK Man, the Kindness Guards — all in a single overview article. Written by the Gazette, or by Phyllis, or by Nora. We haven't decided who holds the pen. We haven't decided if it exists. But the cover would be magnificent.
tell us if you'd read it
Star in a Stunt
On camera, in the action. We roll, you shine.
Curious who my boss really is? →
