Monthly Archives: October 2012

Aesop’s Incredibly Good Smelling Hand Soap

Every once in a while, I smell something so bewitching that I can’t stop going back to it over and over. Twice in recent memory, this happened with a hand soap. Consequently, I end up walking around compulsively smelling my … Continue reading

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The Scotch and Soda Variations

In China, scotch is often paired with green tea on ice (something the UK’s Telegraph was calling new in 2007). In Brazil, they add coconut water. These odd styles of enjoying scotch are charming, innovative examples of non-European cultures making … Continue reading

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