It’s great when you get definitive confirmation that contributors to a website or magazine you read daily are indeed as geeked out about things as you are. Such was the case when I came across an article on Wired that detailed photographer Dan Winters’ inspired construction of a TIE Fighter out of Starbucks materials. You can just opt to not get that lousy whipped cream and put in an order for 12 large macchiato. more…

There was a time in my professional working life when I came up out of the subway right next to the Starbucks in Union Square. What that means for a coffee drinker running late for work because of train and subway delays is a near daily routine of overpriced beverages. During the summer one of my favorite things to get, and only on Fridays as a treat, is the mocha frappuccino with whipped cream. more…