Chandler Burr

New York Times Scent Critic

Chandler Burr appears in the following:

The Scent of...an Opera?

Monday, June 01, 2009

Last night, The Guggenheim Museum's Works and Process series featured an opera called "Green Aria," created by Stewart Matthew. It was a feast for the nose. Perfumes were composed b...

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The Mystery of Smell

Friday, October 13, 2006

Kurt Andersen and the writer Chandler Burr explore the allure and mystery that smell has for us. Burr explains how physicist Luca Turin solved the scientific mystery of how smell works. Burr believes that we should build museums for the nose.

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Scratch and Sniff

Friday, October 13, 2006

Studio 360 smells really really good. Kurt Andersen and Chandler Burr, the New York Times' new and first-ever perfume critic, explore the mysteries behind our sense of smell. And the director Douglas McGrath talks about his new Truman Capote biopic, Infamous, and how he's dealing with the movie's inevitable comparisons to last year's Capote.

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Scent, Rooms, Yodelling

Saturday, April 10, 2004

Kurt Andersen and the writer Chandler Burr look at what artists do with scent — in perfume, in books, and in sculpture. We’ll hear how an artist attempts to capture aromas through sound recordings and we’ll visit a perfumer who bottles surprising scents like Dirt and Thunderstorm. And Thomas Mann ...

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Special Guest: Chandler Burr

Saturday, April 10, 2004

Kurt Andersen and the writer Chandler Burr explore the allure and mystery that smell has for us. Burr believes that we should build museums for the nose. 

Chandler Burr is the author of The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last ...

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Special Guest: Chandler Burr

Saturday, December 06, 2003

Kurt Andersen and the writer Chandler Burr explore the allure and mystery that smell has for us. Burr believes that we should build museums for the nose. 

Chandler Burr is the author of The Emperor of Scent: A Story of Perfume, Obsession, and the Last Mystery of the Senses. He ...

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