January 2011
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A&P by John Updike →
axon-axoff:
One of my favorite short stories.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Penny & The Quarters (7)
Arcade Fire (2)
Best Coast/Jeff The Brotherhood (2)
Lambchop (2)
The Breeders (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Why secondhand bookstores smell good
powells:
Lignin, the stuff that prevents all trees from adopting the weeping habit, is a polymer made up of units that are closely related to vanillin. When made into paper and stored for years, it breaks down and smells good. Which is how divine providence has arranged for secondhand bookstores to smell like good quality vanilla absolute, subliminally stoking a hunger for knowledge...
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