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The Movie of the Year Is a Stolen Cult Film That Almost Never Was

A few weeks ago, I fell in love with a movie called Shirkers. It felt like discovering a lost Wes Anderson movie. It felt like watching all the things I’d ever set out to portray here on Messy Nessy Chic– secret childhood drama, unappreciated beauty, deeply personal nostalgia, conspiracy, vulnerability, creativity– all perfectly wrapped up…
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Coney Island’s Short-Lived but Utterly Insane Dreamland

There’s no question that New York’s Coney Island is an utterly outrageous place; it’s most known for its freak shows, retro roller coasters, annual hot dog eating contest, and start-of-summer mermaid parade… and that’s all just the tip of the iceberg. It’s hard to believe it, but the wacky Brooklyn neighbourhood today is nothing compared…

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I Ate Sushi in the Attic of a 16th Century Paris Church

I have to say, this job does have its perks. It’s not everyday that you get sushi delivered to you in the attic of one of Paris’ Gothic masterpieces. Then again, we weren’t technically supposed to be there… There’s only one guy in Paris that can pull off a stunt like this and that is…

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An Archive of Women who Ride

I got a sweet little tip in my email inbox the other day from a gal who collects vintage photographs of women and their motorcycles. Alison Iven compiles them all on her Tumblr, Women Who Ride, which has become an extensive treasure trove for celebrating women riders. It’s endlessly inspirational, and here are some of my favourites… Cuban singer…

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Little Syria, NYC

There was once a vibrant neighbourhood in Manhattan known for its stores signs and newspapers written in Arabic, the smell of fresh Baklava wafting from cafés, mothers wearing veils watching their children from the stoop playing in the street. Little Syria existed just south of the current location of the World Trade Center, roughly in present-day Tribeca;…

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Wander through the Sicilian Village in a Cave, Frozen in Time

In the province of Trapani, Sicily, there’s a portal through time about eighty meters high and seventy meters deep. Nestled inside the natural opening of two mountain peaks, lies a tiny village, consisting of quaint earth-colored houses, a chapel, stables, workshops and one cobbled main street. The village “piazza” of Grotto Mangiapane is located at the mouth of the cave where…

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The Soviet Propaganda Fabrics We Probably Shouldn’t be Lusting After

On one hand, they’re undeniably beautiful and intricate patterns that could make a very attractive scarf collection were a fashion designer willing to give them a style comeback. On the other hand, if anyone were to take a second look at your scarf, they would find the image of a communist regime… These are the communist…

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So Last Night I went to the Most Surreal Party in Paris

I think Dali would have been proud of me last night. I had received a call from my new friends over at We are the Oracle (underground unique party planners extraordaires) inviting me to a shindig they were throwing with “a bit of a twist”. It was going to be held at the same location as one of their…

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The Curious Caravan de Paris

In my little corner of Paris, on a vibrant boulevard of the 20th arrondissement, something curious and out of place has been drawing my attention ever since I first went put-putting past it on my mobylette years ago. I suppose I’ve always been a tad reluctant to go and unveil the mystery; more content to remain ambiguous about…

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Camouflaged Anti-Nazi Pamphlets found inside a Dusty Box at the Library

The label attached to the box said “Do not open until war is over”. It was the early 1980s and John Rathe, the librarian in the NYPL’s Rare Book room, had no idea what he was about to uncover when he opened the dusty box he had found in a remote corner of the library. Inside he found…
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