Important news comes from BookofJoe:
From refinery29: “If you’ve kept around old issues of The New York Times because you kind of get off on the smell, don’t worry, you’re not (that) weird. A fellow newspaper addict — the late designer-artist Tobias Wong — created The Times Of New York candle, a concept that’s equal parts a tribute to the Grey Lady and a commentary on the fate of printed media. The scent is, in a word, newsy, with hints of guaiacwood, cedar, musk and spice, with ‘a powdery note and velvet nuance,’ meant to mimic the aroma of black ink on newsprint. Realized by Josée Lepage, the Creative Director of Bondtoo, made in a limited-edition run of 1,000.”
$65.
I guess that’s better than putting a scratch-n-sniff pad on the back of an ereader :).
I have always loved the “Times of New York”. I love the smell of the pine directly from the daily edition. People are going crazy about eBook, I am not a fan of eBook, I am more of the old school kind of guy. I kept several copies in my library, some in my car, some in my …bathroom :), I simply love the smell.
One more thing … where can I get that limited edition scented candle?
Jimmy