Friday, 30 October 2015

Taylor Swift -- Suers Gonna Sue, Sue, Sue ... She Jacked My Song!

Taylor Swift can "Shake It Off" all she wants, but if she sings about haters hating ... then she's gonna have to pay the songwriter who first came up with the phrase ... according to a new lawsuit. Jessie Braham says Taylor's signature hit borrows…

Peet’s Coffee & Tea Acquires Majority Stake in Intelligentsia

The Intelligentsia Silver Lake (Los Angeles) location.
Mere weeks after acquiring Portland’s Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Peet’s Coffee & Tea today announced a majority acquisition of yet another heavyweight company at the forefront of coffee’s quality-obsessed “Third Wave” movement,...

Thursday, 29 October 2015

TARANTINO COP HATE BACKLASH GROWS...


TARANTINO COP HATE BACKLASH GROWS...


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George W. Bush -- Kanye For President? That's Pretty Damn Funny (VIDEO)

George W. Bush doesn't have as much confidence in Kanye West to lead the free world as President Obama -- or Kanye, for that matter -- in fact, seems pretty comical to him.  We caught up with the former Prez in D.C. Thursday night to get…

In Duluth, City Girl Coffee is All About Buying From and Giving Back to Women

Alyza Bohbot. Photo courtesy of City Girl Coffee.
At 25 years old, Duluth, Minn.-based Alakef Coffee Roasters has not been resting on its laurels in 2015. In fact, the year has seen major changes for the company, including a new owner...

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Donald Trump -- Master Negotiator ... I Trimmed The Debate By Over an Hour!!

Donald Trump is so good at negotiating he saved the entire country from sitting through 3 three and a half hours of debate ... at least that's what he claims. Trump was giving his closing remarks during Wednesday's Republican Debate and called out…

SCAA Unveils Revamped Barista Competition Qualifying Structure

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The Specialty Coffee Association of America has just announced the new U.S. barista competition structure for qualifying events, centered around a single weekend in a single location smack dab in the middle...

Flatlands Coffee to Open on Halloween

Flatlands Coffee to Open on Halloween by Michael

Flatlands Coffee

Aspiring heartland café Flatland Coffee made national waves with a successful Kickstarter campaign. After a year and a half of wrangling permits and building out brew bars, Ben and Cassy Vollmar are finally ready to open their doors. Black Swamp 2015 (4)

The shop is located in the middle of charming Bowling Green, Ohio. Bowling Green is a college town with a young population hungry for new experiences. With the closest craft coffee currently being in nearby Toledo, the Vollmars have the opportunity to introduce an entirely new audience to specialty coffee. Initially, Flatlands will focus on manually brewed filter coffee but will add espresso service with a Modbar espresso machine early next year.

Flatlands Coffee to Open on Halloween was first posted by Michael on The Coffee Compass, The Coffee Compass - Your Guide for Craft Coffee

Teenager allergic to ALL food...


Teenager allergic to ALL food...


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BEAST: Dark Side of Her New Inevitability...


BEAST: Dark Side of Her New Inevitability...


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Tuesday, 27 October 2015

TRUMP CAUTIONS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE...


TRUMP CAUTIONS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE...


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New Study Maps Dramatic Projected Decreases in ‘Suitable’ Coffee Land

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A new study commissioned by World Coffee Research, a non-profit research and development program that studies coffee, reaffirms previous work suggesting that there will be a 50 percent reduction in global...

Monday, 26 October 2015

Mavam is Coffee Fest’s Highest Scoring ‘Best New Product’ Ever

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The new under-counter espresso machine system called the Mavam made its official US launch at the Portland Coffee Fest this past weekend, and it didn’t just make waves — it...

Populace Coffee is Giving Away Another Mahlkönig Grinder

Populace Coffee is Giving Away Another Mahlkönig Grinder by Michael

slideshow_1Last year Michigan’s Populace Coffee turned heads when they gave away a Mahlkönig EK43 in their Flight of Fancy contest. The competition entailed correctly identifying four coffees in a blind tasting. Out of hundreds of entries only two people got all four correct (unfortunately, to our great sensory humiliation, we were not one of them). This year, Populace is at it again but has raised the stakes with Mahlkönig’s latest espresso grinder, The Peak.

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With five more days left in the purchasing window, there’s still time for you to enter. Worst cast scenario you’re left with four bags of wonderfully roasted specialty coffee.

Populace Coffee is Giving Away Another Mahlkönig Grinder was first posted by Michael on The Coffee Compass, The Coffee Compass - Your Guide for Craft Coffee

Blac Chyna -- Future LOVES Seeing His Name On His Girl ... FOREVER

Future's not the least bit worried about what many call the "Kiss of Death" -- Blac Chyna's "Future" tattoo on her hand -- and even though it's super early in their relationship, he thinks the ink is dope. Sources close to the couple say…

Sunday, 25 October 2015

Love Ranch Owner- My Hookers Didn't Push Drugs on Lamar Odom

None of the girls who partied with Lamar Odom set him up with drugs the weekend he nearly died...according to their boss. Dennis Hof, owner of the Love Ranch Sourth, is defending his staff, insisting none of the prostitutes who work for him have a…

Saturday, 24 October 2015

Whoopi Goldberg -- Tour Bus Bursts Into Flames ... Auditorium Evacuated

Whoopi Goldberg's tour bus burst into flames behind an auditorium Saturday night and hundreds of people had to be evacuated.  Goldberg was performing at a casino in New Brunswick, Canada when the fire started. According to witnesses, the show…

Friday, 23 October 2015

WASH POST COVERS UP HILLARY HYPO...


WASH POST COVERS UP HILLARY HYPO...


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Sean Kingston -- Sued For Basketbrawl

Sean Kingston and his bodyguard are being sued by a guy who says he got sucker punched during a pickup basketball at a gym.  Allen Assil says he was hooping at an L.A. Equinox gym back in 2013 when Kingston showed up with his bodyguard, Adrian…

Copa Vida Busy with New Flagship and Crate Conversion SoCal

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A brand new, state-of-the-art flagship café by the Pasadena, Calif. multi-roaster Copa Vida opened this past weekend in San Diego. Mirroring the top-end gear lineup and stellar service counter established...

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Devoción Offering Retailers Exclusive Access to Individual Colombian Farms

The Devoción USA flagship in Williamsburg. Facebook photo.
Brooklyn-via-Bogotá-based roastery and retailer Devoción is leveraging its vertical integration to launch a new wholesale program that allows retailers exclusive access to coffees from individual farms in Colombia. The company says...

UAP show MAX6MUM support for Home Security Month

UAP show MAX6MUM support for Home Security Month

October has been named National Home Security Month, and it’s time to get your homes secured to the max with MAX6MUM Security products.

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Enough about Benghazi... what about Katy Perry concert?


Enough about Benghazi... what about Katy Perry concert?


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Puerto Rico looks to organ transplants to help cure ailing economy...


Puerto Rico looks to organ transplants to help cure ailing economy...


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STUDY: Cheese as addictive as drugs...


STUDY: Cheese as addictive as drugs...


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