India’s Utopian “Star Wars” City
Her words rang out for 5,000 to hear, and in 16 languages, on a winter’s…
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Your Dream Fairytale Library is Hiding in Midtown Manhattan
A miniature palace of rare books is hiding in one of the busiest parts of Manhattan. All you have to do to enter is walk past the foyer of 225 Madison Ave and push a button deep in the back right corner. A door will swing open into a space that feels like it rolled right out […]
Forget Route 66: Get Your Road Trip Kicks on Route 62
Sun-bleached buildings, a hot convertible, and the smell of a dusty roadside town. There’s nothing…
Tiny American Mugshots of the Anti-Espionage Age
From the 1930s to the 1950s, these charming little I.D. badges were rolled out across…
Isn’t it About Time We Rediscovered The MiniDisc?
This one goes out to Generation Y. Part of being a collector means taking a…
The Gender Fluid Secret Soldiers of the American Civil War
Today’s subject choice originated by stumbling across a photograph of Albert D.J. Cashier, born Jennie Hodgers in…
Clubhouse Goals with the Red Rose Girls
“The chief obstacle to a woman’s success is that she can never have a wife.”…
The Not-So-Straightforward Story of Women and Trousers
Not-so-fun fact: Until January 31st of 2013, it was illegal for women in France to…
London’s Lost Department Store of the Swinging Sixties
If you thought that Harvey Nichols or Harrods were the epitome of a London fashion…
Why Hollywood Should Revisit a Disastrous 1970s Transgender Film Ahead of its Time
At first glance, the surreal plot of what has been called “one of the worst…
Here’s What We Know About the Mysterious Knights Templar Rabbit Holes
For the amount we talk about going down the rabbit holes here on Messy Nessy…
Abandoned 1960s French Riviera Film set: A Miniature Underwater City Before & After
A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but…