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Articles by
Maggie Downs
Maggie Downs is a journalist and essayist in Palm Springs, California. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Lonely Planet’s True Stories From the World’s Best Writers, and The Best Women’s Travel Writing anthology, among other publications.
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August 27, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Reviving the Aromas of Greek Antiquity
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July 18, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Aromatic Journey of an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony
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July 1, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Delight of Smelling Rome by Night
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June 12, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Bad Scents
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May 21, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Nose Dive into Mexico City
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April 30, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Professional Ham Sniffing in Spain
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April 8, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Climate Change Is Destroying What You Smell
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March 22, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Can You Smell What I Smell in Iceland?
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March 6, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The City That Bottles Roses and Rain
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February 20, 2024Been There, Smelled That: The Smellitized Smells of Disney World
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January 29, 2024Been There, Smelled That: Seeking Sweetness in Belize
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January 3, 2024Welcome to Mary Oliver Garden
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January 15, 2025A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon
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January 8, 2025Did You Even Consider Every Possible Lived Experience Before Recklessly Posting Your Chili Recipe on Social Media?
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January 9, 2025I Will Pay Any Amount to Not Pay My Taxes
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January 15, 2025Signs You Are a Gen-Xer Who’s About to Turn Sixty
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January 20, 2025Welcome Home, President Nyarlathotep
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January 17, 2025Who Said It: Donald Trump or Martin Luther King Jr.?
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January 17, 2025Excerpts from The Believer: An Interview with Annie Leibovitz
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January 17, 2025It’s About Time Our Government Finally Reflects the Real America—An Airport Terminal at 10 a.m. on a Weekday