This long-time fan favorite flavor can be enjoyed as a beverage customization for a variety of Starbucks beverages or ordered in a whole new way with the new Raspberry Cream Cold Brew. The Starbucks team has developed this new signature beverage with a lot of thought, featuring a frothy layer of raspberry cream cold foam that complements the smooth, bold taste of Starbucks classic cold brew.
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Recently, the brand announced it was entering a new era of hospitality and creativity by creating a new job title: the Old Fitzgerald Hospitality Concierge.
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This ultra-limited-edition expression matured over thirty years at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky.
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Patinkin, owner of one of only a handful of Fullblood Wagyu breeders who sell direct to consumers, breaks down the most common misconceptions surrounding American Wagyu beef and what you need to know when shopping for Wagyu.
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Do some barstool travel to the sunny coast of Lebanon with this Mid East-inspired drink.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is:
palimpsest \PAL-imp-sest\ noun
Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.
// Scholars believe the motive for making palimpsests was often economic—reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin.
// The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.
“My aim was to trace the course of … the Aqua Marcia, built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ancestor Quintus Marcius Rex. … The original tuff arches carried the Marcia across a steep ravine. Subsequent retaining walls and buttresses have transformed the bridge into a palimpsest of building styles.” — David Laskin, The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly valued that they were often used more than once. Palimpsest in its original use referred to an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. (The word is from the Greek palimpsēstos, meaning “scraped again.”) Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn’t completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents recovered from a palimpsest. Nowadays, the word palimpsest can refer not only to such a document but to anything that has multiple layers apparent beneath the surface.