The Conspiracy
Why should I be the only one not belonging to the conspiracy sphere? Here, then, is my conspiracy. And what's more, it's plausible.
Published on 01 mars 2026
Footsteps One Never Forgets
Between 1830 and 1850, under pressure from President Andrew Jackson and despite a ruling by the United States Supreme Court, more than 60,000 Native Americans were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands to what is now Oklahoma. Among them, approximately 16,000 Cherokees were forced to march over 1,200 kilometers. Nearly a quarter died along the way—from cold, hunger, disease, or exhaustion. This exodus is known as the Trail of Tears.
Published on 27 février 2026
Why do you appear in my family photo?
When a simple photo from a 1987 family reunion reveals a secret that changes a whole life.
Published on 23 février 2026
Cagliostro, the Alchemist of Appearances
From Sicilian poverty to the gilded salons of Versailles, the extraordinary odyssey of a brilliant imposter who transformed his name into legend and his life into a masterpiece of illusion.
More than a mere swindler, Cagliostro was an artist of illusion, a virtuoso who understood the flaws of his era better than anyone else. In a century that prided itself on reason, he proved that elegant mystery was more seductive than prosaic truth. His masterpiece? To have invented himself, to have transformed Giuseppe Balsamo into a legendary count, and to have made his entire life a magnificent spectacle.
Published on 19 février 2026
(2)-The End of the Edwin Drood Mystery
Everyone is free to imagine the ending of the novel. Here is mine.
This ending respects Dickens's penchant for hidden identities (Oliver Twist, Great Expectations) and his interest in moral redemption.
Published on 13 février 2026
(1)-The Mystery of Edwin Drood (summary)
In 1870, Charles Dickens began the serial publication of what was to be his last novel: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. He wrote six of the twelve planned installments, or about half of the novel, before dying suddenly of a stroke.
Published on 12 février 2026
The twilight of a lost era
The tensions between individual passions and social constraints, inscribed in the rigid context of the pre-revolutionary French aristocracy, with its codes of honor, arranged marriages and the impossibility of divorce.
Published on 08 février 2026
The Truth about the Trojan War
Behind the legend of Helen of Troy lies a truth no one dares to sing: the most famous war of Antiquity was never waged for the love of a woman, but for control of the tin that flows through the Dardanelles. Troy strangles Greek trade routes, starving the forges and threatening Greece's very survival. But men need beauty to die for, myths to bear horror, poetry to sublimate economics. For no one wants to sing of tin. They prefer to sing of Helen and her beauty.
Published on 04 février 2026
The Colors of Fury
Sixth-century Constantinople (Byzantium) was a city torn apart by hatred. People violently attacked one another in the streets and even in churches. The distinction between colors was not between black and white, but between blue and green, the colors of the two main chariot racing teams.
Published on 01 février 2026
Julie d'Aubigny known as La Maupin
Julie d'Aubigny, known as Mademoiselle Maupin (c. 1670–1707), lived during the reign of Louis XIV, a time when social conventions weighed heavily on women of all classes. Sources about her life come primarily from the dramatic anecdotes of Abbé de Choisy, the Mercure galant, and various contemporary memoirs. While some episodes may have been embellished by legend, the main facts—her duels, her operatic career, and her public scandals—are attested to by archival documents.
Published on 10 janvier 2026
