The Starbucks Company can kiss my pale white ass. Every other coffee shop in te universe knows that a little cup of coffee is called a “short” and a big one is called a “tall.” If there were coffee shops on Mars, you could walk in, order a tall americano, and enjoy a nice, big cuppa cuppa. It’s standard. Grande, venti, et. al. are pretentions posturing. Also, when I preface my order with the word “double,” don’t ask me how many shots I want. I just told you.

Starbucks — can we get with the program, please?!

In English, we have the word “awakening” to describe the transition from slumber to wakefulness. But we don’t have a single word that describes the inverse — the descent into dreamland — do we?

Apple has posted a feature on Kerry Conran, the creator of “Sky Captain.” The step-by-step “Anatomy of a Shot” in the sidebar gives us a peek at how they got that 1930’s look.

B&W composite + Ted Turner-esque colorizing = instant pulp movie