Tag Archives: Caffeine

No One Cards

Posted on 23 February 2006 by Pomerantz

I was at the Daily Grind just a few minutes ago for my afternoon fix, and there was a small sign on the side of the quick-cup-of-coffee register: NO ONE CARDS AT THIS REGISTER Of course they were referring to … Continue reading →

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This is your anterior cingulate cortex on coffee

Posted on 2 December 2005 by Pomerantz

Good news for all us coffee addicts: Coffee Boosts Short Term Memory, from MedPage Today …functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) detected significant activity in the brain’s memory centers 20 minutes after the men consumed 100 mg of caffeine… …the fMRI … Continue reading →

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Java Man

Posted on 24 August 2005 by Pomerantz

Recently I’ve been reading some of Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker essays. One of them that I particularly enjoyed is this one, Java Man, a review of the book The World of Caffeine, by Weinberg & Bealer. I’m totally going to … Continue reading →

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Food as social statement

Posted on 19 January 2005 by Pomerantz

I was at the Daily Grind earlier today and they’ve started carrying Aceh Relief Blend. (“For every pound of Relief Blend we sell, we will donate $1.00 to the fund.”) I of course had to have it, and I’m happy … Continue reading →

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Decaf Librarians

Posted on 12 January 2005 by Pomerantz

Decaf Librarian’s Blend A flavorful blend of Indonesian, African, and Central American beans, the Librarian’s Blend is named for that person who always told you to keep quiet when you were studying. This blend is representative of the soul of … Continue reading →

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