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Exoalchemy
UGHLLO. This is Grumpy Cat. Technically, it’s DOCTOR Grumpy Cat. However, MISTER Grumpy Cat will be fine. I’m so pissed off at my latest alma mater for encouraging Marxist faculty in their coercion of useful idiot students into “safe space” insanity, that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, News and politics, Science, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Beyond Earth, energy, exoalchemy, exobiology, Grumpy Cat, nuclear energy, oxygen, space colonization, space travel, thorium, Titan
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Red’s Ultimate Fragrance Blogroll Post
The time has come to do something useful in this life. And at this very moment, I am struck by the need for somebody to create a simple travel guide to the world of fragrance. Something useful to newcomers. Something … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Books, Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, Hobbies, Internet
Tagged Blogroll, fragrance, fragrance blog, fragrance reviews
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Four Dudes, a Classy Dame, and a Boozy Babe
….OTHERWISE known as Field Notes from Cowtown – this week’s ruberrific report on my spectacular sniffing experiences, out in the real world of designer fragrance, in the malls of flyover country. But first, a message from our sponsor’s required movie of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, History
Tagged Amen Ultra Zest, art, basenotes, Chanel, Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne, Creed, fashion, fragrance, fragrance reviews, Jane Austen, Kate Beckinsale, La Nuit de L'Homme, Love & Friendship, movie reviews, Nordstrom, Pure Tiffany, Spicebomb Extreme, Thierry Mugler, Tiffany, Valentino, Valentino Donna, Viktor & Rolf, Whit Stillman, YSL
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Bandolero: Series 01, Episode 10
Note to Readers: Today I got my shipment of a mystery fragrance – Chandler Burr Untitled: S01E10. This is surely one of the finest yet in the Untitled series. And – if the immediacy of my reaction is any indication … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Books, Fragrance, Travel
Tagged Andalusia, bandoleros, Chandler Burr, fragrance, S01E10, Spain, Untitled Series, windmills
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Malaga à l’Aube
I had fully intended to use my once-in-a-lifetime trip to Andalusia to do some extreme perfume reviewing. In the end, I suppose I did. It just didn’t turn out as expected. And that, I suppose, is the fundamental beauty of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Books, Fashion, Fragrance, Internet, News and politics, Science, Travel
Tagged Acqua di Gio Essenza, Air France, Alhambra, Andalusia, Armani Onde Mystere, Bertrand Duchaufour, Bleu de Chanel, Creed Virgin Island Water, Denyse Beaulieu, fragrance, Generalife Gardens, Guerlain Habit Rouge L'Eau, Hermes Eau de Mandarine Ambree, Hermes Eau de Narcisse Bleu, Italica, Malaga, Paco Rabanne Invictus, Sevilla, Seville a l'Aube, Solo Loewe Absoluto, Spain, Spanish Inquisition, The Perfume Lover, Thierry Mugler Alien Essense Absolue, Tom Ford Sahara Noir
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Time to Ride
There was a time, back somewhere between the 1930’s and the 1850’s, when a cowboy named Red showed up in Perfume City. He was part Injun, through his mama’s side, and she never let him forget it. He figured that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Books, Fragrance, Hobbies, News and politics, Science, Travel
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New York’s Finest
Day 1 of my “aroma therapy” is simple. Do anything that helps me fall back in love with fragrance. Hence, this post. As I was going through my iPhoto collection last night, finding a picture that reminded me of things … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Blogging, Books, Entertainment, Fashion, Fragrance, Music, Travel
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China Bans Time Travel – Antigravity Remains Unaffected
China Bans Time Travel. Antigravity Working Intermittently, Like Google. In a move which puzzles only the most sane readers, China has banned time travel and similar plot clichés from new television programming. Also under house arrest are myths, superstitions, fantasy, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Entertainment, News and politics, Science
Tagged China time-travel antigravity
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“Perfumes: The Guide” Makes Amazon’s Best of 2008
Well, it’s gratifying to see one of my favorite books getting some recognition. Perfumes: The Guide by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez was picked as #55 in the top 100 books of 2008 by the editors on amazon.com – quite … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, News and politics
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The perfume book you can’t miss. – By Jim Lewis – Slate Magazine
For those of us who consider any journalism less fragrance-oriented than Basenotes to be “mainstream media”, here’s an excellent mainstream review of Turin & Sanchez on Slate: The perfume book you can’t miss. – By Jim Lewis – Slate Magazine … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fragance, Fragrance Reviews, Hobbies, News and politics
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