Below is an interview from The Moment with Duane Sorensen, Stumptown´s owner, about the new addition:

The coffee bar will be at 101 Albert Cuypstrat, with beans brought in from the roaster in Red Hook, Brooklyn (which was originally named Roode Hoek, a village founded by the Dutch in the 1630s), and a staff made up of stateside Stumptown baristas. The Moment posed a few questions to the noted coffee roaster.

Q. How are you getting ready?

A. I’m packing a box of records right now because we’re going to need some tunes for the cafe. I’m going through my collection and trying to pull some good vinyl, like Hüsker Du, “New Day Rising,” of course. Some classic Jawbreaker. Some High on Fire. Black Sabbath, “Volume 4.” Black Sabbath, “We Sold Our Soul for Rock ’n’ Roll.” Murder City Devils’ first record. Gram Parsons. We got a Townes Van Zandt record here, “Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas.” Guided by Voices, “Alien Lanes.” Jacuzzi Boys.
Why Amsterdam?
I’ve been thinking about Amsterdam for over 15 years. It’s always been one of my favorite cities. Usually it’s my layover on my way to Africa (to buy coffee beans directly at origin). I’ve gotten to really know the city. But I’ve tried to find good coffee, and it’s been challenging. It’s way underdeveloped compared to the U.S., or even London or Scandinavia.
What do you do in your free time in Amsterdam?
My favorite beer bar in the world is there, Gollem. My second is In de Wildeman. I hit one or both daily for my Westvleteren. Friday and Saturday nights I hang at the Brouwerij ‘t Ij. It’s a supercool old brewery in a windmill. The beers are awesome. The Melkweg is good for shows. I saw Mastodon play there a few weeks ago. and it ruled.  For food, I like Café George,Toscanini Ristorante Caffé and Restaurant Marius (Barentszstraat 243; +31-20-422-7880). The best frites are at this little stand called Vleminckx (Voetboogstraaton 31). It’s the most amazing I have ever had, served in a paper cone with mayonnaise. Patisserie Kuyt is the best pastry shop in Amsterdam, if not Holland. We’re going to use them at our coffee bar.
What kinds of coffee will you be brewing?
We’re going to do espresso, of course. I want to do a lot of tastings, so we’re going to do daily cuppings in the coffee bar. And daily brewing instructions. Right off to the side of the coffee bar is a demonstration bar, so we’re taking over press pots, mocha pots, single-cup cone filters — you know, those Melitta-style cones — and a brew bar, Chemexes, vacuum pots.

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Bruce LaBruce of Vice recently sat down with fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld for an interesting interview in Paris. Speaking on a wide array of topics, we get to know the legendary figure in a more personal light with a lengthy piece covering several intriguing subjects. Excerpts from the interview are available below while the actual piece in its entirety can be found here.

You’ve been famous for quite some time, but the whole landscape of celebrity has changed so dramatically in recent years.

That’s part of our life, our culture.

Do you think it’s become kind of toxic?

Yes, but you cannot fight against it. There’s a price you have to pay for fame, and people who don’t want to pay that price can get in trouble. I accepted the idea of celebrity because of a French expression: “You cannot have the butter and the money for the butter.”

What does being politically correct mean to you?

It means people talking about charities. Do it, be charitable, but don’t make a subject of conversation out of it because then you bore the world to death. It’s very unpleasant. But I don’t go out a lot so I’m not so exposed to people.

And being isolated is not a problem for you?

I have no problem. That’s the miracle of my life. There are no problems, only solutions—good ones or bad ones.