Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   Where’s your head at? Maybe you need to let loose a little. And if you can’t go out to the disco, well heck – [bring the disco to you](! Maybe you need a luxurious bubble bath after a long week. While you’re in there, discover [the legend of the Sun King’s perfume bath at Versailles](. Maybe you’re dreaming of a winter wonderland escape? So picture yourself on the Trans-Siberian Railway, travelling deep into mother Russia, blanketed in snow, where you stumble upon an old abandoned [Dacha waiting for you in the forest](. But maybe just need a virtual campfire, and a few good stories with a glass of Merlot. [Our MNC storyteller challenge]( is ready for an audience. Wishing you a stellar weekend. Stay curious, [Nessy]   [Parisian Woman and a Cat in her Cannabis Garden: A Short Story Challenge](  [SteampunkTendencies_ParisianWomanCannabisGarden_03-1293x2048]( It’s amazing to see how our minds can wander in different ways; how many variations of a story can come from a single picture. We recently proposed a challenge for our readers to become the storyteller, prompted by a historical found photograph with a brief caption as the only clue: “Parisian Woman with her Cat in…  [Continue Reading](   [The Uncomfortable Art of Falling](  [shower]( You can almost feel the pain from this picture, can’t you? Perhaps an uncomfortable reminder of some close calls of your own in the shower. This is a photograph we’ve seen doing the rounds over the years on the internet, lingering uncredited in the depths of Tumblr and pasted onto memes over and over. Without…  [Continue Reading](   [A Space Pod Palace Built on a Neolithic Burial Ground Just Landed on the Market](  [maison-bulle-unal-hausermann_3-1]( Straight out of a science fiction novel, it’s perched ever-so delicately atop a rock formation in the heart of the Ardèche region of France, as if it just touched down from another galaxy. Its lively forms are no accident; the octopean abode is a rare example of the movement known as Architecture-sculpture, born in France…  [Continue Reading](   [Documenting the Disappearance of Small English Shops](  [29626246423_b1cfef4e2f_b]( It’s no secret that long before Covid made its way to the English isles, the British high street was withering. Big names and local names alike have been noticeably vanishing from communities ever since the internet got its wings. But of course, it’s always the erosion of a once proud little family business that hurts  [Continue Reading](   [Centuries Ago, They were Facetuning, Filtering and Catfishing Too](  [spainc]( In 1539, Anne of Cleves met her hot-tempered fiancé, King Henry VIII, for the very first time – and to say it was awkward might be one of the biggest understatements in courtship history. Of course the union was politically calculated, but a flustered Henry proceeded to tank the marriage after claiming she looked nothing like her…  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DXXIII)](  [4b179380a8b4a13612edb2d2b3b4f312-1]( 1. New York in the Rain Beautifully captured by Dylan Walker, found on his Instagram account. 2. Word of the Day:  [Continue Reading](  Interested in Becoming a MessyNessy Keyholder? [Apply now to unlock the Vault!](    [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [Blog]( [To read 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](.