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[Messy Nessy Chic]   I saved you a seat. Shhhh...it’s starting! This week, we’re lifting the curtain on the [Messy Nessy Movie House](, an extensive collection of movie recommendations tailored just for us. We have the same taste in stories, so I figured, we probably like the same kind of cinema. Whether you feel like travelling around the world or travelling back in time, I’ve got a movie for every mood in our newest addition to The Vault. In other internet escapades this week: we found the [real-life Peaky Blinders village]( and asked ourselves: is MacPaint hands-down the most underrated form of outsider art? [See if you get hooked on its strange allure too.]( Also on the time traveller’s trail: 50 years after [Native American activists occupied Alcatraz prison](, take a pause to revisit the “Red Power” movement and then [sail to the other side of the world in search of its lost 8th wonder.]( Then again, I wouldn't blame you for staying in and taking cover from the April showers at the Messy Nessy Movie House. Bon weekend! [Nessy]   [The Wondrous Search for the Lost Pink and White Terraces](   [cc6af0e6-0eeb-46fa-b528-ce10fa0a1d66-20151105101641]( “This is New Zealand’s Titanic,” said one scientist who dedicated several years of his career to searching for the 8th Wonder of the World – thought to be lost forever – destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption in 1886 that devastated the natural landscape. Known to the Māori people as “the Fountain of the Clouded…  [Continue Reading](   [Messy Nessy Movie House](   [moviehouse-930x536]( Introducing the Messy Nessy Movie House, a library of movie recommendations, tailored to your interests. Never again be stuck for movie choices with our carefully-curated list featuring all the stories, themes and styles that you’ve either read about or would expect to find through Messsy Nessy Chic. Expect to find hundreds of titles under the…  [Continue Reading](   [When Native Americans Took Back Alcatraz](   [uploads%2F2016%2F11%2F4%2Falcatrazoccupation_12.jpg%2Ffit-in__1440x1440]( Fifty years ago, their revolution emerged like a Phoenix from the ashes. It was 1969, and a fire had just destroyed the San Francisco American Indian Center, which had proved an indispensable resource for over 30,000 members of the urban indigenous population. With no other options, local activists had to get radical. They found their…  [Continue Reading](   [Collectors Item du Jour (Vol. V)](   [3926214910_a127cef026_o]( Sacred Hearts at Santuario San Cosimo Alla Macchia, Oria, Italy / Flickr It should come as no surprise that some of the world’s most fascinating collections are found in churches. But today we’re not talking about Florence’s abundance of Renaissance murals or the Baroque masterpieces in Rome. Arguably the most intriguing religious collections are the Pssst! You've stumbled across content that is exclusive to Nessy's Keyholders.  [Continue Reading](   [Time Travel to the Real-Life Peaky Blinders Village](   [download (27)]( Peaky Blinders fans, hold onto your flat caps. In the heart of “Black Country”, an area of the West Midlands that became Britain’s own furnace, powering the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, an entire 26 acre village exists for you and I to experience a day in the life of Tommy Shelby… The Black…  [Continue Reading](   [Is MacPaint the Most Underrated form of Outsider Art?](   [macpaintart]( Readers of a certain age may remember MacPaint’s arrival well: developed by Apple and released in 1984 with the OG Macintosh Computer, it was our planet’s first taste of fancy graphics editing, and it was available to absolutely everyone. For a price, of course (the first Mac cost the 2019 equivalent of $5,000 USD). As…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCCXLVII)](   [37755395_2243021939058236_8198340029664198656_n]( 1. The Louvre’s Pyramid Turns 30 with an Epic Optical Illusion The world-renowned street artist JR used 2,000 pieces of paper to make the museum’s iconic glass pyramid look like it it’s rising from a quarry. Follow JR on Instagram. 2.  [Continue Reading](   [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…  [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. Our postal address: In a Café, Paris 75001 Want out of the loop? [Unsubscribe](.