It’s invention run amok, marketing gone mad, the odoriferous emblem of commercialism without compunction or bounds. It’s the transformation of an illusion — there isn’t any spice called pumpkin, nor any pumpkin this spicy — into a reality.
— Frank Bruni of The New York Times turns his attention from politics to pumpkin spice (although be warned he does also talk politics) in Will Pumpkin Spice Destroy Us All?
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French niche line Parfums de Nicolaï has launched Patchouli Intense, a new woody oriental fragrance…
By combining the recognizable pumpkin spice flavor with sugar, you train your brain and body to remember how delicious the combination is -- and as soon as you smell or even imagine pumpkin spice, your body will have an anticipatory response and crave it, Franssen said.
For that reason, "the pumpkin spice latte is actually, scientifically, kind of addictive," she said. "Not quite the same neural mechanisms as drugs of abuse, but certainly the more you consume, the more you reinforce the behavior and want to consume more."
— NBC Montana talks to psychology professor Catherine Franssen about pumpkin spice. Read more at What is 'pumpkin spice' anyway? And why do we crave it?
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