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

1. A House Truck “House truck at the tui community” is sadly all the information we get on this awesome old automobile, found on Flickr. UPDATE! Thanks to the awesome power of the internet, our article was brought to the attention of a certain Anna Lakeman, from the rural Tui commune in New Zealand. She…

Trending in Tehran: Notes from an Iranian Street Style Blog

I‘m not sure what I expected Iranian street style to look like. Western media is so busy talking about the country’s political state of affairs and showing us just how much their government hates diplomacy, that not much tends to come our way concerning what the cool kids of Tehran are sporting these days– or…

Taking a Bath in Hitler’s Tub for Vogue

Just hours after Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30th, 1945, former fashion model and Vogue correspondent, Elizabeth (Lee) Miller was photographed taking a bath in his tub. Miller had been accredited into the U.S. Army as an official war correspondent for Condé Nast Publications and upon the American liberation of Munich, she entered the city with the 45th division and LIFE photographer…

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

1. The Mystery of the 1960s Underground Home buried in Queens, NY Held at the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, NY, the 1964-65 World’s Fair had an exhibit called “Underground World Home”, which some people believe is still sitting under the ground; a cold war era time capsule (here is the original brochure). The World’s…

Messy Nessy Chic Top 13 Posts of 2013

Dear Messy Nessy Chic reader, You must know, you are to me like spinach was to Popeye– my driving force behind the unthinkable growth of a little blog that started out of my bedroom three years ago. And despite my awful spelling, you’re still here! In every way, your encouragement, appreciation and feedback has helped me…

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

1. Moving House in Los Angeles (1950-1970s) found on the Los Angeles Times via Retronaut. 2. Humorous Penguin Classic Matchboxes Available to buy on Etsy 3. A Real-Life Central Perk In a sixth floor of a Beijing apartment block in China, the fictional coffee shop where Friends Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and…

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

1. A Helium Balloon Bridge French artist Olivier Grossetête used three enormous helium balloons to float a rope bridge over a lake in Tatton Park, a historic estate in north-west England. Found on Dezeen / photo by Duncan Hull 2. Totally Awesome Birdhouses All made by different artists, installed around Portland, Oregon last year.…

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

1. Grace Kelly’s Hair Test Found on Doses of Grace 2. No. 12 Henrietta Street No. 12 Henrietta Stree is among the earliest extant terraced houses in Dublin and dates from 1730-1733 … From 1821 No.12 was occupied by Captain George Bryan of Jenkinstown Park, County Kilkenny, known as the richest commoner in Ireland…

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

1. Gulliver’s Travels Park, Japan. Gulliver’s Kingdom was a failed theme park located near Kawaguchi-machi, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. The park opened in 1997 and typified the “bridge to nowhere” construction projects Japan’s government and banking sector championed in the 1990s. Other than its money woes, the park was also located next to Japan’s “suicide forest” –…

20 of the Most Charming Little Shopfronts

So many shops seem to look the same these days, but there are those special few that stand out, with shop fronts even more charming than the objects behind them. Here’s one for the window-shoppers… 1. The Key Lime Pie Factory in Key West, Florida Photograph via here / shop website here 2. Hérodote Bookstore in Lyon,…

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