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The Kool-Aid’s in the Coffee: An Interview with David Latourell of Intelligentsia Coffee Roaster

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Maybe we’re feeling jittery right now, but the adjectives we’re psyched about currently are as follows: light, soft, round, voluptuous, caramel-scented, citrusy, brambly. Brambly? What does that even mean? We got the chance to find out when David Latourell of Intelligentsia Coffee Roaster shared some words and a pot of just-in (“pre-production”) Tanzanian single-origin coffee (meaning that rather than a blend, this coffee came from just one farm) with us this week. Read More »

Music

Revenge of the Nerd(core): The Rise of Horn-Rimmed Hip-Hop

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We thought we’d never see it, but the advent of nerd core is upon us, and it bears pen-names like MC Plus+, Doctor Popular, and the slightly-less-inspired MC Hawking and the Lords of the Rhymes. It sort of makes sense when you think about it: producer Dan the Automator paved the way with sci-fi rap genre hits like Dr. Octagon’s “Earth People” and the dystopian Deltron3030 collaboration. But even those were only nerdy in the loosest sense of the word. After the jump, our analysis of hip-hop’s horn-rimmed cousin, and a few names you need to know.

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