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...Licks ($1.75): The coffee started out smooth and ended with a bitter tang. The latter effect didn't impinge the tastiness of the former at all—in fact, it added to the character of the drink, if anything. The more we drank of it, the better the drink became. But we both agreed that we couldn't have too much of this one in a single sitting...
Starbucks ($1.75): As an experienced coffee drinker, L. expected Starbucks to be her least favorite of the bunch; she's always had a prejudice against Starbucks regular coffee because the chain seemed to do specialty drinks better. After drinking the coffee, L. noted that while it was bold and consistent in flavor, the taste itself was unappealing. E. found the drink a little harsh for her taste, and thought the drink exemplified everything she was wary about concerning coffee in the first place...
...following in tow, White has delightfully crafted her second album (the first since her American Idol appearance), “High Hopes and Heartbreaks.” Fans of White may have become tired of hearing her compared to Carly Simon and Carole King, but there is really no better way to describe her. A gentle rasp gives her vocals a down to earth vibe, reflecting the sense of serenity that set apart these celebrated predecessors. The lyrics, though not the album’s main selling point, convey a stirring honesty. In “Sometimes Love...
...Orca” truly amaze. Following immediately after “Stillness Is the Move,” “Two Doves” is the flip-side to its predecessor’s irrepressible optimism. The romanticism is still there—“Your love, better than wine”—but now it is tinged with harsh reality: “But our bed is like a failure.” While the song is far from hopeless, it adds depth and pathos to the bliss of “Stillness...
...Zedi was among the first places in Burma to organize pro-democracy rallies, a doomed effort that ended in the junta gunning down unarmed demonstrators. "At first, I was scared to join the protests," recalls one teenaged monk. "But I had faith that even if it failed, it was better than doing nothing." (Read "Burma: Virginia Senator Jim Webb Visits Junta Leader...