by Lance Loya | Sep 2, 2025
Today is World Coconut Day! I am a huge coconut fan. I like coconut cookies. I like coconut cakes. I like coconut drinks. I like coconut curries. For fear of sounding like Bubba detailing his fondness for shrimp to Forrest Gump, I’ll stop there. You get the point. The...
by Lance Loya | Aug 26, 2025
Walt Disney World introduced a new stage show at Hollywood Studios this summer dedicated exclusively to villains. As an annual passholder and frequenter of the “parks,” Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After has quickly become one of my favorite Disney World...
by Lance Loya | Aug 19, 2025
For those who grew up in the 80s and 90s, few gestures endeared you more than giving someone a mixtape filled with carefully chosen songs in a cassette case with personalized artwork. An implied message accompanied this gesture: I like these songs and I am sharing...
by Lance Loya | Aug 5, 2025
To teach the potential marketing benefits to rebranding, business schools often turn to the fascinating tale of the Patagonian toothfish. In the late 1970s, a Los Angeles seafood merchant named Lee Lantz happened upon the Patagonian toothfish while shopping at a...
by Lance Loya | Jul 29, 2025
Unless you’ve been marooned on a deserted island, you’re undoubtedly aware that this summer marks the fiftieth anniversary of the original summer blockbuster, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. Jaws has been everywhere this summer. The original cast and crew have been doing...