New Sustainability Ranking System Shows You How to Save the World by Eating

May 14, 2013 // 8:00 am

We remember the days before big chains like McDonald’s and Starbucks pledged to make sustainability a top priority, back when “organic” was the only health-food buzzword people cared about and using “sustainability” in a sentence usually meant we’d have to define it at least once*. But things…

Here’s a Starbucks Iced Chai Tea Latte Tequila Hack

May 9, 2013 // 3:13 pm

It was during a trip in Palms Springs that I realized Starbucks drinks are really just caffeinated cocktail mixes. It happened by the pool as I reached for some wine stuffed in my bag. As my fingers clasped around the bottle, my friend Anjelica shoved an iced chai latte…

Starbucks Offers Half-Off Frappuccino Happy Hour

May 6, 2013 // 5:01 pm

The time has come again for you to load up on icy, sugary goodness for half the price! Up until May 12, Starbucks invites you to come in between 3 pm and 5 pm to swoop up your favorite frappuccino at half-off.

Alongside this promotion, Starbucks launches the new…

Here’s How to Brew Coffee Even When Stranded On a Desert Island [INFOGRAPHIC]

May 2, 2013 // 6:00 am

(Or, you know, just whenever you don’t have a coffee maker)

It’s hard to imagine anyone having the internet access to read this article and yet not having a single source of coffee anywhere nearby, but hey, it happens. Like when your disgruntled coworker decides to barricade himself in…

LOL: Starbucks Barista Thinks This Woman’s Name is ‘Vagina’

May 1, 2013 // 1:44 pm

In Starbucks Hong Kong’s defense, maybe the barista had just never seen a woman before. I mean, according to this slapdash study put together by a Japanese news site, approximately “100 million men in China will go through their entire lives without having sex.” Maybe, when faced with…

Starbucks Japan Offers Tiramisu Frappuccino with Cream Cheese Mouse Instead of Whipped Cream

April 20, 2013 // 7:00 am

Starbucks Japan rolled out with a new Tiramisu Frappuccino, topped with crunchy cocoa biscuits, white chocolate brownies, and cream cheese mousse instead of whipped cream.

The new item comes in a white version featuring a white caramel creme base and a coffee version featuring the standard coffee frapp base. The…

Starbucks Rolling Out with New Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino & More Summer-Ready Flavors

April 17, 2013 // 11:02 am

Starting April 30, Starbucks will debut it’s latest creation, the Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino. Made up of caramel syrup, your choice of milk, dark caramel sauce, whipped cream, caramel drizzle and a crunch caramel topping, this frapp is sure to send your taste buds into sugar overdrive.  With…

Coffitivity’s Coffee Shop Ambience App Boosts Productivity By Pretending You’re at Starbucks

March 15, 2013 // 2:00 pm

Maintaining productivity at work can prove to be quite the challenge, especially when we’re too busy learning how Coca Cola is a great toilet cleaner on a Friday afternoon. Although distractions are everywhere, though, Coffitivity is here to solve all our unproductive woes.

The recently-developed website has a simple…