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Today's Specials

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:23:00 -0500

Some wisdom is like coffee -- you have to consider where it's grown and how it was harvested to know if it's really good. [More]

Half-Caff

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:57:00 -0500

Bits of wisdom are like different blends of coffee. Sometimes they shouldn't be mixed together. [More]

Business Is Slow

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:01:00 -0500

Sometimes caffeine provides that little burst of energy that gets you through a sleepy morning. And sometimes it just turns you into a blathering idiot. [More]

BREAKING: iPhone 4 Self-Bricking!!!

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:52:00 -0500

In our June 24th review of the iPhone 4 we noted a few extremely minor technical issues with the handset. Like, for instance, the fact that we couldn't actually complete a call. As it turns out, many other people have been experiencing loss of signal or dropped calls when they hold the phone in a particular way. (We couldn't connect to AT&T's notoriously awful service no matter how we positioned the unit in our hand, but we assume we were just holding it wrong.) After weeks of silence and denial about the issue, Apple will be holding a press conference today to address the problem. What we don't expect them to address, however, is an even more insidious design element which our eagle-eyed team of tech experts has recently uncovered. Deep within the circuits of that beefy A4 processor, generous 512MB of eDRAM, and incomparably-responsive touchscreen lies a to-date unreported feature which threatens to completely brick your phone: [More]

Can I Get A Tray For That?

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:01:00 -0500

Two men enter Starbucks, one man leaves. [More]

iPhone 4 - Unboxing And Review

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:07:00 -0500

If you're an fan of Apple's iPhone, today is the day you've been waiting for since... well, last year when the iPhone 3GS came out. But the iPhone 4 marks some significant differences from the (now outmoded, and basically obsolete) 3GS and previous models. Fortunately, we here at The Little Details have gotten our hands on the latest wonder from Cupertino and done an exhaustive breakdown of this (and trust us when we say we've given our word choice here painstakingly careful thought) life-transforming miracle of technology. Full review -- with photos AND UNBOXING! -- after the cut. [More]

Hollywood Punch-Up: The Greatest American Hero

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:28:00 -0500

Today marks the release of the re-imagined A-Team, which stars Liam Neeson and a bunch of guys you've never heard of. (Sorry Bradley Cooper, but if I say that one dude from The Hangover is in it, everyone will go "They got Zach Galifinakis to play Murdock??" Which would have been BRILLIANT.) Hollywood has done a stellar job of repackaging 80s tv into big blockbuster actions films: The Dukes of Hazzard, Transformers, The A-Team... even Thundercats is in the works for a feature. So I've taken it upon myself to punch up one series that's been woefully overlooked: The Greatest American Hero. In my role as Big Time Hollywood Screenwriter, I've also taken it upon myself to swear a lot. Like, really a lot. Because that's what Big Time Hollywood Screenwriters do, people! Drop f-bombs! So if you don't like f-bombs, this may not be the entry for you. [More]

Coffee Through The Ages

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:21:00 -0500

To appropriate an old saying: If Mohammed won't come to the Starbucks, the Starbucks must come to Mohammed. [More]

One Vanilla Steamer, One Iced Latte: To Go

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:33:00 -0500

Variety is the spice of life. Some spices have no business being in your coffee. [More]

Greet Each Customer Promptly

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:17:00 -0500

Sometimes etiquette just gets in the way of the truth. [More]

Next In Line, Please

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:52:00 -0500

Life can be counter-intuitive. Sometimes when you're in a hurry to order your coffee, it's quicker to skip the drive-thru and go inside. [More]

Drink Less Coffee

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:22:00 -0500

Caffeine may boost your metabolism, but it also erodes your willpower. [More]

Thousands of Locations To Serve You

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:57:00 -0500

Bits of wisdom are like chain-store coffee shops: They're everywhere, you just have to look for them. [More]

Today's Special

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:08:00 -0500

A customer serves one purpose: To give you their money. It doesn't matter if they can answer that little trivia question by the drink station, as long as their credit card goes through. [More]

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:11:00 -0500

I'm saving you money with free advice, so why not treat yourself to a $4 cup of coffee? [More]