Stories, Articles, and Ramblings
Labor Day is one of the most celebrated yet least recognized holidays. We tend to forget all about it until we realize it means we’ll get a 3 day weekend and that weird/silly rule saying we shouldn’t wear white...
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Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. The poster, by the Pittsburgh artist J Howard...
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We all have seen the jokes, mugs and memes, but have you ever stopped and wondered, why does coffee make people poop? What about coffee will have you prairie-doggin’ on the way to the bathroom? Am I the only one who wonders these things?
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Iron Bean’s beloved mascot Nori was originally drawn by Fred Dedrick. As Iron Bean grew in popularity Fred and Chanell were teeming with ideas on how they could expand on Nori’s story. The only problem was...art is hard! They quickly realized they’d need some help, but who?
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My favorite method is steeping in a French press just like you would hot coffee, but instead of plunging after 4 minutes, plunge after 16 hours. Then pour that through a paper coffee filter (chemex, v60, kalita, melitta, whatever) to polish it off.
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