Perfume

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:08:53 -0500

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

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:01:36 -0500

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

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:02:44 -0500

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

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:33:06 -0500

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

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Aural exam

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:06:14 -0600

Created by Train Horns

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Scratch and Sniff

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:57:30 -0600

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

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:55:06 -0600

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

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:51:35 -0600

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!

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:59:57 -0600

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

nobody@vox.com(Iris) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:55:17 -0600

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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