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  • Apparently, charging $7 for a cup of coffee makes suckers believe it tastes better

    Apparently, charging $7 for a cup of coffee makes suckers believe it tastes better By Sarah Miller, grist.org Star­bucks has come out with some super fancy new cof­fee that costs $7. Sup­pos­ed­ly it tastes real­ly awe­some. (At that price it bet­ter taste like God’s balls.) Come­di­an Jimmy Kim­mel was skep­ti­cal that it was real­ly all…

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  • House Hunters International: Rustic Village Homes in Portugal

    These shows are beginning to follow a new plot line. In contrast to earlier years, involving McMansions and posh lifestyles, more and more people, broken from the economic downturn, and inspired by books such as a  A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle decide to purchase a fixer upper in the country and raise sheep. But…

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  • Globe Trekker on breakfasts of the world

    I rather like this show. In particular the breakfasts consumed around the world consist of foods that Starbucks sugar addled American brains would shudder to think. Most are well rounded meals high in protein, fiber, beneficial fats, probiotics, and micro nutrients such as pickled veggies and fish washed down with a beer (Thailand). The official…

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