Weekend Conversation Starters

[Messy Nessy Chic]   Escapism. That’s what we need again in Paris this weekend. Let’s do Friday’s apéro in the[forgotten treehouse bars]( of bygone summers in Paris. Go in search of a [lost Parisian wine village]( Meet the [country bumpkins who gave us Parisian cafe culture](. Bite into [the last peach orchards of Paris]( Rediscover the [not-so-lost world of the Parisian salon]( Get out of town with a guide to the[cave villages of France]( See [Paris without people]( and its [rooftops at twilight]( Party with the [Prince of Saint Germain]( Revisit an unrecognisable city of light that built [the greatest show on earth]( Take a dip in [the lost floating pools of Paris]( Or pick a place, any place and have a dig through our [Travel Library](, full of weekend guides and city escape secrets. Your weekend conversations starters await too. Stay curious, [Nessy]   [The Forgotten Power of the Parlour Palm](  [1920sweden]( We forget that once upon a time, social status had a lot to do with the common houseplant. We’re talking about the parlour palm, one of the most significant decorative features in a Victorian home, which referred to any number of varieties of palms, ferns, and other hardy perennials that were native to South America,…  [Continue Reading](   [The Toilet Duty Dukes and Duchesses of England](  [toilethumor1]( Those precious moments of alone time in the bathroom are priceless to many of us, and yet strangely enough, it was one of the few luxuries the King and Queen of England could not afford. Until as recently as the 20th century, the British monarchy appointed what was known as the “Groom of the Stool”, a courtier responsible for…  [Continue Reading](   [“Somehow Gone out the Window”: The 33 Storey Loss of Ana Mendieta](  [27cd2d59-ac96-41f4-ad79-4d9aa40e26aa-680x1024]( In an emergency call on September 8th, 1985, Carl Andre told the 911 responder that his wife Ana Mendieta had “somehow gone out the window” of their 34th floor apartment in Greenwich Village, New York City. Mendieta fell to her death that day, landing on the roof a deli. She was 36 years old, and…  [Continue Reading](   [Tiny American Mugshots of the Anti-Espionage Age](  [badges1]( From the 1930s to the 1950s, these charming little I.D. badges were rolled out across America as a “fail-safe” homeland security measure in a crackdown on the threat of industrial espionage. Each badge gives clues to a story, whether you’re trying to piece together the identity of the person or the company they worked for.  [Continue Reading](   [13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. DCXL)](  [332081310_146468311643063_4734286222068530649_n]( [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](.