Tag: mystery

• Trump’s $100 million crypto mystery man

  July 13, 2025

  Of all the riddles wrapped in the digital wallets sending funds to President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto business, a little-known entity last month became the biggest. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trumps-100-million-crypto-mystery-man-2025-07-11/ more ›

• The Secret Museum of Mankind · Front Cover

  February 9, 2025

  https://ian.macky.net/secretmuseum/front_cover.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email more ›

• How a mysterious diamond trader inspired the first American novel on India

  October 23, 2023

  After spending two years in India, Francis Marion Crawford returned to the United States in 1881 with a heap of memories. But few perhaps compared to his unusual encounter with… more ›

• The Exclusive and Elusive History of Goyard

  December 5, 2020

  Few brands can boast such longevity, dedication to hand-craftsmanship, and iconic status as Goyard. The notoriously exclusive luxury travel goods maker has stood as a symbol of wealth and classic… more ›

• The haunting of Girlstown

  May 23, 2020

  Between October 2006 and June 2007, more than 500 students, one teacher, and some religious mothers succumbed to the contagion. An estimated 300 girls were sent home. At the height… more ›

• How stock photographers take a perfectly anonymous picture

  July 6, 2019

  The Atlantic’s Megan Garber summed up the intrinsic quality of a stock photo like this: “To see a stock image is to know you’re seeing a stock image.” It’s a… more ›

• Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin

  April 4, 2019

  Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin (December 7, 1805 – June 13, 1871) was a French magician. He is widely considered the father of the modern style of conjuring.[1] Robert-Houdin was born Jean-Eugène Robert… more ›

• The Treasure Behind the Wall

  March 18, 2019

  Something in the new Oscar de la Renta boutique in Paris was not what it seemed. Alex Bolen, the chief executive of Oscar de la Renta, planned to have his… more ›

• René Guénon

  September 22, 2017

  René Guénon » René-Jean-Marie-Joseph Guénon[1] (French pronunciation: ​[ʁəne.ʒan.maʁjə. more ›

• Warhol-inspired mystery app reveals clues in…

  April 16, 2015

  Warhol-inspired mystery app reveals clues in real-life events Absolut’s as famous for its vodka as its marketing campaigns. The Swedish company often ties up with some of the biggest names… more ›