This Party Stinks. That’s the Point.
The New York Times
Pandemic isolation, and a rejection of deodorant, finds a niche nightlife release.
Recent research may indicate that humans are more sensitive to body odor than our evolutionary ancestors were. Is this good news?
It could be for Phillip Miner, a nightlife promoter who holds a party called “Pheromone” for armpit fetishists (the next will be held Feb. 10). Pent-up demand for nightlife — after so many months spent in relative isolation — may be paving the way for unexpected ways to let loose, but Mr. Miner believes the pandemic has contributed in a different way: making it ripe (sorry) for a party for the smelly and their admirers.
“Working from home really gave people a reason to give up deodorant, and a lot of people found out that they resonate more with their own natural body scents,” Mr. Miner, 40, said before an installment of Pheromone in January.
