Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   Meet me at the café? With Spring (almost) in full bloom, I think it’s high time we got a little more social. So I’m happy to announce that I’ll be hosting our first [Café-Philosophique]( with MessyNessyChic on April 23rd in Paris. What’s that about? Wine, cheese, good chat – you can [read all about it here](. And perhaps this weekend’s conversation starters will help stir up some ideas to bring to the café-philo table. Hope you can make it! [Nessy]   [A Café Philosophique with Messy Nessy Chic (Acte I, Paris)](   [59186.HR]( “Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” ― Simone de Beauvoir She was an inspiring lady that Simone de Beauvoir; the prolific French writer and philosopher who epitomised Parisian café society in the 20th century along with her circle of friends. So inspiring I thought, as I was writing the… The post [A Café Philosophique with Messy Nessy Chic (Acte I, Paris)]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [The Secret Language of Still Lifes](   [20qj8kmrtix11]( Still-lifes make delicious little voyeurs out of all of us. No matter the era to which they belong, they always give us the sense that we’re spying on a table set for a night of romance, gluttony, or a secret rendez-vous; a clandestine scene where only the finest cornucopia of treats will do, or a… The post [The Secret Language of Still Lifes]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [Declassified: That Time the US Military made Flying Saucers](   [Screenshot 2019-04-04 at 00.13.54]( Every once in a while, we unearth a story so out-of-this-world it deserves its own tacky sci-fi movie. Today’s story turns the clock back to 1959, when the Cold War was hot and a scientist named Jack Frost was breaking a sweat over a top-secret military project: the flying saucer. As in, an All-American UFO-level… The post [Declassified: That Time the US Military made Flying Saucers]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [5 Unforgettable Paris Sleepovers in case you don’t Win that Night at the Louvre](   [Airbnb-x-Louvre-©Julian-Abrams14-min]( Airbnb has done it again. Travel and lifestyle blogs are abuzz with news of the company’s latest PR stunt: the chance to win a night with the Mona Lisa at the world-famous Musée du Louvre in Paris. Only VIP super humans like the Obamas and Beyoncé & Jay Z have had the chance to take… The post [5 Unforgettable Paris Sleepovers in case you don’t Win that Night at the Louvre]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [Let’s Talk About 1980s Parisian Pop Culture](   [palace5]( On a steamy summer night in 1981, it wasn’t odd to find David Bowie tossing around a blow-up ball in an underground discotheque pool or Grace Jones singing “La Vie en Rose” on a Harley Davidson surrounded by Paris’ premiere drag queens at clubs like Le Palace. A big, playful energy combusted across a city… The post [Let’s Talk About 1980s Parisian Pop Culture]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [Collector’s Item du Jour Vol. IV](   [2k6oev5pkhv11]( This one goes out to Generation Y… Part of being a collector means taking a bit of risk and making a prediction that something might appreciate in value. The key is often to find something that’s cheap and rare, and buying it before everyone else discovers they want it too. I was in the car Pssst! You've stumbled across content that is exclusive to Nessy's Keyholders. The post [Collector’s Item du Jour Vol. IV]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [Exploring Tommy Suharto’s Ghost Hotel](   [DSC_0545b]( Of all the stories of crazed dictators and corrupt regimes built on nepotism, the Suharto legacy might just be the most scandalous. The youngest son to one of the most brutal leaders in recent history, Tommy Suharto’s tale fits somewhere on the same shelf as Pablo Escobar’s and Kim Jung Un’s. Playboy embezzler, convicted murderer,… The post [Exploring Tommy Suharto’s Ghost Hotel]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [Who were the Monets of Japan? The Impressionist Movement your Art History Class Forgot](   [Old_Woman_by_Wada_Eisaku_(National_Museum_of_Modern_Art,_Tokyo)]( Under the Trees; Sous Les Arbres. Kuroda Seiki (1866-1924). What happens when a samurai puts down his sword, and picks up a paintbrush? In 1868, feudal Japan was steamrolled by a new decade known as the Meiji Restoration. The post [Who were the Monets of Japan? The Impressionist Movement your Art History Class Forgot]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCCXLVI)](   [tumblr_onk7xiEbfj1rlb7pso1_1280]( 1. Artist uses packaging materials to make ye olde garments Discover the incredible work of Suzanne Jongmans. 2. This Extraordinary Folk Art Antique French Shell Palace For Sale (Dimensions: The post [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCCXLVI)]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](   [10 Fashion Labels we bet Frida Kahlo Would have Loved](   [kahlo]( Where would Friday Kahlo shop if she was alive today? She’s still one of the most revolutionary and influential women in modern culture, so naturally, you might be wondering – where can you get a wardrobe like hers these days? Those colourful folksy prints, artisanal embroidery and quirky accessories are just what summer dreams are… The post [10 Fashion Labels we bet Frida Kahlo Would have Loved]( appeared first on [Messy Nessy Chic](.  [Continue Reading](     [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To ready more from MessyNessyChic visit the Blog]( and make sure you keep getting these email by adding contact@messynessychic.com to your address book or whitelist us. 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