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Tomorrow's newsletter contains proper journalism, for once, and (I think) an actual coffee-related scoop 👀

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I don't really have a meme or anything else to accompany this post, so here's a picture of an actual coffee scoop
A hand holding a coffee scoop full of ground coffee. The scoop is in focus, and out of focus behind is a drip coffee brewer, as if the hand is about to pour the coffee into the brewer basket.
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I couldn't find the full scene on here so:
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Me every time a movie or TV show uses CGI blood:
Leonardo DiCaprio in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sitting with his feet up holding a beer and a cigarette in one hand and pointing meme
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Del Toro's Frankenstein?
Bong Joon-ho "to me, that's cinema"
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Absolutely fucking not.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Hmmmm....
The average U.S. price of a pound of ground coffee hit $9.14 in September, a 3% increase from the August average of $8.87 and 41% higher than in September 2024, according to U.S. government figures. Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Me to me while second-guessing my headlines:
Mean Girls "stop trying to make 'fetch' happen" but 'fetch' is replaced with 'coffeewashing'
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Howard Schultz with a speech bubble
November 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The library I worked from in Edinburgh today has a cat named Bella that just sort of hangs out. #CatSky
A cat lies smugly on a table on top of children's colouring pages The same cat now sitting on a library display surrounded by books
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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This week's newsletter digs into the subject of regenerative agriculture in coffee.

Out tomorrow, sign up here: thepourover.coffee/subscribe #CoffeeSky
Friendship ended meme. The coffee industry: Friendship ended with sustainable, organic, agroforestry, net-zero, eco-friendly,compostable, biodiversity, nature-based now Regenerative Agriculture is my best friend
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Lol come on, man.
Serkan Sagsoz, head coffee roaster at Julith, told The National a cup was reserved for Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, with only a handful of other people likely to taste what he described as a “piece of history”. “This is not a gimmick or marketing stunt,” he said.
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Well well well, if it isn't the
Hand painted shop sign in Edinburgh called Bánh Mì Brothers
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Bush 9/11 meme with the text: "Sir, a second bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to exempt coffee from trump's tariffs."
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Twitter used to be good...
Tweet reads: every time I go to a coffee shop I think about the time last summer when I asked for a latte with oat milk and the poor lad behind the counter somehow managed to say with a straight face "sir am sorry a cannae make a latte withoot milk" 5:52 AM 12/18/21 Twitter for Android
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Off to roast some coffee on a beautiful Scottish morning.
A one story wooden coffee roastery with an awning-covered outdoor seating area, a car parked in front, and misty hills behind. It has just stopped raining and the lights from the awning are reflected in puddles. The sign says Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Another successful Shocktober in the bag.

Several classic rewatches, some excellent new (to me) films like Saloum and Heretic, and only a couple of clangers (looking at you, original Friday the 13th and the dreadful Amityville Horror remake).
1. Urban Legend 2. Blood Quantum 3. Saloum 4. Ghoulies 5. Ghost Ship 6. The Conference 7. Totally Killer 8. From Hell 9. Ginger Snaps 10. The Wolf of Snow Hollow 11. My Bloody Valentine (2009) 12. Heretic 13. Longlegs 14. Tucker and Dale vs Evil 15. Friday the 13th 16. Fright Night 17. Misery 18. 1408 19. The Monkey 20. The Ruins 21. Boys From County Hell 22. The Amityville Horror (2005) 23. Carrie 24. Pet Sematary 25. Se7en 26. The Addams Family 27. The Pope's Exorcist 28. The Hunger 29. Late Night With the Devil 30. Ghostbusters 31. Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Lol how's that "Back to Starbucks" plan coming along, Brian.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Starbucks Corp. has poured millions into rehabbing its stores to get more people through its doors and to hang out for longer. Neither of those things is happening. The share of visits that are longer than 10 minutes has shrunk since Chief Executive Officer Brian Niccol took the helm in September 2024, according to data from Placer.ai. In 2023, more than 40% of visits lasted longer than 10 minutes. Today, that share is about a third, driven in part by a smaller share of people spending longer than half an hour at the chain.
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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You knew you were in for a good time in the mid-2000s when this guy showed up in your TV show.
Mark Sheppard
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Most of the articles about automation in coffee (and there are many) feature quotes from marketers, company executives, or brand ambassadors. Very seldom do we hear from the baristas on the frontlines of this technological shift. So I asked some. #CoffeeSky

