Messy Nessy on Diane Keaton and historical "Quirky Girls"

 

October 13th, 2025   |   Read Online Why We All Love a Quirky Girl

There’s a certain kind of woman who never fit neatly into a box. Whether  she was Annie Hall in that floppy hat or Erica Barry in her turtleneck armor,  Diane Keaton was that woman.   And like you, she was a reader of 13 Things I Found on the Internet Today!  Back in 2019, she nearly knocked me off my seat when I received a  notification that Ms. Keaton had given us a shoutout (see the throwback  at this week’s number 13).   Diane reminded us that being a little odd, a little awkward, could be magnetic;  that there’s beauty in being a little misaligned with the world. The “quirky girl” isn’t just a cinematic trope — she’s an energy. She’s  the part of us that refuses to iron out our wrinkles, literally or figuratively.  She’s curiosity over composure, charm over perfection.  So I’d like to raise a glass to the girl who still lives inside us — the one  who talks to herself in grocery store aisles, who collects too many hats,  who ages without apology, who has too many ideas and not enough time.  Diane gave her a face, a laugh, a legacy, and gave us permission to never stop becoming.  Here’s to keeping her spirit alive. To every woman who’s ever been told  she’s “a bit much.” Keep being much. Keep being messy, expressive,  unpredictable. The world needs your peculiar kind of light.  This week’s conversation starters are for the quirky girls…  Stay curious  Nessy  13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Vol. 754)  www.messynessychic.com/2025/10/10/13-things-i-found-on-the-internet-today-vol-754 The Wild Baroness of Greenwich Village Who Was the Real Artist Behind Duchamp's Urinal  Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven had a life as rich as her name was long. She became the belle of New York’s bohemian scene in the early 1900s, donning feather crowns and bras made of tomato cans, making incredible art and befriending cutting-edge Dadaists like Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp. Then, she kind of faded into history as the Zelda Fitzgerald of the Dada scene; the text books were content to let an untimely death and wild persona eclipse her revolutionary place in the art world. You see, Elsa was not only doing Dada before Dada began, but she was the real brains behind what is largely considered to be the 20th century’s greatest artwork: Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 urinal sculpture. So how did her legacy spiral out of control, and into near oblivion?   www.messynessychic.com/2019/01/11/will-the-real-duchamp-please-stand-up-meet-the-wild-baroness-behind-the-20th-centurys-greatest-sculpture We Found Dali’s Long Lost Surrealist Soulmate  The truth is, surrealist art was a man’s world. Its founder, André Breton was an unrepentant misogynist who believed women could not hold a central position in art. Dali too, could be patronising of his fellow female surrealists. When asked about our favourite bohemian queen of Paris, Leonor Fini, he said of her work, “Better than most, perhaps. But talent is in the balls”. So it should come as no surprise really, that it’s taken us this long to discover Maruja Mallo, one of the leading contributors to the Spanish Surrealist movement who was just as fascinating as her friend and fellow Spaniard, Salvador Dali. www.messynessychic.com/2018/10/05/we-found-dalis-long-lost-surrealist-soulmate Vita, the Insatiable Muse of Virginia Woolf  The antics of those with blue blood don’t shock us, in fact we covet their blatant flaunting of taboos and we (albeit secretly and with much envy) gag at what seems like their infinite potential and unlimited opportunities for fornication, frolicking and cavorting. Having said that, within the ranks of nobility there are those who are heads and shoulders above the rest when it comes to outlandish behaviour – and quirkiness of ancestry for that matter. The wildly unorthodox life experiences of Baroness Vita Sackville-West, prolific lesbian and bisexual lover, mother of two, diplomat’s wife, bestselling novelist of over 35 books, poet, newspaper columnist, letter writer, diarist and passionate garden designer, are the ultimate case in point.  