Advanced Love: The Secrets of a Lasting (and Stylish) Relationship

Welcome to the world of Advanced Love, courtesy of photographer, author, and fellow bleeding heart, Ari Seth Cohen. Following the success of his Advanced Style universe, celebrating the sartorial flair of the senior set (in book and film format), comes yet another round of mature fashion mavericks living life to the fullest – only, this…

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

1. Historical reenactment of a Moa hunt, early 20th century Moa were large flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, up to 12 ft high and 500+ lbs. Extinct since circa 1400. And now you see how birds evolved from dinosaurs. Found on Death & Mysticism. 2. Sequoia National Park in the winter Sequoia national park…

We Found a California B&B that Might be Madder than the Madonna Inn

As unabashed lovers of the more-is-more mantra, we were destined to fall in love with “The Victorian Mansion at Los Alamos” – which is anything but Victorian, in a way. It can be a 1950s drive-in, or a Parisian escape; a pirate’s lair, or a gladiator’s delight. The last Victorian estate in the area, this mansion-turned-B&B…

Come to our Messy Movie Night at the Keyholder Clubhouse in Paris

Care to join us at our first secret pop-up cinema in Paris? This month, we’re opening up the MessyNessy Paris HQ and turning it into a Keyholder Clubhouse for the evening. And we’re kicking it off with movie night on Wednesday February 26th! Drinks & nibbles start at 7.45pm. We’ll have wine and cheese &…

Have New York’s Grand Central Station all to Yourself

Turns out, even them hardened New Yorkers have a soft spot for romance. This week, Grand Central Terminal announced the impossible: it will be opening its doors for the night to one special, randomly selected couple this Valentine’s Day for a romantic dinner for two beneath that iconic zodiac ceiling in the Main Concourse, all…

Who were the Fasting Girls?

Mollie Fancher spent half a century in her bed. They called her “The Brooklyn Enigma,” but she was born your average, middle class New York gal. That all changed in 1865, when she gained fame from a freak accident in which she fell out of a horse-drawn trolley, and was dragged behind by her scarf.…

The Secret History of Lipstick

Its recipe has taken thousands of years to perfect, and if we follow the forgotten trail, its secret history can lead us from the ancient tombs of antiquity to underground societies that paved the way for freedom of expression. Contrary to popular assumption, lipstick was in fact genderless for most of its existence, and as…

For Over 30 Years, a Tokyo Soba Chef Drew Everything He Ate

Sometimes, it’s the simple stories that stay with us the longest. Like that of Itsuo Kobayashi, a former Japanese soba chef born in 1962 who has recorded his meals in painstakingly detailed, hand-drawn food diaries of sorts for the past 32 years. In addition to recollections about taste, Kobayashi’s pen has accounted for every last…

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

Welcome to a special edition of 13 Things to kick off Black History Month and LGBT History Month… 1. The U.S. Army’s 1st & only ever bicycle division, the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps in 1897 In June of 1897, the all-black company of the 25th Mobile Infantry, under command of a white lieutenant and accompanied by a…

What Happens After Dark at Amsterdam’s Mystery Manor

You’d have to be searching for something peculiar to stumble across the Mayer Manor. Luckily, it seems you and I are always in search of something peculiar. Originally a 15th century monastery, later occupied by a wealthy tobacco merchant of the 19th century, the four-storey mansion is tucked away behind a canal in the red…