Basic Bitches, Collective Delusion, and The Long American History of Being Defensive About Pumpkins

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This year Starbucks released the pumpkin spice latte on August 27, the earliest date yet and before Labor Day, another contender for the official marker of fall in America. It’s not cold anywhere on August 27 and no leaves are yet changing, but by some definitions, it was fall.