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The arrival of the Maison Berger scented bouquets
Known for its lamps, Maison Berger is applying its craft to scented bouquets, now offered on Smoking.fr. A look at the bottles, the reeds and the fragrances.
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Songs about cigarettes, pipes or joints
From Gainsbourg to Sanseverino, the cigarette, the pipe and the joint run through French song. A round-up of the tracks that made them their subject, theme by theme.
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When Berger lamps make their way into a museum
For its 120th anniversary, Maison Berger Paris has opened a museum where a selection of lamps retraces its history, starting with the process devised in 1898.
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Father’s Day: give him an exceptional gift
Lighters, ashtrays, tobacco pouches, cigar cutters or pipe accessories: the objects gathered by Smoking for Father’s Day, one smoker profile at a time.
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How to choose the right scales
Accuracy to the nearest hundredth of a gram, low capacity, pocket format: the criteria to look at when choosing scales for weighing tobacco or aromatic herbs.
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The Zippo click becomes a registered trademark and an ASMR star
Since the end of 2018, the sound of the Zippo lighter has been protected by a registered trademark. The article also tells how that click became a staple of ASMR videos.
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What are the dangers of tobacco?
Reduced life expectancy, cancers, cardiovascular disease, passive smoking: a review of the harm attributed to tobacco, based on WHO figures and mortality data.
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The surprising history of tobacco
Grown in America before Christopher Columbus arrived, tobacco first served the ritual and medicinal uses of Native American peoples. The story of its earliest uses.
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Christmas: my selection of gifts for your loved ones
A Berger lamp, a branded pen, an engraved lighter or an electronic cigarette pack: a selection of Christmas gift ideas sorted by recipient and by budget.
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How cannabis came to be banned
From Chinese medicinal treatises to European textile uses, hemp long enjoyed a good reputation. The article retraces the path that led it to the status of prohibited drug.
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Tobacco on screen
From Serge Gainsbourg to the Canal studios, smoking on television was long an ordinary sight. A look back at those sequences and at what the Évin law changed on screen.
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How does tobacco create addiction?
Nicotine, dopamine and habit: the article describes the three mechanisms, physical, psychological and behavioural, on which dependence on tobacco takes hold.
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Do you know the rule of the three C’s: coffee, cigarette, toilet?
Coffee, cigarette, toilet: the rule of the three C’s is no urban legend, says the article, which sets out how nicotine and coffee each stimulate intestinal transit.
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Different tobacco growing regions
Soil, sunshine and humidity: the taste of the leaf changes from one country to another. An overview of tobacco growing regions, continent by continent, and of their use in the cigar.
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Cigarillo cases drawn with a ballpoint pen – Johan Van Mullem, a singular artist
Johan Van Mullem draws with a ballpoint pen on cigarillo boxes. Portrait of an artist who sees in this object an intimate case and makes it the support for his moods.
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Smoking launches a Zippo prize draw
Smoking.fr is running a prize draw around the Zippo brand in August, open to entrants of legal age. Entry conditions, closing date and prizes to be won.
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What if cannabis were legalised in France…
Smoking areas to be created, criminal networks to be drained, examples from abroad: the article examines what legalising cannabis would change in France.
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Unusual: smoking in Japan
In Japan, lighting a cigarette in the street is prohibited and dedicated areas are set up across the cities. A practice governed by custom as much as by official rules.
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Certain cigarette brand names banned from sale
Since plain packs took over the shelves of French tobacconists, some brand names have also had to change. Which names are affected, and how long manufacturers have to comply.
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Spoiling your grandad without breaking the bank… it is possible!
A Chacom pipe set, an S.T. Dupont pen: a selection of gift ideas for grandfathers, chosen to stay affordable, whether buying alone or clubbing together.
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[Akteo interview] Imagination in the service of French watchmaking
Jean-Christophe Mareschal, the inventor of the Akteo watch, talks about his beginnings in Besançon, the thematic design concept and the brand’s international plans.
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