damn the press!

well, only sometimes. like when slate opens their mouth about my starbucks drink.

a couple of years ago, i read a great article about the disappearance of the 8-oz coffee cup. in that article, the authors divulged that, in fact, starbucks made a "short" coffee and just didn't put it on the menu. since then, i usually order short coffee or hot chocolate there--it tastes better without the extra milk, and i can't drink that much anyway.

that same article also talked about how cup companies were trying to make an 80-oz soda cup that didn't collapse on itself. in some movie, i think supersize me, they showed a guy getting ready for gastric bypass surgery; his wife, standing next to his hospital bed, had a thermos of soda about the size of a mini-keg. and what are we up to now at 7-11, the double super big gulp? i think it's all a bit ridiculous.