Vox 2009-05-17T02:05:21Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c225286a34f219/ Perfume tag:vox.com,2009-05-06:asset-6a00c225286a34f21901101645d4a1860c 2009-05-06T23:08:53Z 2009-05-17T02:05:21Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

N°5 CHANEL

Scents of spices breeze into the room where I sit and drink a ginger ale after a long day. There is a nice restaurant in my apartment building and the scents that they permit to escape are most delicate. This cardamom scent replaces the green wick...

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]]> Four-Part tag:vox.com,2009-05-01:asset-6a00c225286a34f2190110181e4711860f 2009-05-01T18:01:36Z 2009-05-17T02:06:30Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Spoonbridge and Cherry Ashbery Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jeff Zeleny, longtime Obama-covering journalist, asked the President a four-part question at the White House last week. (More info about Zeleny, and a link to his question, at The Atlantic.) As the rest of the White House press corps giggled, he i...

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]]> Vertigo x 6 tag:vox.com,2009-03-28:asset-6a00c225286a34f219011017b5b39e860e 2009-03-28T15:02:44Z 2009-04-30T13:56:02Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

"Vertigo" (U.S. poster) "Vertigo" (French poster) "Vertigo" (Italian poster) "Vertigo" (Japanese poster) "Vertigo" (Polish poster) "Vertigo" (Australian poster)

In the USA, spare graphic art torn from the opening credits, which were designed by the amazing Saul Bass: Vertigo Vertigo (1958, Alfred Hitchcock) In France, a wicked woman and imperiled man: Sueurs froides (Cold Sweats) For Italy, a cre...

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]]> Great moments in Bialetti coffee makers tag:vox.com,2009-03-24:asset-6a00c225286a34f219011015f45424860b 2009-03-24T16:33:06Z 2009-04-04T10:08:10Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Photograph by Norman Seeff

In the kitchen with Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, New York, 1969.

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]]> Aural exam tag:vox.com,2009-02-28:asset-6a00c225286a34f219011016318065860c 2009-02-28T00:06:14Z 2009-02-28T00:06:14Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Created by Train Horns

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]]> Scratch and Sniff tag:vox.com,2009-02-12:asset-6a00c225286a34f2190110162d7d4b860c 2009-02-12T20:57:30Z 2009-02-13T00:40:45Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Mseucalyptus Mspeanutbutter Mslicorice Msleather Mscoppertan Msscola Mswatermelon

These vivid stickers from Minneapolis company Mello Smello used the technology of another Minnesotan enterprise, 3M. In the 1970s, 3M put two developments together: they blended molecules filled with fragrant oils into a soft fixant. A gentle sc...

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]]> Vox Hunt: National Bird Day tag:vox.com,2009-02-05:asset-6a00c225286a34f219011018064223860f 2009-02-05T22:55:06Z 2009-02-06T02:55:56Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lyrebird imitating sounds - from "The Life of Birds" (Bill Oddie/R. Attenborough)

Today is National Bird Day. Show us a bird that is native to your region Not from my region, or even from this nation, but the songs and sounds of the lyrebird are fascinating. Love the sounds and camerawork in this clip:

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]]> Candy Land tag:vox.com,2009-02-05:asset-6a00c225286a34f219011018063951860f 2009-02-05T19:51:35Z 2009-02-06T13:07:05Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Candy Land (c. 1980s - the one I loved!) Candy Land (c. 2000s)

Sweeter than that sickly aroma wafting over Manhattan: Candy Land...the movie! The game's manufacturer, Hasbro, wrangled a screenwriter and a director to make a major motion picture, reports Variety. What drama awaits us? Imagine Queen Frostine r...

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]]> Sugared off! tag:vox.com,2009-02-05:asset-6a00c225286a34f2190110162ba82d860c 2009-02-05T15:59:57Z 2009-03-29T22:12:36Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Maple Syrup from Vermont Sugaring Off

Time magazine reproduced today's schedule for NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His first obligation of the day is this event at City Hall: *11:00 AM Reveals Sources of Mysterious but Harmless Maple Syrup Odors Blue Room City Hall MANHATTAN *Q & ...

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]]> Strike day tag:vox.com,2009-01-30:asset-6a00c225286a34f219011015e5272d860b 2009-01-30T00:55:17Z 2009-02-05T00:07:57Z Iris http://irisiris.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Strike in Paris, 29 janvier. Photo: Joel Saget/AFP Lille greviste, 29 janvier. Photo: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Today -- Thursday -- was a French national strike against the government. All union members and sympathizers were invited to strike in all cities; rosters suggest that around 30% of workers went on strike, reducing labor in sectors ranging from t...

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