www.messynessychic.com/2023/01/06/vita-the-insatiable-muse-of-virginia-woolf 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 wear trousers. It made headlines at the time when a 200 year-old law requiring women to ask police for special permission to “dress as men” or else risk being taken into custody, was finally revoked. The law had been kept in place since 1799, despite repeated attempts to repeal it, in part because officials said the unenforced rule was not a priority, and part of French “legal archaeology.” In a nutshell, lawmakers simply forgot the law still existed on the books. While comically absurd, this is a poignant reminder of the many liberties we take for granted today in Western society. While modern freedoms offer women a variety of sartorial choices, we forget that something so simple as the right to wear trousers was one of the most debated subjects of the women’s rights movement. Let’s step into the trousers of the women who have paved the way for us…  www.messynessychic.com/2021/03/17/the-not-so-straightforward-story-of-women-and-trousers She was the Black Actress Who Refused to Pass  In 1934, a young woman stepped off the train in Los Angeles’ Union Station. Even in a city swarming with beauties, eyes would’ve fastened on her. She was astonishingly lovely — tall and lithe, with dark glossy hair she wore pulled back in a style that offset her porcelain skin and blue eyes. Everyone who saw her that day thought she was white. She wasn’t. They’d think she was just another aspiring starlet. She wasn’t that either. Her name was Fredi Washington and she descended on Hollywood with a burning mission: to redefine white America’s image of African American women.  www.messynessychic.com/2022/02/15/she-was-the-black-actress-who-refused-to-pass Princess Bonaparte's Orgasmic Quest  Every family has its black sheep. For the Bonaparte clan, it was Napoleon’s great grandniece, Princess Marie (1882-1962). She was not only a pioneer of psychoanalysis who actually saved Freud from the Nazis, but a staunch advocate for women’s sex research on some pretty taboo topics. You see, she was on a war path — a family trait, perhaps — to unlock the secrets of the vaginal orgasm.  www.messynessychic.com/2018/07/12/princess-bonapartes-orgasmic-quest Get your Quirky Girl Paris Accessories from Messy Nessy’s Cabinet  Shop the collection  shop.messynessychic.com/pages/messy-nessy-x-figaret?pb=0 A Lesson in True Bohemianism with the Witch of Positano  Every so often, an original is born; timeless, defying genre and completely of themself. Vali Myers, artist, dancer, environmentalist, bohemian and muse, was as original as they come, inspiring writers, artists and musicians from the streets of a post Second World War Paris to her bohemian coven in the wild canyons above Positano. Forming friendships with the avant-garde from Dali to Patti Smith, it seems that everyone who met Vali was captivated by the elfin-faced, flame-haired maverick known as the “witch of Positano”.  www.messynessychic.com/2023/10/13/a-lesson-in-true-bohemianism-with-vali-myers-the-witch-of-positano She was the Queen of the Cakewalk and the Most Famous Black Woman of the Gilded Age  In 1912, Aida Overton Walker stood at the top of the stairs at the Victoria Theater about to make her entrance as the titular role in the play Salomé. By then, the Salomé craze was mostly over, but the role still had plenty of allure. At a time when women had few rights and little power – and when leading roles were mostly virginal damsels in distress – the Biblical temptress provided an exotic guise that gave actresses the license to be dangerous, sexy, commanding. Every actress worth her salt had given Salomé a whirl and Walker had done so herself three years previously, but never before at a predominantly white theater in New York…  www.messynessychic.com/2022/05/03/she-was-the-queen-of-the-cakewalk-and-the-most-famous-black-woman-of-the-gilded-age Messy Nessy’s Paris Writers & Readers turns One Years Old this Month!  Can you believe it?!  shop.messynessychic.com/pages/messy-nessy-x-figaret?pb=0

