“[Our] noses are in fact exquisitely sensitive instruments that guide our everyday life to a surprising extent. Subtle smells can change your mood, behaviour and the choices you make, often without you even realising it. … The big mystery is why we aren’t aware of our nasal activity for more of the time.”
Tag: 09.19.11
Modern Dance Takes Up Science As Subject Matter
“Indeed, the marriage between science and dance would seem about as likely as that between Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe. But opposites attract, as the physicists know, and it is perhaps not so odd that scientific thought should intrigue the contemporary choreographer.”
Darcey Bussell Reveals Dance Photography’s Secret Trick
“Images of the ballerina leaping through the air were sometimes aided by a carefully concealed trampoline.” (Shocking.)
Flaming White Boy Visits Burning Man
Seth Stevenson: “And this is when my brain melted a little. … A giant metal octopus rolling across the sand, with actual hot flames spewing out of its tentacles. … Lasers careened across the sky. Choking dust storms howled into our eyes and noses. Everyone was in aviator goggles, and knee-high leather boots, and fur vests.”
Emmys Surprise
“The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards contained enough surprises to confound oddsmakers as well as skeptics who consider the awards show too predictable.”