Edward Snowden has done a lot of damage to the National Security Agency by disclosing dozens of its most sensitive internet surveillance programs—but there may be a lot more to come from someone following in his footsteps. German public broadcaster Das Erste revealed yesterday the… Continue reading

The US beer business is booming, thanks to a growing number of craft beer bars. And they’re helping sell a lot of drinks packaged in barrels or kegs. Those beer shipments jumped 88% to $2.4 billion from 2007 to 2012, almost three times… Continue reading

Change the world with just one click.Source: www.buzzfeed.comIn the majority of cases, doing some good for others actually only takes a bit of your time. Nobody is too busy. Be the change you want to see in the world. If… Continue reading

Find the recipe for Coffee-Rubbed Cheeseburgers with Texas Barbecue Sauce and other ground beef recipes at Epicurious.comSource: www.epicurious.com Continue reading

Source: www.jamesbeard.orgFor the perfect summer meal, start with impeccable ingredients and just add fire. Continue reading

Coffee grounds can be an excellent addition to a compost pile. The grounds are relatively rich in nitrogen, providing bacteria the energy they need to turn organic matter into compost. About 2 percent nitrogen by volume, used coffee grounds can… Continue reading

No institutional or nongovernmental organization keeps data about the number of victims of police-perpetrated sexual violence, but advocates say it happens more commonly than many realize.Source: www.truth-out.orgIn the 20 years that Smith’s rapist has been in prison, news accounts of… Continue reading

Geography and the Earth sciences, if they are to truly account for Earth, must study intimacy.  I would argue that intimacy has something to do with roundness….curves. What is needed is geography…Source: becomingintegral.com Continue reading

In the nineteen-thirties, what was a single girl to do when the best tables were behind closed doors?Source: www.newyorker.com Continue reading

Down the rabbit-hole, Moomin-style.As a lifelong lover of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, I was thrilled to discover one of its mosSource: www.brainpickings.org Continue reading

When I was a barista, I got it all the time. A customer walks in, marches up to the counter, assumes the demeanor of a connoisseur, and demands: dark roast.It was a dicey moment, because at Blue Bottle we do… Continue reading

One bright, shining light did come out of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby cases this morning: a 35-page dissent by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You might find it depressing to be the position of seizing what hope… Continue reading

(Not including the five dudes who voted for it!)Source: medium.comActually the most backward thing about this is that Hobby Lobby claims to run its company “in a manner consistent with biblical principles.” Which means you’d best be getting yourselves to… Continue reading