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The spookily fantastic tweets of @arealliveghost

by Asher Klein December 18, 2012August 19, 2021

How good is Kimmy Walters, aka @arealliveghost, at Twitter? I once responded to a really great tweet with a marriage proposal. We didn’t know each other.

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All this week, more of the people who inspire us

by Tal Rosenberg December 17, 2012August 19, 2021

This week’s Variations on a Theme: People Week

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Double tall nostalgia with a shot of obnoxious

by Sarah Nardi December 7, 2012August 19, 2021

I admit it: I think the past was better than now and Europe is better than here

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This is your brain on coffee

by Julia Thiel December 7, 2012August 19, 2021

How caffeine addiction works

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Brew your next cup of java through a civet

by Michael Miner December 6, 2012August 19, 2021

On the kopi luwak bean, which comes from Indonesia

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“Go ahead and drink as much as you want and can”

by Kate Schmidt December 5, 2012August 19, 2021

Make like the Finns and take a coffee break—it’s good for you

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How the smoking ban changed coffee shop culture

by Tal Rosenberg December 4, 2012August 19, 2021

On old coffeehouse hangouts, which attracted the best sorts of people

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Hey, we’re writing about coffee this week

by Tal Rosenberg December 3, 2012August 19, 2021

This week’s Variations on a Theme: Coffee Week

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Twenty years of Black Friday at Walmart, as told by my aunt

by Kevin Warwick November 30, 2012August 19, 2021

My aunt recounts her more memorable Black Fridays at the Walmart in Harlan, Kentucky

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The last word (in movies, anyway) on consumerism

by Ben Sachs November 29, 2012August 19, 2021

George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead remains the best movie on the subject

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Products you definitely need (maybe)

by Julia Thiel November 28, 2012August 19, 2021

Anticonsumerism? Who needs it?

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The Christmas countdown

by Kate Schmidt November 27, 2012August 19, 2021

The U.S. Department of Consumer Enforcement would like to remind you that Christmas is just four weeks away

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All this week, writing about consumerism

by Tal Rosenberg November 26, 2012August 19, 2021

This week’s Variations on a Theme: Consumerism Week

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When turkeys take flight

by Ben Sachs November 23, 2012August 19, 2021

Sometimes, one generation’s turkey is the next generation’s feast

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White House turkey begs your pardon

by Sam Worley November 21, 2012August 19, 2021

In a fake Facebook contest. Also: Honey Boo Boo.

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