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  • In Defense of Pumpkin Spice

    I reach for my paper cup and let sweet, spicy ambrosia warm the interior of my body. I imagine lying naked in a pile of dead leaves and letting a personified version of autumn ravish my entire body.

  • Coffee Beans Have Their Own Class System

    Robusta coffee beans have been dogged by deep, long-standing prejudice in the java industry. One London company is hoping to spearhead a revival because global warming and increased international demand means quality coffee supplies can't come from...

  • Bad Coffee Is Dying a Slow Death in Paris

    Coffee in Paris has been, historically speaking, rather dreadful—a bitter, black brew made from robusta beans. But now new cafés with a passion for good beans are slowly beginning to change French coffee culture for the better.

  • Some Cafés in the South of France Are Run Like the Mafia

    Aix-en-Provence has a bit of a Mafia problem and it bleeds into the way its cafés have been run for over a century. We spoke to a waiter who spends his time stuffing cash into envelopes for anonymous men in suits and ignoring tourists.

  • David Lynch's Philosophy on Drinking Coffee

    "I used to drink twenty cups a day. But they were smaller and in Styrofoam cups. Now I drink them in bigger cups."

  • Sam James Is a Boss

    This Canadian skater is serious about coffee.