Documenting the Disappearance of Small English Shops

It’s no secret that long before Covid made its way to the English isles, the British high street was withering. Big names and local names alike have been noticeably vanishing from communities ever since the internet got its wings. But of course, it’s always the erosion of a once proud little family business that hurts…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXXIII)

1. New York in the Rain Beautifully captured by Dylan Walker, found on his Instagram account. 2. Word of the Day: Umarell Found on Wikipedia. 3. “Grandpa Steel” In 1951 in Sweden, a 66 year-old man wasn’t allowed to enter a 1800km (1118 miles) long bicycle race because of his age. He showed up anyways…

MessyNessyChic’s First Podcast with Gucci Beauty

That’s right, I’m now podcasting on a pair of headphones near you. In this enchanting project with Gucci Beauty, I’m telling the story of a sleeping surrealist mini-city found deep in Italy’s Umbrian hills. I even got to make all my own sound effects like a bonafide foley artist! Listen to the podcast below or…

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A Hauntingly Good Guide to Autumn in New York

No one does Fall like the East Coast. The air grows perfectly crisp, and a tide of orange leaves sweeps the Catskills and Central Park alike in such cinematic fashion, you practically expect Meg Ryan to come sauntering around every corner with a jug of piping hot cider. Of course, this year is different in…

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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXXII)

1. Dream Vacations by 3D Designer Nicole Wu More luxury from the future on her instagram account. 2. The Electric Utilities Pavilion, 1939 at the The World of Tomorrow The New York’s World’s Fair, more about how its world of tomorrow shaped our today, found on Wired. 3. On the set of Space: 1999 From…

The Mad 1920s Fad of Pole-Sitting

Forget planking – or any other useless but mildly entertaining stunts you might have seen via Tik Tok for that matter. Before all that, came the strange spectacle of pole-sitting, a fad that became all the rage in the 1920s involving sitting atop a pole (usually a flagpole) for as long as possible. Some folks…

Not Everyone has a “Miniatures Room”, but this Guy Does

Thierry Bosquet has decorated the world’s most iconic theatres. He grew up backstage at the opera house in Brussels where his grandfather was a director, before moving to Italy to make a name for himself as a set designer. “My parents brought me up by taking me to visit all the palaces and gardens in Italy,…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXXI)

1. This Fabulous Couple The most elegant viral sensation to emerge in the Berlin fashion scene, found on Instagram. 2. Ella Slack, the Queen’s Stand-in Queen Elizabeth II has had the same body-double for 30 years. Before the monarch appears at large events, Ella Slack walks, stands, and sits everywhere the Queen will in order…

This Abandoned School became his Personal Mansion (but you’re invited)

Okay, this probably sounds creepier than it really is. In Japan’s Iya Valley, considered one of the country’s most beautiful but unexplored regions, a remote elementary school was abandoned for nearly a decade, before Yohei Aoki came along and made it his home. Since 2017, the former office worker has also been welcoming off-beat travellers…

13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXX)

1. The “Witch’s House” in its original location on a Hollywood studio lot. Moved to Beverly Hills in the 1930s, now a private home. CNN has a great tour inside the house with the current owner. 2. How Wes Anderson Is So Good At “Stealing” Scenes From Other Movies 3. This Fashion Historian’s Humorous DIY…