Craig Calcaterra
@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social
I write Cup of Coffee, a daily baseball, politics, entertainment, and nonsense newsletter: https://www.cupofcoffeenews.com/
I love that in 2011 the top advice from one of the top publiscists to ever live, R. Couri Hay, was for Jeffrey Epstein to lean in with his associations with Prince Andrew as a means of sanitizing his "past problems."
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I love that in 2011 the top advice from one of the top publiscists to ever live, R. Couri Hay, was for Jeffrey Epstein to lean in with his associations with Prince Andrew as a means of sanitizing his "past problems."
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I don't always cover small transactional news, but I do sometimes, when it seems fun.
That and 4000 words worth of other stuff, five days a week, all year long. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Today's newsletter is free.
I don't always cover small transactional news, but I do sometimes, when it seems fun.
That and 4000 words worth of other stuff, five days a week, all year long. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
I don't always cover small transactional news, but I do sometimes, when it seems fun.
That and 4000 words worth of other stuff, five days a week, all year long. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
OK, I'm told it's because this is around when Starbucks breaks out the red cups. I was not aware that was a set day or that people made a thing out of it.
In other news, I posted this while waiting for my daughter's piano lesson to end on November 10, 2017 and I got a lot of likes for it.
In other news, I posted this while waiting for my daughter's piano lesson to end on November 10, 2017 and I got a lot of likes for it.
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
OK, I'm told it's because this is around when Starbucks breaks out the red cups. I was not aware that was a set day or that people made a thing out of it.
In other news, I posted this while waiting for my daughter's piano lesson to end on November 10, 2017 and I got a lot of likes for it.
In other news, I posted this while waiting for my daughter's piano lesson to end on November 10, 2017 and I got a lot of likes for it.
Turns out that being able to hop on that earlier flight paid some serious dividends. Like seven+ hours worth of them, because this was the flight we were originally scheduled to have been on:
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Turns out that being able to hop on that earlier flight paid some serious dividends. Like seven+ hours worth of them, because this was the flight we were originally scheduled to have been on:
Also: this is me (L) and Allison (R) when weird flight changes and planning has to happen. I’d still be lost in the Madrid airport if she wasn’t in charge of all things travel.
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Also: this is me (L) and Allison (R) when weird flight changes and planning has to happen. I’d still be lost in the Madrid airport if she wasn’t in charge of all things travel.
No public executions today. Got here too late.
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
No public executions today. Got here too late.
Anyone know what this flag logo is? Seems kinda fashy to me but idk
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Anyone know what this flag logo is? Seems kinda fashy to me but idk
I asked a guy from the hotel what they were protesting and he said “the president.” I assume he was referring to the prime minister? I don’t know.
Police in front of our hotel.
Police in front of our hotel.
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I asked a guy from the hotel what they were protesting and he said “the president.” I assume he was referring to the prime minister? I don’t know.
Police in front of our hotel.
Police in front of our hotel.
Protest happening on the street outside our hotel. More cops than protesters but these guys are pretty loud
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Protest happening on the street outside our hotel. More cops than protesters but these guys are pretty loud
This woman at our hotel should go consult with Costco re: how to handle samples
November 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This woman at our hotel should go consult with Costco re: how to handle samples
If those sandwiches are too unwieldy for the in-the-go eater you can always get them in cone form.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If those sandwiches are too unwieldy for the in-the-go eater you can always get them in cone form.
Spain is ridiculous (complimentary)
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Spain is ridiculous (complimentary)
A cab driver we had yesterday was really excited about this except he called the Commanders by their old name.
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A cab driver we had yesterday was really excited about this except he called the Commanders by their old name.
Seriously: this was ridiculous
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Seriously: this was ridiculous
I lived bitch
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I lived bitch
Radiohead in Madrid. Wooo.
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Radiohead in Madrid. Wooo.
Try this and see what happens.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Try this and see what happens.
Just saw this at the Prado. Cannot believe they ripped off that pic from the memes.
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just saw this at the Prado. Cannot believe they ripped off that pic from the memes.
If you’re staying at a hotel that doesn’t have a ham station what are you even fucking doing with your life?
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
If you’re staying at a hotel that doesn’t have a ham station what are you even fucking doing with your life?
They will honor him by always making sure they have at least one shitty, virulent homophobe on the roster.
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
They will honor him by always making sure they have at least one shitty, virulent homophobe on the roster.
So many options for people with celiac disease here. Like heaven man.
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
So many options for people with celiac disease here. Like heaven man.