It's another winner for British retailer John Lewis. For the past few years the retailer has partnered with ad agency adam&eveDDB to create heartwarming Christmas commercials. This year's creation is titled "Man on the Moon", and once again successfully Here are a few excerpts from an Adweek story about the commercial and the campaign: "The most eagerly … Continue reading Man on the Moon: Best Commercial of the 2015 Holiday Season →

The Special Olympics Pennsylvania Fall Festival, hosted and organized by Villanova University students, is being held on campus this weekend. It is the largest annual student-run Special Olympics event in the world, and today I had the opportunity as a volunteer to observe up-close and personal just how amazing an event this is. Held during … Continue reading I Just Fell in Love with Villanova – Again →

I'm not a car guy. I really can't tell one car from another and I don't know how anything under the hood works. And I'm fine with that. I view my car as something that will get me from Point A to Point B; if it does that, that's about all I'm looking for. But … Continue reading Faraday Future – Some Competition for Tesla Motors? →

Researchers at Erasmus University and Wageningen University conducted a study to see what factors were best at predicting whether or not a gift recipient will be happy with the gift he or she receives. Typically, gift givers often spend a good deal of time trying to find a gift that best matches other people’s desires. Research has … Continue reading Give Me Your Self: Gifts are Liked More When They Match the Giver’s Characteristics →

College rankings are in the news this week as The Economist just announced its first set of college rankings. The rankings are based on The Education Department's salary numbers from its College Scorecard, an online tool that compares colleges on cost, student debt and graduation rates. This data was just released in September, and so now … Continue reading College Rankings, Income, and Liberal Arts →

The other day I mentioned Scott Dinsmore in a post. Back in 2012, Scott delivered what has turned out to be one of the most popular Ted talks of all time, “How to Find Work You Love“. In the video, Scott talks about the company he started, "Live Your Legend", which has as its mission to … Continue reading Live Your Legend – a Tribute to Scott Dinsmore →

The quote comes from motivational speaker Jim Rohn, and is one I believe to be true. The problem is, I've never actively sought out five people I would like to spend my time with. Not counting my family, I'm not sure how I would go about determining who those five people should be. I'm also … Continue reading “You Are the Average of the Five People You Spend the Most Time With” →

"I guess there’s just something about someone with a beautiful voice sharing that talent with the world that brings me to tears." from "I'm in Tears, Again". Well it happened again last night. My wife, son, aunt, and I went to see Seussical the Musical put on by the Villanova Student Musical Theater (VSMT) group. … Continue reading Seussical the Musical, Villanova Style →