What one eats during Super Bowl is sacrosanct, as in, “Don’t even look near my chili fries. Avert your eyes.” There’s something primitive about it. It’s the psychology of Super Bowl snacks. For example, did you know that researchers have found a correlation between one’s...
Some say the ancient Babylonians were the first to make a big deal out of New Year’s resolutions — perhaps vowing to invade less or do some work on those hanging gardens. We all know that, in fact, this habit of making promises we’ll never...
The finest minds in the history of literature, art and music have tried to capture the spirit of the winter holidays. Across the centuries, they’ve done a marvelous job. Whether you’re watching “A Christmas Carol” or playing the “Charlie Brown Christmas” soundtrack, nothing compares. We...
On Thanksgiving, many people in the U.S. are reminded of 17th century pilgrims who left “the old world” and ventured to an unknown “new world” where life would be very different. The modern-day analog to that historic passage is obviously moving to the metaverse —...
We’ve been working 25/8 to come up with a joke about Daylight Saving Time (DST), but from a commercial standpoint, ongoing efforts to alter daytime twice a year fail to amuse. DST is good for business — or at the least, does it no harm...
Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001? Maybe in school, at the office, away on a business trip, or sitting at home. Ask, and people will tell you. Those who remember living the horrific events of that day can never forget. On this date exactly...
The pandemic has forced many aspects of everyday life — for consumers, yes, but businesses too — to pause. Last month, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives antitrust committee proposed banning mergers until the pandemic ends. Also in April, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts),...
During last week’s On The Agenda discussion of the many twists and turns that now characterize the PPP program, Karen Webster, Planters First Bancorp CEO Dan Speight, Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards and special guest Opportunity Fund CEO Luz Urrutia predicted that if the past were any sort of prelude, the newest...
It almost never happens that a week in payments is dominated by a single story. In an active and competitive series of interconnected ecosystems, there is typically no shortage of big news going around. There is usually a lot to write about, newswise. But when the history...
