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It's Tuesday December the 6 around 1:20AM and

Red Cup This, Starbucks!

As a general rule we enjoy Starbucks. Sue us okay. But for that December-hell known as the Red Cup it's just not worth it. Copyranter (who brings us the one truth in advertising copywriting: I get paid a ridiculous amount of money to be stupid. And then to change my stupidity to something stupider. And stupider.") posts both the terrible Sweater billboard Starbuck's has unleashed and incredibly obnoxious Starbucks holiday magazine insert. You thought we were snarky? Check out this oozing bit of nasty sarcasm:

"The collective JOY on the faces of all the recipients of this little piece of Starbucks Cheer (click images for upclose JOY) could light all the Holiday Trees in the world forEVER. I just bet it could."

Long story short, we're spending our coffee budget this month in Caffe Artigiano. Yes even though latte/coffee foam art really is smug and worthless. It is damn fine coffee. Plus, the Aussie barrista today was lovey. Oh, and most of all, we can't stop loving another great Subplot created collection of work. This time it includes the amazing hairy and shirtless Italian man/bear poster. My goodness this is the second shout out we've given them - they do great work. And Shirtless Italian men, who knew. Bravo Subplot.

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Posted by: Andrew Morrison

December 6, 2005 09:25 AM

For a stunning combination of coffee, italy, and porn, you should dump Artigiano in delicate favour for downtown's new palace of weirdness, Sciue (www.sciue.ca).

Posted by: Jackson Murphy

December 6, 2005 11:28 PM

Well, now we have to check this one out! Thanks for the tip Andrew. It reminds me - not really of course - of a very odd cafe we went to in Rome. It was coffee, panini, and Gatorade of all things. Odd, yet, interesting.