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Gaza Ceasefire! - Drop Site News

 

A flock of birds flies above people making their way through the so-called “Netzarim corridor” near Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025, on the way back to Gaza City after ceasefire went into effect. (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

The Genocide in Gaza

• Over the past 24 hours, 17 dead and 71 injured Palestinians arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s health ministry, while five Palestinians were injured while seeking aid. The total recorded death toll since October 7, 2023 is now 67,211 killed, with 169,961 injured.

• Among the Israeli attacks on Gaza on Thursday was the bombing of the Ghabboun family home in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, according to the Civil Defense spokesperson. At least four Palestinians were killed and 40 trapped under the rubble.

• News outlets reported heavy Israeli bombing across Gaza up until the ceasefire went into effect at 12 p.m. local time on Friday, hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved the deal. The Israeli military announced that its troops have withdrawn to lines still deep within Gaza agreed upon in the plan and warned Palestinians not to approach them.

• Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians who had gathered near Wadi Gaza and along the coastal Al-Rashid road in the south began making their way north on Friday. Palestinian journalist and Drop Site contributor Abdel Qader Sabbah, who returned to Gaza City on Friday after being displaced to Deir al-Balah last month amid Israel’s ethnic cleansing campaign, told Drop Site: “People are returning to Gaza City any way they can, on foot, by motorized rickshaw, by truck but the level of destruction is difficult to explain—Sheikh Radwan is destroyed, so is Tel al-Hawa, Nafaq street—many of the neighborhoods in the city are ruined. But some features of life are returning.”

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• A statement by Palestinian police forces in Gaza warned people “to be extremely cautious and vigilant when returning to their homes and residential areas for the presence of suspicious objects, hazardous waste, and unexploded bombs. They should not tamper with them under any circumstances and should inform the relevant authorities so they can safely remove the danger.”

• An Israeli military spokesperson issued several warnings to Palestinians, including:

  • In the north, approaching the areas of Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, Al-Shujaiya “is extremely dangerous.”

  • In the south, “it is highly dangerous to approach the Rafah Crossing area, the Philadelphia Axis area, and all areas where forces are stationed in Khan Younis.”

  • Along the coast, “There is significant danger in engaging in fishing, swimming, or diving, and we warn against entering the sea in the coming days.”

  • Across Gaza, “It is forbidden to approach Israeli territories and the buffer zone.”

Ceasefire Updates

• Under the plan the Israeli Cabinet approved late on Thursday evening, the Israeli military will retain control of roughly 53% of Gaza and redeploy to the “yellow line” mapped in the Trump plan, with a ceasefire beginning within 24 hours of the cabinet meeting. Bedrosian said a 72-hour period will follow for the release and repatriation of all Israeli hostages, living and deceased, while humanitarian aid—including food, medicine, and fuel—enters Gaza under coordination with international organizations and Egypt, calling the deal a historic step mediated by Qatar, the United States, Egypt, and Turkey.

• U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff posted on X on Friday: “CENTCOM has confirmed that the Israeli Defense Forces completed the first phase withdrawal to the yellow line at 12PM local time. The 72 hour period to release the hostages has begun,” meaning that the exchange of captives should take place on Monday. Hamas is to release 20 living Israeli captives while Israel will release around 2,000 Palestinians, including several hundred serving prison sentences and others detained from Gaza during the war. Locating and releasing the bodies of the dead Israeli captives could take more time.

• Israel’s Justice Ministry published a list of 250 Palestinian captives to be released in exchange for Israeli captives as part of the deal. The list does not include the names of several senior Palestinian leaders whose release Hamas had insisted on, including Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Saadat, Hassan Salameh, and Abbas al-Sayyed. However, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Authority and Prisoners’ Club said the names circulating on social media and WhatsApp are inaccurate and urged the public not to share unverified information.

• Five border crossings are expected to reopen, including the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Israel’s Army Radio reported on Friday that 600 aid trucks will be allowed into Gaza every day. The report also said Israel will let Palestinians who left Gaza during the war return home through the Rafah crossing.

• Senior Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya on Thursday morning announced what he called a permanent ceasefire, declaring that Gaza had “endured two years of genocide” and would “never belong to its enemies.” In a televised address, al-Hayya said that mediators and the United States had provided guarantees confirming the war’s permanent end and reaffirmed that Hamas seeks a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

• Trump on Thursday said he “created peace” in the Middle East and that Israeli captives would be released on Monday or Tuesday. Trump said he will likely be traveling to Egypt for “an additional signing” with him present. When asked what guarantees he could provide that Israel would not resume bombardment after receiving its captives, Trump replied simply: “We’ll see.”

• Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported that Donald Trump is expected to land in Israel on Monday morning and is expected to head straight to the Knesset in Jerusalem to deliver a speech. The report said Trump would not be visiting Gaza during his trip.

• France hosted a high-level meeting in Paris on Wednesday with foreign ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and several European states to discuss Gaza’s post-war future. The participants endorsed a United States–brokered ceasefire plan involving a phased Israeli withdrawal, prisoner exchanges, and new governance arrangements. Qatar’s Foreign Minister called for “full implementation” to end Palestinian suffering and free captives, while Israel condemned the conference as “harmful” and reportedly urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio not to attend; French officials said he later canceled “due to scheduling issues.”

• In a televised address on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted that the next stages of the deal would see Hamas disarm and Gaza demilitarized. “If this is achieved the easy way—so be it. If not—it will be achieved the hard way,” Netanyahu said.

• National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warned he will not remain in a government that allows Hamas’s rule in Gaza to continue, calling its dismantling a “glaring red line.” He said his Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party would bring down the government if Hamas is not dismantled or if officials pretend it has been when it has not.

• On Breaking Points, Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill said that U.S. mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told delegations they aim to move “immediately” into Phase Two of the Trump-brokered Gaza agreement, with the former president insisting on no delay. Scahill said the key issue now is who represents the Palestinians — either a new cross-party delegation “they could name within days,” or the unpopular Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas. He relayedinformation from Palestinian negotiators that indicated the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is “done” and that Hamas concluded the only viable path to a diplomatic resolution—and to end the conflict without a prolonged stalemate—was through Donald Trump.

  
  

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Hi Christopher,  Whether you use ChatGPT or not, it seems like AI is everywhere these days. You’re not imagining things – tech companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars to build out AI capabilities, and all that infrastructure requires a lot of electricity. Which begs the question – how will we power these giant data centers  that can use the same amount of electricity as whole cities? The choice  is stark, and right now, signs are pointing toward using fossil fuels. That  means more air pollution, more water pollution, more pipelines, and  more climate harming emissions. So if you care about the climate and communities, the answer is simple.  You power these data centers with around the clock, local renewable  energy, or you don’t build them in the first place. As a company that claims to be a climate leader and responsible  community partner we’re calling on Microsoft to ensure that its  new AI data centers are powered by local, round the clock  renewable energy, and provide substantial benefits for the  surrounding communities. Will you join us? ADD YOUR VOICE Microsoft touts that it “will procure 100% renewable energy” for its data centers, but the reality on the ground is that its data centers are directly driving the buildout of fossil fuel infrastructure. In our latest report, we catalogued how in North Carolina, the fossil fuel lobby cited Microsoft data  centers as a reason why the state must fast track and build additional gas pipelines and power plants.  This isn’t just hypothetical. To meet demand from Microsoft and othe r big tech companies, in Person County, NC, the local utility is  proposing building gas plants next to a local elementary school.  And when you consider that electricity demand from Microsoft’s North  American data centers is set to rival that of the entire New England  region by 2030, it becomes crystal clear that how Microsoft  (and the rest of the AI sector) powers these data centers is of utmost importance. Tell Microsoft to start acting like the climate and community leader  they claim to be and ensure that all new data centers are run on  24/7, local renewable energy – not methane gas and coal. Microsoft is the second-largest company in the world by market cap,  and they invested $80 billion in AI over the last fiscal year – that’s  more than the GDP of most countries. As a self-proclaimed climate  and community leader, Microsoft has a responsibility to ensure  its data centers don’t harm communities or the climate, and we  intend to hold them accountable. The Stand.earth community is no stranger to taking on big targets  (and winning 😉). We’ve worked to protect millions of acres of forests  from extractive industries. We’ve gone up against multinational oil, gas,  and coal companies worth billions of dollars and come out victorious,  blocking dozens of their projects that would have poisoned local  communities and accelerated the climate crisis. We’ve shifted billions  of dollars of purchasing from corporate powerhouses like Starbucks,  Staples, and Lululemon onto sustainable pathways. And with your support, Microsoft will be next. In solidarity, Nathan Taft (he/him) Senior Campaigner Stand.earth

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