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A Suspicious Surplus of Kitchen Appliances

By aiche | Published: February 7, 2010
Somehow, in a potentially very sick twist of fate, the kitchen ended up becoming the arena for far more gadgets, strange yet addictively convenient devices, and noisemaking thingamajigs than the bedroom, though arguably some of the items in the standard utensils drawer could easily be transplanted with the right entrepreneurial spirit. Why this seemingly bizarre [...]
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Five Single-Note Scents from My Nose to Yours

By aiche | Published: December 27, 2009
The sense of smell is underrated. It’s all too often noticed only when something is particularly wonderful, or when something is particularly unpleasant. Walking past a wet rose bush, someone might pick up the slutty exchange of powder and citrus and rock sugar, and exclaim that it’s fantastic. It is, but there are far more [...]
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