Glass Petal Smoke
Gleanings from the World of the Senses
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Eau Maybe: Inspiration for Dr. Carruthers Character in The Devil Bat (1940)
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Bela Lugosi as Dr. Carruthers, a perfumer, in The Devil Bat (L), and Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers, a chemist, as himself (R). Thirteen i...
Friday, August 29, 2025
Marcel Duchamp & Georges Perec Write a Faux Fragrance Article in the Afterlife
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Image of Grey-Crowned Cranes by Frankie from Germany via Pixabay Part I: The Article A novel line of seven perfumes is created by an eclecti...
Monday, May 12, 2025
The Meaning of Things Left Inside the Pages of a Book
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Still Life with Guitar by Juan Grís (1920) Once in a while, I find an unconventional placeholder related to memorable text or art in the pa...
Monday, March 3, 2025
Recommended Reading: The Forgotten Sense by Jonas Olofsson
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Interview with scientist Jonas Olofsson, author of The Forgotten Sense There are many things one can say about The Forgotten Sense: The New...
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Anatomy of a Tic Tac Orange Mint
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The orange flavor of Tic Tac Orange Mints unfolds like the experience of eating an orange out of hand. Flavor chemists want you to think of ...
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