Coffee

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What makes a perfect pot of joe? Is Fair Trade really fair? "God in a Cup" author Michaele Weissman talks about the history, and our continuing love affair, with that divine drink -- coffee.
  • The meaning of Starbucks

    The coffee company announces plans to close 600 stores, while simultaneously watering down its primary house brew. As if we needed any more evidence that the economy is in the dregs.
  • On coffee and miscarriages

    How worried should women be about caffeine intake during pregnancy?
  • Being Juan Valdez

    A "Colombian idol"-style search transformed a humble farmer into the 21st century version of TV's coffee icon. Meet the man behind the mule.
  • Is this the end of organic coffee?

    Thanks to a recent hush-hush USDA ruling, your clean-conscience, fair-trade, organic latte may soon be a thing of the past.
  • My Laughing Buddha is smirking

    Extinguish desire? What a joke. This fat man just wants a belly rub and a chortle.
  • The Starbucks economy

    When Americans start cutting back on their coffee consumption, it's time to start worrying
  • The Frappuccino generation

    Starbucks says it doesn't market to kids. But its sugary coffee confections represent the new cool for teens. While nutritionists are gasping, the caffeinated kids are buzzing.
  • Hoe, hoe, hoe

    Hard work is sweeter than the coffee you drink on break. But you may not know that yet.
  • Coffee may reduce some women's risk of breast cancer

    A small, survey-based study finds an encouraging link between coffee consumption and reduced risk for the disease.
  • Caffeine high

    Not only is coffee not bad for you, it might actually help your heart.
  • The new buzz

    Now that coffee is good for us, we can get on with our lives. And maybe someone should hand the president an extra cup or two?
  • Java junkie

    I've quit cigarettes, pot and acid, but I can't give up lattes. Am I wrecking my health?
  • Magic beans

    How the Trieste dukes got the dough and we got espresso.
  • Thailand bans caffeine

    No more coffee or tea in the country's northern provinces, in an attempt to curb methamphetamine manufacturers.
  • Is being hooked a choice?

    A new book argues that all addictions are a matter of free will, even heroin and coffee.
  • "The Devil's Cup" by Stewart Lee Allen and "Uncommon Grounds" by Mark Pendergrast

    Two books about the history of coffee, already a subversive beverage in the 16th century.
  • Artist's little helper

    Fred Tomaselli's work offers the experience of taking drugs in the safest possible way -- through the eyes.
  • Floppy with your Frappuccino?

    Starbucks, flying under the radar with Circadia Coffee House, woos the tech crowd.
  • London, England

    There's more to London than the Savoy and the Tate -- like erotic exhibitions, cappuccino shops and Dickens' commode.

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