Don’t mug yourself: Would you like a shot of hot dirt with that venti half-caf skinny moccachino? Starbucks Gossip—“Monitoring America’s favorite drug dealer”—is a terrific blog put together by people who love, love-to-hate, love-towork- at and hate-to-love-to-workat the world’s dominant coffee chain. From stories on Starbucks conquering Brazil and China to policies on baristas both comping and shtupping customers to a summit between the CEO of Starbucks and the Prime Minister of Ethiopia on who owns the trademarks on names of Ethiopian coffees (with predictable results), get more buzz than a double-double-double at starbucksgossip.typepad.com.

The bad guy: Tommy v2 is a self-hating misogynist wage-slave nut. His advice on how to get girls? “Stop being such a fucking wuss.” His hobby? Hacking into ex-girlfriends’ Hotmail accounts to find dirty pictures. His description? “Straight-up player.” His talent for irony and self-mockery? Outstanding. See what happens when you grow up with Al Bundy for a role model at www.tommyv2.com.

Comments? Michael Citrome