Monthly Archives: September 2010
Soulja Boy Teaches Fair Trade
Farming and labor practices are notoriously Big Deals. So, from food to sweaters, organic cotton to fair trade bananas, people are becoming more aware of good and evil at their favorite stores. But is it really that black and white? … Continue reading
The Tea Bag Manifesto
Physically, a tea bag is a small paper sack filled with powdered tea. Some people fancy it up by putting it in a “nylon pyramid sack”. Colloquially, it’s a term for testicles. (Let’s be mature about it). Why is this … Continue reading
Sweet Revenge on Manhattan
In celebration of feeling better (I’ve had a cold the last few days), I decided to experiment with a new tea cocktail tonight. Somehow, in my unshaven and somewhat dilapidated state, I think I whipped up the classiest drink yet. I present … Continue reading
How Being Illegal Led Me to Tea
I made plans in College, but on graduation, the plans seemed kind of boring. So, I packed up and moved to Taiwan. But it wasn’t just Taiwan that drove me to tea. I could have lived there for years and … Continue reading



