Colonialism had its discontents, but this is worth keeping around
By Francis Lam Dec 6, 2009
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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.
By Andrew Leonard
July 2, 2008
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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.
By Monica Bhide
June 30, 2008
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How worried should women be about caffeine intake during pregnancy?
By Catherine Price
January 22, 2008
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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.
By Matthew Fishbane
October 16, 2007
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Extinguish desire? What a joke. This fat man just wants a belly rub and a chortle.
By Andrew Leonard
May 1, 2008
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When Americans start cutting back on their coffee consumption, it's time to start worrying
By Andrew Leonard
April 8, 2008
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Thanks to a recent hush-hush USDA ruling, your clean-conscience, fair-trade, organic latte may soon be a thing of the past.
By Samuel Fromartz
April 3, 2007
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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.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
August 27, 2006
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Hard work is sweeter than the coffee you drink on break. But you may not know that yet.
By Garrison Keillor
June 28, 2006
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A small, survey-based study finds an encouraging link between coffee consumption and reduced risk for the disease.
By Page Rockwell
January 10, 2006
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Not only is coffee not bad for you, it might actually help your heart.
By Hillary Frey
November 9, 2005
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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?
By Garrison Keillor
August 31, 2005
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I've quit cigarettes, pot and acid, but I can't give up lattes. Am I wrecking my health?
By Cynthia Kuhn and Wilkie Wilson
July 5, 2000
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How the Trieste dukes got the dough and we got espresso.
By Burt Wolf
April 6, 2000
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No more coffee or tea in the country's northern provinces, in an attempt to curb methamphetamine manufacturers.
By J.A. Getzlaff
March 15, 2000
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A new book argues that all addictions are a matter of free will, even heroin and coffee.
By Andy Dehnart
January 10, 2000
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Two books about the history of coffee, already a subversive beverage in the 16th century.
By Richard Reynolds
November 23, 1999
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Fred Tomaselli's work offers the experience of taking drugs in the safest possible way -- through the eyes.
By Susan Emerling
October 29, 1999
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Starbucks, flying under the radar with Circadia Coffee House, woos the tech crowd.
By Deborah Claymon
January 21, 1999
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There's more to London than the Savoy and the Tate -- like erotic exhibitions, cappuccino shops and Dickens' commode.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 5, 1997