Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   I want to believe. Do you? In case you haven’t heard, it’s officially “Raid Area 51 Day.” In the wee hours of the morning, thousands flocked to Nevada from around the world, after months of build up, to storm one of the United States’ most top secret facilities. And to think it all started with one guy’s Twitter joke. (Long live the Internet!) Alas, the MessyNessy team will have to observe from our Parisian observatory – but we do have some top secret, out-of-this-world files of our own to share with you from our HQ in the meantime... Jump into the time machine for [the 1950s Flying Saucer Conventions at an Underground Rock House]( Dig into the [declassified files of that time the US Military made flying saucers]( Join [a French Sex Cult from Outer SpaceÂ]( And watch as [the Award for Most Fashionable UFO Cult Goes to…]( Or for something out of this world right here on earth, join us on a road trip to [New York City’s bewitching psychic village](, or discover the [overlooked Occult Movie Legend who holds Hollywood’s Darkest Secrets]( in this weekend’s conversation starters. See you on the mothership. [Nessy]   [I See a Road Trip to New York’s Village of Psychics in Your Future](   [18671789_450034875342398_8085394194848094673_o-1]( When the forests of Upstate New York are blanketed in orange and brown hues during the fall of Autumn leaves, there are few places more bewitching to escape for the weekend. But there is certainly no place quite like the enchanting hamlet of Lily Dale, NY, population: 275, where over 50 registered spiritual mediums are in residence…  [Continue Reading](   [A Brief Compendium of the Most Petite Places in Paris](   [petitmoulin1]( Space is scarce within Paris’ péripherique. As the most densely populated city in Europe, residents of the City of Light have learned to be creative with every nook and cranny. Beyond the mind-bogglingly miniature apartments and comically small lifts, there are those who have transformed the unlikeliest of spaces into fully functional cultural spaces, boutiques…  [Continue Reading](   [5 Fairytale Sleepovers in Case You Don’t Win that Night at Downton Abbey](   [23172435_1714094438662784_7960803922461396687_n-930x620]( It’s finally happening. Highclere Castle, aka the legendary English estate that’s hosted Downton Abbey, is opening up its gilded doors for a once-in-a-lifetime slumber party. In partnership with Airbnb, the castle will welcome two lucky guests to live out the wildly popular TV drama. Reservation opportunities go live on October 1st at 12PM BST, and…  [Continue Reading](   [The Overlooked Occult Movie Legend who holds Hollywood’s Darkest Secrets](   [DER0209447]( As an artist and an outsider, Kenneth Anger was the West Coast’s answer to Andy Warhol – a California boy who hosted rituals for the Church of Satan in his San Francisco mansion, and introduced the Rolling Stones to the occult; a man who found a muse in Mick Jagger, but a bigger one in…  [Continue Reading](   [Step inside an Ali Baba’s Cave of Dried Flowers](   [photo1_1230]( Somewhere in between Paris and Provence in the small town of Bayet, a floral wonderland awaits. For 35 years, husband and wife team Véronique and Jean-François have been harvesting, drying and selling over fifty varieties of flower on their 7000m² farm in the countryside of Auvergne. And you’re invited to stop in anytime and frolic…  [Continue Reading](   [Muse du Jour: David Bowie’s Real ‘Lady Grinning Soul’](   [10995143_787091721366603_1988092066_n]( No one could shake it like Claudia Lennear. Or sing, for that matter. The 1960s-70s vocalist backed some of the music industry’s greatest talents, from Ike and Tina Turner to Joe Cocker; George Harrison to Stephen Still, but emerged as a powerhouse performer in her own right. “A tour de force from start to finish,”…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CCLXIX)](   [32974735_1839564402732995_4939222036896546816_o]( 1. Miniature Worlds inside Pocket Watches & Pendants By Gregory Grozos 2. Lough Key, a lake in Ireland How to visit. Photographed by Malte Heitmueller.  [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](.