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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 778)
Read this week’s edition: 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 778)1. A pink 18th century bastide above Cassis waiting to be restored 5 bedrooms; 227 sqm; 1,779 sqm…
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Part shop, part Parisian secret hideaway where stories come to life— Messy Nessy’s Cabinet is a home for the curious. What began as Nessy’s personal blog – a cult online wunderkrammer and editorial vault of inspiration – now keeps a real address in Paris, where the stories, ideas and curiosities have walls, shelves, and an open door.
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There’s an Iconic Art Deco Department Store Frozen in Time inside an LA Law School
It’s a spring afternoon in 1936, as you pull up to the doorstep of 3050 Wilshire… Read More
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The Tin Can School ‘Buses’ of India
You may be used to seeing the big yellow buses that bring kids back and forth… Read More
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Classrooms without Walls: A Forgotten Age of Open-air Schools
This old black and white photograph pops out at me every now and again on the… Read More
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Meet the Man Who Dressed Dolly Parton
An overdose of rhinestone encrusted onto pastel leathers with fringes at every available seam. It’s so bad… Read More
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The Hotel of Childhood Memories: An Old Italian Schoolhouse turned Charming B&B
Perhaps the last thing you want to do on holiday is “go back to school”,… Read More
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The Paris Horror Show
Friday night at the theatre would never be quite the same again. Down a dark… Read More
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