california Converted garage now home to museum of 'curious scents' Rusty Blazenhoff

art Perfume maker perfects the smell of American paper currency Andrea James

books Parfumiers are trying to capture the smell of old books Cory Doctorow

motorcycles Candle that smells like a motorcycle engine David Pescovitz

real estate For sale: Ozzie and Harriet's haunted home David Pescovitz

fashion Louis Vuitton converting perfume production lines to hand sanitizer manufacturing David Pescovitz

whales Two arrested for possession of whale vomit Mark Frauenfelder

books I'm re-reading The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and Obsession Mark Frauenfelder

History Our olfactory heritage: researcher preserves scents before they're lost forever David Pescovitz

Real things you can actually buy Gwyneth Paltrow's got a $75 "smells like my vagina" candle Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Revealing the cover of "Poesy the Monster Slayer," my first-ever picture book! Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Thomas Piketty's new book uses data to trace how inequality changes ideology Cory Doctorow

History Medieval people bathed Cory Doctorow

media Prince Charles’ gay scandal, Tom Cruise destroys Scientology, and Michael Jackson’s afterlife, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

design Bic perfume in packaging inspired by their lighters David Pescovitz

fake news Wacko Jacko “Perv” proof, Queen shafts Prince Charles, and Angie “anorexic” (again) in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

gift guides Last Minute Valentine's Day Gift Picks For Forgetful Lovers Boing Boing

fashion Purfume fad: smell like burning or decomposing vegetation Rob Beschizza

Weird Watch David Lynch's weird TV commercial for Adidas David Pescovitz

scents Why men's body washes all smell the same Mark Frauenfelder