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  1. controversies
    A Police Officer Lied About Having ‘Pig’ Written on His Coffee CupNot to be confused with the police officer who actually did have ‘pig’ written on his coffee cup in November.
    By Nikita Richardson
  2. controversies
    Everything You Need to Know About the Starbucks ‘Pig’ ControversyA barista wrote “pig” on a police officer’s coffee cup, but that’s only the beginning.
    By Nikita Richardson
  3. the chain gang
    Hey, Starbucks, WTF Is ‘Merry Coffee’?The chain’s new Christmas cups are madness.
    By Nikita Richardson
  4. decision 2020
    Howard Schultz Reminds Nation He Was Running for President by Dropping OutThe former Starbucks CEO won’t seek the Independent nomination after all.
    By Nikita Richardson
  5. true facts
    The Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew From Starbucks Is GoooooooodBack off, haters.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  6. the chain gang
    Get Ready for Pumpkin-Spiced Cold BrewIt’s the Pumpkin Spice Latte meets third-wave coffee.
    By Nikita Richardson
  7. make it happen
    Pumpkin Spice Lattes Should Just Always Be for SaleA new report says PSL Season starts on August 27. Maybe it should never end.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  8. controversies
    Starbucks Barista Asks Cops to Leave After They Make Customers ‘Uncomfortable’As you’d guess, the chain quickly apologized.
    By Nikita Richardson
  9. safety
    Starbucks Is Adding Needle-Disposal Boxes to Its BathroomsThe chain plans to install them wherever it is deemed necessary.
    By Chris Crowley
  10. food fight
    Entire City of Philadelphia Turns on StarbucksCould this be the start of a movement?
    By Chris Crowley
  13. noise complaints
    How Starbucks Made Its Baristas Hate Hamilton“If I have to hear Hamilton one more time I’m getting a ladder and ripping out all of our speakers from the ceiling.”
    By Clint Rainey
  14. food fight
    Howard Schultz ‘Seriously Considering’ Running For PresidentThe former Starbucks CEO wants to bring Frappuccinomics to the White House.
    By Chris Crowley
  15. the chain gang
    You’ve Only Got a Few Months Left to Watch Porn at StarbucksNow you’ll have to go to the library to watch it.
    By Nikita Richardson
  16. taste test
    Is the New Dunkin’ Espresso Any Good?We convinced three experts to tell us if the chain’s new espresso is better than Starbucks’.
    By Nikita Richardson
  17. dumb controversies
    Starbucks Holiday Cups Are Here and They’re Fine This Year, They’re Totally FineImagine being the type of person who gets worked up about these.
    By Nikita Richardson
  18. the chain gang
    Starbucks Offends America With Early Pumpkin Spice Latte ReleaseIt’s almost 100 degrees in New York today, but autumn has officially begun at your nearest Starbucks.
    By Nikita Richardson
  19. the chain gang
    It’s Almost Time Again to Remind Yourself the Pumpkin Spice Latte SucksWith the end of summer comes the return of America’s worst coffee drink.
    By Chris Crowley
  20. the chain gang
    Starbucks Loses California Wage-Theft CaseThe coffee chain will now have to pay workers for any work they do after their shift ends.
    By Nikita Richardson
  21. environmental concerns
    Every New York City Restaurant That Will Eliminate Plastic StrawsThe entire Union Square Hospitality Group, Starbucks, Estela, and more.
    By Nikita Richardson
  22. the chain gang
    Starbucks Will Go Strawless by 2020In doing so, the coffee chain will keep an estimated 1 billion plastic straws out of landfills.
    By Nikita Richardson
  25. the chain gang
    Starbucks Barista Fired for Insulting Customer With a StutterThe barista wrote “SSSam” on the customer’s cup shortly after imitating his stutter.
    By Nikita Richardson
  26. the chain gang
    Starbucks Just Got More ExpensiveThe cost of the chain’s brewed coffee has gone up by 10 to 20 cents at most U.S. stores.
    By Nikita Richardson
  27. the chain gang
    Howard Schultz Is Leaving Starbucks — and Remaining Coy About Politics“I intend to think about a range of options, and that could include public service.”
    By Hugh Merwin
  28. racism
    New Poll Reveals Starbucks’s Reputation Is Officially in the DumpsA respected survey puts its standing among consumers at a ten-year low.
    By Clint Rainey
  29. racial discrimination
    How Black Café Owners Are Responding to Starbucks’s ‘Racial Bias’ Shutdown“Do you want to spend your dollars at a place where you can feel safe or a place where they’re going to call the police on you?”
    By Clint Rainey
  30. racial discrimination
    Here’s How Starbucks’s ‘Racial Bias Training’ Is Going to WorkThe coffee chain has offered a preview that involves workbooks, group activities, and Common.
