Rule 63 of what?

 I have heard of gender swapping, something I've been interested in since the alternate fantasy episode of 'Malcolm in the Middle', being referred to as "Rule 63" of something. What is it a rule of? Who made it up?

An autistic woman's Ahtohallan

 I didn't know what to make of the Clos de Lupin in Étretat. I felt like the works had been commercialized overwhelmingly, and this museum, obviously made for kids, was an example. 

But I still enjoyed it.

Like the stories themselves, the museum is a bit tacky. There are copies of paintings on the walls, props and disguises littered around, and audio conversations between Maurice Leblanc and his creation, the latter played by Georges Descriéres.

There are also strange details in the museum. Copies of works by Honoré de Balzac, sheet music of Chopin's Tristesse and a programme of the operetta The White Horse Inn. What did all of these say about Arsène's cultural tastes?

Why were there photos from Japan? Were they linked to his judo training?

Why was one ring shown in an illustration the shape of a quatrefoil?

Did it matter? Yes, but I was found.

It all felt artificial, but it also felt like some kind of Ahtohallan for autistic women.

There were answers around me when I didn't even know the right questions, but I felt strangely at home in some rooms.

And furthermore, while 'Frozen 2' is just fairytale lore with very loose basis in Norse mythology or symbolism, these stories are connected to real-life people and events. People from Rollo to Marie Antoinette to Napoleon to Kaiser Wilhelm.

Like I said in the post about 'Frozen 2', it made me feel like I was a part of something bigger.

Meet the Lucis Imperatrices

I've mentioned these girls many times before, but here are just some the characters I will reinterpret:

Asuka Tooyama

Kaoru Saionji

Ren Kagami

Irina Vladimirovna Putina

Ai Rohan

Ooka Tsugimoto

Otome Zenigata

Miyako Andou

Touko Shiranui

Nanako Kugayama

Arsène Lupin at 120

 120 years ago, the first Arsène Lupin story was published.

Maurice Leblanc's swashbuckling gentleman thief, and brief resident of Number 8 Rue Crevaux, is a compelling, formidable figure. Although you root for him, you don't necessarily like him. He has the attitude of, "It's my France and you're living in it."

I certainly got the impression when I learned there was an immersive game about him at Opera Garnier.

Leblanc distinguishes himself by incorporating French history into his stories. For instance, the story where he steals the necklance that Louis René de Rohan was tricked into buying for Marie Antoinette. 

And 'The Hollow Needle' references a near literal wealth of history.

The stories were also very atmospheric. If you read them, you will see what I mean.