Politics Buzz An ordained minister in the Church of Stop Shopping will challenge Michael Bloomberg in New York City's mayoral race. Reverend Billy (real name: William C. Talen) is a street activist and crusader against the purchasing of items. Unlike Bloomberg, he already has a legitimate nomination. His hair is also on a Blagojevich level of awesomeness.
Food Buzz But only for three hours. All American locations were shut down temporarily so that employees could, in the words of one mocking headline, “learn how to make coffee.” Hopefully, anti-Starbucks crusader Reverend Billy enjoyed his brief respite from battling the tyranny of burnt-tasting java and pleasing adult-contemporary sounds. But he’ll have to regroup to fight the chain’s sinister “phase two of operation.”