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How to navigate this newsletter, plus a selection of our most popular articles
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A Moment Out of the Rabbit's Fur
For paid subscribers, the things I've been reading to keep motivated and hate the world more/less
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People Who Love Robot Baristas Don’t Get What Coffee Shops Are For
“GREENPOINT’S NEWEST COFFEE SHOP WILL BE STAFFED BY A ROBOT BARISTA”
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The Fourth Wave Of Coffee Is...Not Coming.
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How the Pizza Party Became the Symbol of Bad Bosses Everywhere
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Hi, I'm Ashley, and I Am Unemployable
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If It's Going to Happen, It's Going to Happen in Coffee
Why cold brew exemplifies specialty coffee's ability to inspire change—plus, a Boss Barista stats update.
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Stephanie Alcala Loves Bats And Coffee
Listen now (47 min) | Asking coffee trader Stephanie Alcala what does it mean to source responsible coffee and think holistically about sustainability.
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It’s Cringe That We Care So Much About “Real” Milk
Sign me up for Wood Milk—and other ways dairy milk is missing the point
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An Exercise In Specificity
Why pushing for greater specificity can transform the things we make—and the relationships we forge
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For Jackie Nguyen, a Coffee Shop Was Plan C
Listen now (41 min) | The owner of Cafe Cà Phê, Kansas City's first Vietnamese-owned coffee shop, talks about starting a business in a new city during a…
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For Madison Sourdough, A Union Offers Protection and Certainty
How one bakery's union win affirms that everyone has the right to organize at work—originally published in Tone Madison
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Sometimes, the Nearest Exit Is Behind You
On neoliberalism in coffee, moving beyond the single-exit fallacy, and why cash isn't the only way to solve the industry's problems
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