Coffeehouse
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| "[[Mass media|Media]], as we know it, first emerged at the beginning of the [[18th century|eighteenth century]]. Papers, journals, broadsheets, all became widely available in the new created [[public space]] of the [[coffeehouse]]. [...] The popular market for art and literature liberated writers and artists from the need for court [[patronage]]. No longer having to please their sponsors, they could experiment, and speak out as brashly as they wished." --''[[Counterculture Through the Ages]]'' (2004) by Ken Goffman, p. 162 | "[[Mass media|Media]], as we know it, first emerged at the beginning of the [[18th century|eighteenth century]]. Papers, journals, broadsheets, all became widely available in the new created [[public space]] of the [[coffeehouse]]. [...] The popular market for art and literature liberated writers and artists from the need for court [[patronage]]. No longer having to please their sponsors, they could experiment, and speak out as brashly as they wished." --''[[Counterculture Through the Ages]]'' (2004) by Ken Goffman, p. 162 | ||
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| A '''coffeehouse''', '''coffee shop''', or '''cafe''' ([[French language|French]]/[[Spanish language|Spanish]]/[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''''café'''''; [[Italian language|Italian]]: '''''caffè''''', [[German language|German]]: '''''Kaffeehaus''''') shares some of the characteristics of a [[bar (establishment)|bar]], and some of the characteristics of a [[restaurant]], but it is different from a [[cafeteria]]. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on providing [[coffee]] and [[tea]] as well as light snacks. In some countries, cafes more closely resemble restaurants, offering a range of hot meals, and possibly being licensed to serve alcohol. Many coffee houses in the [[Muslim world]], and in Muslim districts in the West, offer ''shisha'', powdered tobacco smoked through a [[hookah]]. In establishments where it is tolerated - which may be found notably in the [[Netherlands]], in [[Amsterdam]] - [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] may be smoked as well. | A '''coffeehouse''', '''coffee shop''', or '''cafe''' ([[French language|French]]/[[Spanish language|Spanish]]/[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: '''''café'''''; [[Italian language|Italian]]: '''''caffè''''', [[German language|German]]: '''''Kaffeehaus''''') shares some of the characteristics of a [[bar (establishment)|bar]], and some of the characteristics of a [[restaurant]], but it is different from a [[cafeteria]]. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on providing [[coffee]] and [[tea]] as well as light snacks. In some countries, cafes more closely resemble restaurants, offering a range of hot meals, and possibly being licensed to serve alcohol. Many coffee houses in the [[Muslim world]], and in Muslim districts in the West, offer ''shisha'', powdered tobacco smoked through a [[hookah]]. In establishments where it is tolerated - which may be found notably in the [[Netherlands]], in [[Amsterdam]] - [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] may be smoked as well. | ||
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"For Weegee and Brassai alike, the only refuge from the night, the only sanctuary, was in the bars and cafes. Weegee's Montmartre was the Bowery." --"Night Light: Brassai and Weegee" (1976) by Colin Westerbeck "Media, as we know it, first emerged at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Papers, journals, broadsheets, all became widely available in the new created public space of the coffeehouse. [...] The popular market for art and literature liberated writers and artists from the need for court patronage. No longer having to please their sponsors, they could experiment, and speak out as brashly as they wished." --Counterculture Through the Ages (2004) by Ken Goffman, p. 162 }
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or cafe (French/Spanish/Portuguese: café; Italian: caffè, German: Kaffeehaus) shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on providing coffee and tea as well as light snacks. In some countries, cafes more closely resemble restaurants, offering a range of hot meals, and possibly being licensed to serve alcohol. Many coffee houses in the Muslim world, and in Muslim districts in the West, offer shisha, powdered tobacco smoked through a hookah. In establishments where it is tolerated - which may be found notably in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam - cannabis may be smoked as well. From a cultural standpoint, coffeehouses largely serve as centers of social interaction: the coffeehouse provides social members with a place to congregate, talk, write, read, entertain one another, or pass the time, whether individually or in small groups. See also
A café (French for coffee) is a type of cafeteria, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the pavement or sidewalk, where meals are served. Notable cafés
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