I’m throwing my hands up in exasperation. I never thought I’d hate any browser more than IE6, but then along came 7. I STILL can’t get the comments to display correctly, and given the number of you that still use Internet Explorer, I will just have to switch to a whole new theme. With shiny, […]

A PR release for a study by the University College London (UCL), via the London Centre of Nanotechnology (LCN), seemingly lends validation to Luca Turin’s controversial vibration theory of smell. (From December, but I only just noticed it, via a ScienceDaily notice.) It’s been interesting to watch the back and forth on smell theory the […]

Seriously.
Make it stop.
If we’re now onto Bon Jovi endorsements, I can only imagine how bad this whole celeb perfume thing is going get. At least he’s saying it’s for charity.
Any guesses as to which celebrity will be the next to put out a fragrance? Or like me, do you just shudder to think?

David H. Pybus may already be known to some of you hardcore ‘fume addicts already as one of the co-authors (with Charles Sell) of “The Chemistry of Fragrances.” His newest book, “Transports of Delight: An Aromatic Journey in Verse From East to West on the Wings of Perfume,” is set to be released… well, today, […]

For those of you who enjoy the holiday, happy Valentine’s Day.
For those of you who are a little more ambivalent about the whole thing, happy February 14th.
Please enjoy this link to a short film by Ze Frank, “Valentine’s Day.”
Now, if you’re only just now realizing that it is indeed the 14th, and the holiday has […]

(Sorry for the lack of updates as of late… I’m got too many balls in the air at the moment, but articles will be coming shortly, I swear!)
This is not a perfume or flavor related post, and I avoid being “political” here usually, but I think regardless of your own political or philosophical persuasion, you’ll […]

I received the following email, and while her description sounds eerily familiar to me, I am utterly unable to figure out why. Perhaps one of you could help Tina track down a beloved fragrance from her past?
“Hi,
I have a question and was told you might be just the person to help me find the answer. […]

Recipe for O’Henrys
This is a wonderfully quick dessert to make, and comes courtesy of the Old Mill Community Service Cookbook from 1984, credited to “Ed Thompson.” I have made made some modifications to the printed recipe, however. If I’m not baking brownies, this is the chocolate goodie I enjoy making in the Chezilla kitchen. […]