| The secrets of Marseille's century old soap factory (CNN) Inside a hundred-year-old factory, a man leans over an enormous vat of boiling soap. Steam wafts up to the rafters where decades of soap-making have left a waxy residue. This is the Soap Master at work. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Aniston to release first perfume Actress Jennifer Aniston is preparing to launch her debut fragrance. kimt.com |
Martin Hawes: On scent of good buys Writing in a woman's magazine more than 60 years ago, Ben Graham said you should buy your investments as you would your groceries, not your perfume. Graham was assuming for a woman the purchase of perfume is an emotional decision... nzherald.co.nz |
Friday Favorites: Perfume Genius, Mesita, Language Arts Most of the songs on Seattle/Everett man Perfume Genius aka Mike Hadreas' "Learning" album are spectral/skeletal piano-and-voice compositions, pop music of a particularly bleak type. "No Problem" maintains the mood but switches up the sonics for an epic hiphop funeral march. seattletimes.nwsource.com |
Grrr, Sniff, Arf A cognitive scientist leads a tour of the sensations and thought processes of dogs. nytimes.com |