Starbucks - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/starbucks/?source=rss&aim=starbucks en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT TV Daily Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/08/29/wed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/daily/2007/08/29/wed/index.html?source=rss Salon's guide to what to watch on Wednesday: "Howard Schultz and Starbucks" tells the story of how one man took some coffee beans ... and built a huge corporate beanstalk. Even people who yell at town halls like Starbucks? By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/30/starbucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/30/starbucks/index.html?source=rss A new Starbucks ad attempts to appeal to everyone -- even town hall protesters The meaning of Starbucks By Andrew Leonard Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/02/starbucks_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/02/starbucks_economy/index.html?source=rss 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. They "might as well call themselves Slutbucks" By Sarah Hepola Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/08/starbucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/05/08/starbucks/index.html?source=rss A Christian group is horribly scandalized by Starbucks' retro mermaid logo. Has Starbucks lost its soul? Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/current_tv/2008/02/28/ctv_manjoo_starbucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/current_tv/2008/02/28/ctv_manjoo_starbucks/index.html?source=rss Farhad Manjoo on the recent retraining of the coffee chain's staff. The Starbucks economy By Andrew Leonard Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/08/starbucks_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/04/08/starbucks_economy/index.html?source=rss When Americans start cutting back on their coffee consumption, it's time to start worrying Sonic Youth, meet Starbucks Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/sonic_youth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/sonic_youth/index.html?source=rss The indie band announces plans to sell a new celebrity-chosen compilation of its work at Starbucks stores. The Frappuccino generation By Katharine Mieszkowski Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/27/coffee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/08/27/coffee/index.html?source=rss 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. Barbie, Starbucks and freedom By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/07/17/illegal_art/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/07/17/illegal_art/index.html?source=rss Much of the "illegal art" in a major copyright-infringement exhibition is just plain silly. But the giant corporations that dominate our culture want to squash it anyway. $8.25 an hour in a million-dollar world By King Kaufman Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/27/working_class/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/04/27/working_class/index.html?source=rss It was hard for lower-end workers to make ends meet in the Bay Area of the dot-com boom. And it's still hard in the bust. Mickey Mouse is the devil By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/04/16/billy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2001/04/16/billy/index.html?source=rss The long, strange journey of New York activist Rev. Billy and his struggle against Starbucks, Disney, Nike and Cindy Crawford. Stupid ideas make good By Carina Chocano Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/comm/2001/04/09/commie9/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/comm/2001/04/09/commie9/index.html?source=rss Girl Scouts go Starbucks. Plus: Put a sock in it. Starbuckian hypocrisy By . Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/06/02/starbucks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/2000/06/02/starbucks/index.html?source=rss "A little parody is the spice of life, like cinnamon atop your latte" Decaffeinated protests By Alicia Montgomery Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/14/protest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/04/14/protest/index.html?source=rss Would-be anti-corporate crusaders encounter the unexpected as they take on Starbucks, Gap and the Washington police. Day of the Jackal By Bill Donahue Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/08/seattle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/12/08/seattle/index.html?source=rss A young punk who lives on the streets of Los Angeles tried to make his mark during the WTO protests in Seattle. Trapped and torn By Lisa Guide Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/03/mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/03/mom/index.html?source=rss Locked in by a chain of protesters, I wanted to kick myself. My kids were at home and I was about to be pummeled for all the wrong reasons. When toilet seats attack By Amy Reiter Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/12/01/np1201/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/12/01/np1201/index.html?source=rss When you get caught between the seat and New York City, you know it's painful, so you sue. Plus: All aboard Affleck! Hypnotizing slackers for Starbucks, and other visionary acts of marketing research By Ruth Shalit Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shal/1999/09/28/hypnosis/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shal/1999/09/28/hypnosis/index.html?source=rss Through hypnosis, deconstructive theory and other advanced techniques, marketing experts have definitively established that champagne is associated with romance. Johns and lovers By Tracy Quan Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/09/23/nancy22/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/09/23/nancy22/index.html?source=rss Why must she be a hooker in love? The malling of America By Jenn Shreve Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/08/13/mall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/08/13/mall/index.html?source=rss Old Navy and Starbucks and Jamba Juice! Oh my! Plus: Feed looks at the latest trend in computer interfaces. Whither fair lesbians? By Jenn Shreve Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/06/25/lesbians/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/shre/1999/06/25/lesbians/index.html?source=rss Gay Pride marches on, leaving its lesbian sisters to cough up the dust. Plus: The Boston Phoenix reports on Starbucks' latest conquest and why pheromone perfumes only make you stink. Floppy with your Frappuccino? By Deborah Claymon Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/01/21/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/01/21/feature/index.html?source=rss Starbucks, flying under the radar with Circadia Coffee House, woos the tech crowd. Weep and read it By James Poniewozik. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/11/10/poni/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/col/poni/1998/11/10/poni/index.html?source=rss Books: the must-have accessory of the well-heeled set. Drink the latte! Buy the book! By Rob Spillman Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/06/20/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/06/20/media/index.html?source=rss Oprah goes into business with Starbucks and book publishing gets another much-needed jolt of caffeine.