    By Clint Rainey
  31. the chain gang
    Starbucks Welcomes People to Sit in Cafés Without Buying AnythingStores are now open to everyone “regardless of whether they make a purchase.”
    By Clint Rainey
  32. chain gang
    Oops! Starbucks Didn’t Fix Racism Fast EnoughAn employee at a Starbucks in L.A. wrote a racial slur on a coffee cup this week, and racial-bias training can’t come soon enough.
    By Nikita Richardson
  33. racial discrimination
    Starbucks Bathrooms Are Now Open to Anybody Who Walks In“We don’t want to become a public bathroom, but we’re going to make the right decision.”
    By Clint Rainey
  34. the chain gang
    Has the Era of Whimsical Starbucks Frappuccinos Already Come to an End?It’s planning to cut the number of limited-time stunt drinks by 30 percent this year.
    By Clint Rainey
  37. the chain gang
    Men Arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks Say They Feared for Their Lives“Anytime I’m encountered by cops, I can honestly say it’s a thought that runs through my mind.”
    By Clint Rainey
  38. the chain gang
    Here’s the Starbucks 911 Call That Got Those Two Black Customers ArrestedThe dispatcher tells officers there’s “a group of males inside causing a disturbance.”
    By Clint Rainey
  39. the chain gang
    Starbucks Will Close All of Its Stores for Racial-Bias TrainingOn May 29, all 8,000 U.S. locations will be coached to “prevent discrimination.”
    By Clint Rainey
  40. the chain gang
    New Video Shows Another Starbucks Denying Bathroom Access to a Black ManThe video has now been viewed 1.5 million times.
    By Clint Rainey
  41. the chain gang
    How Starbucks Is Trying to Fix Its Philly Arrest DisasterIt’s promising to retrain employees, meet with community leaders, and hold a companywide meeting.
    By Clint Rainey
  42. the chain gang
    The Chains Are So Thirsty Right NowStarbucks, Taco Bell, and Sonic are set to make it the summer of gimmicky drinks.
    By Clint Rainey
  43. the chain gang
    Starbucks Has Opened Its First Eataly-Style MegastoreYou can get cold brew, a pizza, and a Negroni, all at the same Starbucks.
    By Clint Rainey
  44. food waste
    Starbucks Is Testing a Small Fee for Takeout Coffee CupsGet ready to pay a bit more for coffee to go in London — could the charge soon arrive in the U.S.?
    By Clint Rainey
  45. the chain gang
    Starbucks’s New Color-Changing Cold Brew Is Like a Caffeinated Lava LampIt’s a trip, man.
    By Chris Crowley
  46. lawsuits
    Couple Claims Starbucks Served Them a Frappuccino Tainted With a Barista’s BloodThe manager allegedly offered “free drinks for a week.”
    By Clint Rainey
  49. Starbucks Closes Café After Fake News of Contaminating White People’s OrdersA viral hoax said a black barista spit and even put dog poop in drinks.
    By Clint Rainey
  50. the chain gang
    Starbucks Debuts Its First ‘Blonde’ Espresso in Cafés TodayIt’s the first new espresso in the chain’s 47 years.
    By Clint Rainey
  51. food waste
    Parliament Proposes ‘Latte Levy’ to Curb England’s Cup WasteBritish people reportedly trash 2.5 billion unrecyclable cups a year.
    By Clint Rainey
  52. the chain gang
    Starbucks’ Strategic New Holiday Frap Is Both Christmassy and InstagrammableThe green whipped cream has caramel “garland” and cranberry “ornaments.”
    By Clint Rainey
  53. the chain gang
    Starbucks Gives in and Releases Second Holiday Cup That’s RedIt claims this one was in the works since January.
    By Clint Rainey
  54. war on christmas
    People Accuse Starbucks’ New Holiday Cups of Having a ‘Gay Agenda’The hand-holders depicted on them are supposedly lesbians.
    By Clint Rainey
  55. coffee talk
    America’s Glut of Third-Wave Coffee Shops Is Losing to the Big ChainsGrowth looks especially dismal as America creeps toward peak coffee.
    By Clint Rainey
  56. half baked
    Starbucks Is Launching a Chain of Stand-alone Italian BakeriesHoward Schultz says to expect “pastries you’ve never seen in America” at Princi.
    By Clint Rainey
  57. the chain gang
    Environmental Activists Hate Starbucks’s Unrecyclable Holiday CupsThe design once again fails to be something that stays out of landfills.
    By Clint Rainey
  58. confessions
    I’m a Full-blown Coffee Snob Who Prefers Starbucks to Trendy CafésEven if a shop looks great, chances are good that their coffee actually sucks.
    By Clare Spikerman
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