Hugo Rifkind Hugo Rifkind

Shared Opinion | 31 May 2008

We should resist the globalisation of smells. From London to Delhi, stench is truth

issue 31 May 2008

Every Sunday night for the past couple of months, I have been going back in time. I have been in the early 1960s. Sharp suits, womanly curves, and hair that went one way or went the other, and damn well left a line if it changed its mind. I’ve been watching the drama Mad Men on BBC4, and I’ve been gripped.

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