The Morning Brew: Thursday, 8.6

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The New York Times announces that Sam Sifton, the paper's culture editor (and former dining editor), will be its new restaurant critic.

New York coffeehouses are pulling the plug on laptops at peak hours. Is it the beginning of a trend? (Wall Street Journal)

(See Zach Dyer's take on this issue from his Java Enabled column.)

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says his store sells a lot of "junk." (Guardian)