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Honoré de Balzac On Coffee – A Terrible And Cruel Method

The Icarian Posted on February 19, 2026 by adminFebruary 19, 2026

Coffee was central to prolific French writer Honoré de Balzac’s method of working. Balzac is said to have consumed as many as 50 cups of coffee per day. It’s not surprising then that coffee may have played a significant role … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, culture, history, writers, writing | Tagged "Blazac’s Treatise on Modern Stimulants", Brillat-Savarin, coffee, France, Honoré de Balzac, Kassy Hayden, The Physiology of Taste, writer, writing

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Previously

  • The Dog: Childhood Trauma And Our Nation’s Government Sponsored Cruelty May 11, 2026
  • The Dubious Triumph Of Perception As Reality April 27, 2026
  • Honoré de Balzac On Coffee – A Terrible And Cruel Method February 19, 2026
  • Miller And Goebbels: A One-Sided Love Story October 29, 2025
  • The Coming Subprime Car Loan Collapse October 17, 2025
  • Martial Law Would End America As We Know It October 16, 2025
  • Honoré de Balzac – The Human Comedy: Books That Killed Their Authors #8 September 9, 2025
  • Lammas or Lughnasadh? Let The Harvest Begin July 31, 2025
  • Flag Day 2025 June 15, 2025
  • Moron Trade And Tariffs – Economic Sabotage Or Just Stupid? May 4, 2025
  • My Global Normcore Men’s Clothing – Countries Of Origin May 2, 2025
  • What’s Going On With Shipping? Better Watch Sal April 30, 2025
  • Split Size Shoe Orders and Tariffs – Beating The Tax On My Feet April 15, 2025
  • 56 Hours In The Emergency Room – Suffering On A Mass Scale April 4, 2025
  • Truman Capote – Answered Prayers: Books That Killed Their Authors #7 February 2, 2025
  • The Last Weekend Of The United States January 18, 2025
  • Design For Disaster – The 1961 Bel Air Conflagration January 17, 2025
  • Franz Kafka – A Hunger Artist: Books That Killed Their Authors #6 January 6, 2025
  • The Twilight Zone Of Our Democracy – The Brand Is Upon Us December 5, 2024
  • Halloween Came From An Irish Hole In The Ground October 27, 2024
  • Who Was FDR’s FIRST Vice President? No Googling September 5, 2024
  • The Guano Islands Act August 18, 2024
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe – Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Books That Killed Their Authors #5 August 15, 2024
  • The 1934 Business Plot To Overthrow The U.S. Government August 12, 2024
  • The Index of Forbidden Books – The Original Banned Book List August 8, 2024

The Icarian On Mastodon

Last Sad Days of the USS NimitzYou Attack Cuba With Aging Carrier You’ve Got
The Nimitz is OLD. Ancient in Navy warfare terms.
The Nimitz was ordered 31 March 1967, its keel laid down 22 June 1968 at Newport News Shipyard, launched 13 May 1972, acquired by the Navy 11 April 1975 and commissioned 3 May 1975.
As of this month the operational life of the Nimitz has spanned 51 years, likely older than most of it crew.
https://theicarian.substack.com/p/last-sad-days-of-the-uss-nimitz/

22 May 2026 @ 4:55 pm

What I have gotten on Masto in the past 2-3 months is a flood of flood requests from scammers and people claiming to be in Gaza and want money.

19 May 2026 @ 7:20 pm

Is Mastodon dead?
As I look through my feed, posts get zero boosts, zero favorites and no responses no matter how many followers the poster supposedly has.
This has been going on for several weeks now.
I thought maybe my account had been restricted for some reasons. But according to my settings and such no, it's fully functioning.
Maybe this platform has gone extinct like its namesake and no one really cares.

19 May 2026 @ 7:11 pm

NO PARTY PREFERENCE Select California Gubernatorial Candidate StatementsCalifornia Primary Election June 2, 2026 https://theicarian.substack.com/p/no-party-preference-select-california?

19 May 2026 @ 6:09 pm

https://theicarian.substack.com/p/a-whole-lotta-ascension-goin-on

15 May 2026 @ 8:41 pm

A Whole Lotta Ascension Goin’ OnSo Much Feasting https://theicarian.substack.com/p/a-whole-lotta-ascension-goin-on

14 May 2026 @ 7:44 pm

The DogChildhood Trauma And Our Nation’s Government Sponsored Cruelty
https://theicarian.substack.com/p/the-dog
Non-substack
version: https://theicarian.com/culture/the-dog-childhood-trauma-and-our-nations-cruelty/

12 May 2026 @ 8:44 pm

No one should be surprised that a prominent Black person would help to re-segregate our nation. Back in the 1870s Martin Robison Delany, the highest ranking officer in the Union Army during the civil war and an outspoken abolitionist, did just that in South Carolina.Delany campaigned for former Confederate general Wade Hampton III for governor who restored white supremacy in South Carolina after a violent election campaign during which 150 Black people were killed. https://theicarian.substack.com/p/martin-robison-delany-an-extraordinary

12 May 2026 @ 2:49 am

Feared "Conservatives" Often Die Hard
https://open.substack.com/pub/theicarian/p/feared-conservatives-often-die-hard

4 May 2026 @ 10:32 pm

Sorry, The Original Magna Carta Was A FlopThat Annoying History Again
Much ado was made about the Magna Carta during the recent visit of the current King of England, who had to politely remind the de facto king of America about the rule of law and its hard fought, hard won history.
And the King of England actually used complete sentences and never hard to resort to accordion hands to do so. https://open.substack.com/pub/theicarian/p/sorry-the-original-magna-carta-was

30 April 2026 @ 1:36 am

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