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Slavoj Žižek explains Starbucks - "the Ultimate Form of our Capitalism"
Watch Zizek explain why Starbucks is the high point of our consumerism.
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Coffee Crème Brûlée
Ground coffee beans bring unexpected depth to this classic dessert, as well as distributing flecks throughout the custard. The crunchy caramel topping, achieved with raw sugar, matches the bold cof...
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How I kissed a girl while simultaneously drinking coffee
"However, this task—the task of touching you gently, caressing you, if you will—is too big a step. I am an amateur. I am nervous. I don’t know you properly. My eyes are not well trained. I will blink too much. I know I will freak out and spill the coffee on you and you will hate me. This is my first coffee. I need to start small."...
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French cafe causes a stir by rewarding 'polite' clients
A French Riviera cafe has created a stir on social media by rewarding its customers for good manners. At the Petite Syrah in Nice on the Cote d'Azur a cup of coffee becomes cheaper by adding a simple "Hello" and "please" when ordering. A blackboard outside the cafe advertises "Un cafe" for seven euros (£5.90; $9.6) - but "Bonjour, un cafe, s'il vous plait" costs just 1.40 euros.
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5 Historical Attempts to Ban Coffee
Coffee may seem harmless, but its historical rap sheet is a mile long.
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Caffeine + alcohol keeps your chromosomes just right
The ends of your chromosomes are sensitive to a variety of environmental factors.
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Caffeine
Most of us consume it every day, but how much do we really know about caffeine?
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Feeling Forgetful? Have a Cuppa Coffee
A new study shows that a hit of caffeine can help you remember things you've just learned.
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Where does coffee come from? A journey from bean to cup.
An interactive infographic look at the life of coffee
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What's Your Starbucks Name?
It was approximately 8:55 am last Friday morning when a stranger asked for my name. I was in a long line at Starbucks, and our conversation started with raised eyebrows from her—the barista—followed by my drink order: "I'll have a Grandé mocha." There might have been a hint of uptalk at the end of that statement, but there was nothing uncertain or wavering about my response to the next question. She asked for my name, and I shouted, without missing a beat, "Kristen."
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The World's Most Expensive Cup of Coffee
Kopi Luwak is the Indonesian pronunciation for what is called “civet coffee,” a beverage made from the beans of coffee berries that are eaten and, then, defecated by the Asian palm civet. Kopi Luwak is literally a type of coffee made possible thanks to a jungle animal’s poop.
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McDonald's Plan To Overtake Starbucks Is Hurting Business
McDonald's is relying on its McCafe business to revive sluggish sales. Last week, company executives said that expanding its coffee offerings would be a priority going forward. The fast food chain already offers about 15 McCafe items. But McDonald's vow to become the "envy" of Starbucks is hurting business, reports Leslie Patton at Bloomberg News.
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Coming Soon: Coke for the K-Cup Crowd
Coca-Cola Co. is taking a giant step away from the traditional soda aisle and into the kitchen. In a historic move by the owner of the world's most storied beverage brand, Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday it signed a 10-year partnership to sell its drinks through an at-home beverage system being developed by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., the maker of the Keurig single-serve coffee maker.
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A Mysterious New Coffee Shop Called 'Dumb Starbucks' Is Baffling Los Angeles
A parody of the real Starbucks in Los Angeles.
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How Caffeinated Are Our Kids? Coffee Consumption Jumps
Overall, about three-fourths of children in the U.S. consume caffeine on a given day, a study finds.
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Nathan Fielder, founder of Dumb Starbucks, speaks out. Who is he?
The Comedy Central star is known for these kind of stunts.
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Health Department Isn't Laughing at Dumb Starbucks' Parody Coffee
While Comedy Central was revealed to be behind Dumb Starbucks, it was the lack of proper permits that doomed the shop.
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Here's the Skinny on NBC's Olympic Latte Secret
After 10 days in Russia's sparse Olympic frontier, Sonari Glinton glimpsed a beautiful green siren: the Starbucks mermaid on a crisp white coffee cup. Was she a mirage? Starbucks isn't an Olympic sponsor and is therefore forbidden to have an official presence here. The nearest Starbucks is about 350 miles away by car in a little-known city called Rostov-on-Don.
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Keurig Will Use DRM In New Coffee Maker To Lock Out Refill Market
The single coffee cup craze has been rolling now for several years in both the United States and Canada, with Keurig, Tassimo, and Nespresso all battling it out to lock down the market. In order to protect their dominant market share, Keurig makers...
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Keurig Insists Coffee DRM Brings 'Interactive-Enabled Benefits' And Is For Your Own Safety
As we recently discussed, Keurig is busy making plans to embed new technology in their new "Keurig 2.0" line of coffee makers that will reject unsanctioned (read: less expensive, competing) coffee pods. The technology would also presumably prevent the use of manual re-usable filters, which are usually found for between five and fifteen bucks online.
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