the little singular journal

Evolution of Toilets Through Time: From Cro-Magnon to Modern Day During the era of Cro-Magnon, hunter-gatherers consumed food where they found it and relieved themselves in the same locations. Their waste disintegrated rapidly in nature. Around 2500 BCE, the Greeks, pioneers of hygiene, constructed sewage systems and toilets in their cities. A millennium later, the Romans equipped major cities with aqueducts, sewers, and lavatories. In...

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Three types of notes are commonly distinguished in perfumery, built on a pyramidal approach: top notes, heart notes and base notes. Some big noses refuse to define their creation from a pyramidal angle, vision or reading that they consider too simplistic; preferring to take one or more emotions as a starting point. A more abstract and also more poetic olfactory reading. Dozens of exchanges, dozens...

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Hospitality is an art that has evolved over the centuries, from ancient Greece to the present day. Each era has its own codes and traditions for welcoming guests, from Roman banquets to 18th-century literary salons. Hosting today is an opportunity to express thoughtfulness and refinement toward our guests, paying attention to detail.

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