www.thepourover.coffee/coffee-autom...
“I am pro-automation only when it comes to things that allow a barista to do their job better or safer”, says Austin Nakamura, a barista in New York City, referencing the Puqpress automatic tamper as an example. In general, Nakamura says “it depends on the kind of automation, and also what you consider customer service. Something that makes your job easier to do does help, but something that removes craft, or removes intention from the process, I think diminishes the ‘experience’”. Others gave similarly nuanced takes. Automation “can help make a coffee bar both economically viable to exist in the first place, but also not a living hell for places that can only realistically have one person at a time at work due to demand of the local area,” says Andreas Harestad, a barista in Norway. Harestad notes the possible downsides, like incentivising staffing cuts or homogenising product offerings, but also says, “I don’t think a robot could ever give satisfying advice on which coffee to pick from a large pourover menu and have engaging conversations about coffee, which I know is one of the primary reasons why a lot of people come to our shops to begin with”. Like Harestad, Brit Alexandria Sims, a barista and blogger, is unconcerned about the prospect of losing their job to a robot, noting the high up-front costs and lack of technician availability. “And, while the novelty is cool, I don’t think a lot of customers would like it in the long run”, they tell me. Automation more broadly, like the Puqpress, should only be thought of as a complement to a barista’s abilities. “Machines break down. I don’t think automation should ever replace real knowledge and coffee skill”.
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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You have to scroll to the bottom of this piece, which features an interview with a Cropster ambassador and a bunch of links to the company's website throughout, to learn that, oh yeah, Cropster is a sponsor of Perfect Daily Grind.

This happens constantly with PDG (and other coffee pubs). Not a fan!
Screenshot of a Perfect Daily Grind article with the headline "Technology is evolving across the supply chain, not just for roasting" There’s no denying that technology has revolutionised the coffee industry. Data collection and analysis, automated software, and, most recently, AI-driven features have changed how we grow, process, roast, and brew coffee. Given the scale of its impact on this sector of the industry, we often focus on roasting when talking about tech in coffee. Automation has not only significantly improved roasting efficiency and consistency, but has also opened up entirely new possibilities for flavour and sensory experiences. But simultaneously, technology’s influence on the broader supply chain – including coffee farms, export offices, cafés, and roastery operations (beyond simply roasting) – can’t be ignored. Moreover, as new technologies develop, they are set to redefine industry standards to new levels. I spoke to Branson Sondrol at Buddy Brew Coffee and Daniel Mendoza at Cropster to learn more.
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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I mean, who cares about his accent work when he looks like this the whole time.
Russell Crowe wearing a black overcoat and a brimmed hat, riding a Vespa
October 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Extremely funny to be reviewing a film in which Catholic exorcists uncover conspiracies about the Spanish inquisition, starring the very Australian Russell Crowe, and this is what you take issue with.
However, several reviewers, including Pierce-Bohen and Luke Thompson of A.V. Club, criticized Crowe's Italian accent.[39][40]
October 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Of course now the price is falling again...
Screenshot of an investing.com page showing the coffee C price, the chart shows the price descending rapidly for a high just a few days ago
October 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs pyramid meme with every replaced by "That part of a Mountain Goats song where John Darnielle does a little 'hup!'"
October 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Me this morning, enjoying the pourover I was too tired to make properly:
Jerry Seinfeld holding a cup of coffee saying "Well, that's garbage."
October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM