WORD: Sniffing Out Inspiration

(screen grab of Synesthesia)

I like subscribing to things that send me on a path of discovery and thinking, inspiring my work and life. Put another way, I like stuff that completely derails what I’m doing and that is preferably not Facebook. So in an effort to put you off the tracks for a bit, check out A Very Short List.

Started in 2006 by Kurt Anderson (of Studio 360), this “delightful e-mail that shares cultural gems from a different curator every day,” now has over 100,000 subscribers.

Here, I’ll get you started by making you read the VSL post from a few days ago and you’ll soon be eating a bag of jelly beans, learning why Scotch smells like Band-Aids, and discovering if you are afflicted with synesthesia!