Coffee shop trends that need to go
102 die in French rail accident. Just kidding.
Snoop Dogg is newest opponent of NYC’s smoking ban
Hideous dog frightened by trophy deer
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Dubai will not tolerate public kissing
Bloomberg will not tolerate tolerance
61% of Americans consider excessive drinking morally wrong
Men’s “magical” understanding of contraception
Walter Olson on Toyota fear-mongering by the media and politicians
Insurance at the final frontier
Cigars for women: A double standard?
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Cowen on the managed care monster
Drug decriminalization and violence
Pittsburgh regulators to crack down on urban agriculture
Yes to in-store spirits tasting in VA; No to Sunday sales in CT
Indiana smoking ban fails again
Just another traffic stop in Oregon
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)Symposium for a new kind of music
Horse meat may be back on the table
Christopher Nolan on for rebooted Superman, third and final Batman
Obama’s Wilsonian tradition; Cannon’s questions for HCR supporters
NY legislator wants to banish salt from restaurant kitchens
A new drink from me at About.com
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)LHC to shut down for a year; Is the Higgs boson to blame?
From disgust to the politics of humanity
“There is not a city in the US that has 30 coffee bars that serve drinkable coffee.”
Despite recession, American craft brewing thrived in 2009
What it takes to open a BBQ restaurant in DC
The pickleback makes the WaPo!
Where to eat cheap in Portland
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)Recommended new blog: Sometimes Right
Incompetent PA cops raid craft beer bars
Is the federal government hiring bartenders? I’m available
Immigration reform is first step to national ID card
SF mayor wants warning labels on cell phones
Skepticism about “digital natives”
New meaning to Counter Culture’s motto “Coffee driven”
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)Are all those mandatory Census questions constitutional?
Weisberg on why Obama needs to love limited government
“Especially unchastened” for medical marijuana support
When social media stops being social
The Oregon Economist examines OR’s minimum wage
Draft Lance Mayhew for Republican politics!
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)Hitchens rewrites the 10 Commandments
The quiet success of Topix.com
Debating the comedy of Improv Everywhere
US supports trade ban on Atlantic blue fin
CA to ban imports of non-native frogs and turtles for eating
Zane and Andrew have ice down!
Vanderbilt, 1973: “The boys and girls dress like peasants”
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Results from Maryland’s SWAT transparency law
Lessons from 50 fashionable men
Why you don’t get thirsty when you sleep
Italy bans molecular gastronomy ingredients
Long Island to ban sales of drinking games to minors
Oregon vintners give new meaning to keg parties
Cocktail and food pairings in Washington, DC
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)Were the Florensians more intrepid than imagined?
Canada has weathered recession without a single bank failure
Twitter’s simplicity vs Buzz’s features
Gatsby will introduce strangers via FourSquare
Decline of the dustjacket in the UK
Was USA’s first espresso cart in LA, not Seattle?
To do in PDX this weekend: Lucky Lab’s barleywine festival
Proposed topics for 1970s comics
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)FT’s 10 innovations that will transform business
6 month prison sentence for smoking ban civil disobedience
A bonanza in the radio spectrum
Clarification: The meaning of child endangerment
Growing a beard at Brigham Young
More info on CA’s infusion crackdown
Mixologists turn to high-proof spirits
Permalink - Share/Save - Comments (0)“Plain view is killing the Fourth Amendment”
In praise of our “broken” government
New fees under new credit card laws
Caution: Food is a choking hazard
California wants Amazon’s affiliate money
Peanut allergy treatment goes to clinical trial
Seattle’s park smoking ban lasts just 24 hours
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Jacob Grier is a freelance writer, barista, mixologist, and magician in Portland, OR. He writes, eats, and drinks a lot. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Reason Online, The Oregonian, and other publications.
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