Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   We’re on an adventurous streak. First, we went around the world in 60 minutes…or the globe, to be exact, for our [date with Bellerby & Co Globemakers]( in their enchanting London atelier, for a visit that felt like stepping inside Jules Verne’s brain. Grease your wheels for our next Zoom date with the [first Englishwoman to ride a motorcycle around the world](, Elspeth Beard. At 24-years-old, she took a journey spanning 3 years, and 54,000km... [Reserve your seat]( for next Wednesday May 13th, 5pm Paris time. Never ones to follow the beaten path, we’re also wondering what we’re missing out on in one of the least bucket-listed places on earth: Yemen. That, the unexpected elegance of straw craft and a few other thought-provoking reads are waiting to get your weekend conversations started… Stay curious, [Nessy]   [Our Zoom Date with one of the World’s Last Artisanal Globemakers](   [10_Photo_Credit_Ana_Santl_globemakers16__0117-1]( Got your passport handy? Today, we chat with the founder of London’s Bellerby & Co., one of the world’s last remaining globemakers. Fancy a globe the size of a comet?  [Continue Reading](   [Damn, there’s some Interesting Stuff to See in Yemen](   [EWTV6sFWoAAe4C- (1)]( One of these days, I hope to see this 500 year-old ghost town, perched precariously on top of a giant rock, sitting in a canyon somewhere in Yemen. I’d also like to see the world’s oldest skyscraper city, known as Yemen’s “Manhattan of the Desert”. And then there’s that island off the coast that UNESCO…  [Continue Reading](   [That 1960s Revolution of the Underground Press is Still Alive & Well](   [oz]( Let’s go back for a moment to the swinging sixties in London’s Notting Hill. Portobello Road is the main artery of the hippie movement, heaving with bohemians musicians and freethinking “freaks”, as they’re known to the establishment. Jimmy Hendrix hasn’t yet taken a fatal overdose in his flat and British counter-culture is on the rise.…  [Continue Reading](   [Nature’s Humble Gold: The Unexpected Elegance of Straw Craft](   [Screenshot-2020-05-04-at-15.04.54]( And now, for a DIY project at the intersection of spooky and cozy: the corn doll – which isn’t always in the form of a doll, mind you. That term is shorthand for any kind of straw artwork, be it a horseshoe or a crown, a dog or a pentagram. We love it because it’s…  [Continue Reading](   [How Humans Have Toyed with Time](   [C5AhEpYWEAA5NQ0]( Who dictates Time? Depends on who you ask, and in what century. Like us, you probably rely on a Western, 365 day calendar to tell you that today, it’s such and such date in 2020 AD. But if you asked a French Revolutionary, “Year 1” began in 1789.  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. CDXCXI)](   [tumblr_0bf3b72c8c52badcf584a0d585d19b76_7fe74a8a_1280]( 1. For those with an appreciation for Striped Awnings A little booklet from 1923, found on the Internet Archive. 2. The 1956 Inter 175A Berline Micro Car The Inter was designed and built by an aircraft company.  [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessyAmbassador? [Get Your Ambassador Link And Start Sharing!](    [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](.