“Precise experimentation,” said Holmes one morning, and then: “You wondered how I came by my ritual seven percent solution of cocaine.” “Holmes!” I exclaimed, for his surmise was correct. “I note, Watson, that you are reading this month’s Lancet, which advises a tincture of ten percent, and then your gaze falls upon the desk whereContinue reading “Scientific Study”
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After Reichenbach
I had been not long returned from Switzerland when, one afternoon after making my rounds, my travels brought me by Holmes’ old lodgings in Baker Street. Mrs. Hudson, our former landlady, greeted me warmly and we spoke for some time. “I began to tidy up his things,” said she, “until a telegram arrived from hisContinue reading “After Reichenbach”
On Sherlock Holmes and Swapping Scripts
As people who follow me on Twitter know, I watch Elementary, CBS’s “Sherlock Holmes in present day New York City” series. I’ve gone from liking it (and calling it “House with murders”) to really enjoying it. There are people who won’t watch it because they think it’s a Sherlock rip-off or because they cast LucyContinue reading “On Sherlock Holmes and Swapping Scripts”
The House of Silk
Last weekend I picked up The House of Silk. I finished it Sunday night after Downton Abbey. Silk, for those unaware of it, is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel written by Foyle’s War‘s Anthony Horowitz that was published in late 2011 and was authorized by the Doyle estate. The latter point — the estate authorizationContinue reading “The House of Silk”
On the Cost of LEGO and New Worlds to Explore
A few days ago on All Things Considered, NPR’s Planet Money wanted to know, “Why are Legos (sic) so expensive?” The segment compared LEGO to MegaBloks. While Mega’s products are less expensive, their annual global sales are only about 10 percent of LEGO’s. The segment pointed to several factors — better manufacturing techniques for LEGO,Continue reading “On the Cost of LEGO and New Worlds to Explore”
On Matt Smith’s Desire for a Sherlock/Doctor Who Crossover
Well, this is interesting. Matt Smith is expressing an interest in a Doctor Who/Sherlock crossover. Though I’d much rather see John Munch turn up in an episode of Doctor Who, I have to admit that the idea of the Doctor and Sherlock Holmes crossing paths isn’t a bad one. With the Canonical Holmes, there’s PatriciaContinue reading “On Matt Smith’s Desire for a Sherlock/Doctor Who Crossover”
On the House Finale
I didn’t watch the final season of House; I decided that House putting his car through Cuddy’s living room window at the end of the seventh season was an action that couldn’t really be walked back. But I did watch the finale last night (and the retrospective that preceded it — I’d forgotten how poshContinue reading “On the House Finale”
On the Patron Saint of Beekeepers
Are you (like me) single and a Sherlock Holmes fan? Have no fear, you too can celebrate Valentine’s Day today! In addition to being the patron saint of marriage, St. Valentine is also the patron saint of beekeepers, and as all good Holmesians know Sherlock Holmes retired to the Sussex Downs to become a beekeeperContinue reading “On the Patron Saint of Beekeepers”
On Sherlock the Ratiocinative Android
Today I realized how entirely appropriate it was that Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss cast Martin Freeman as John H. Watson in the BBC’s Sherlock. No, it’s not Freeman’s unbridled everyman-neess nor his stolid Britishness. Rather, it’s the obvious fact that Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes is clearly the latest product of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.Continue reading “On Sherlock the Ratiocinative Android”
On A Game of Shadows and the Real Holmes
As I mentioned a few days ago, I saw Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows on New Year’s Day. Wonderful film, loved it to bits, yadda yadda yadda. 🙂 Well, I followed some Internet discussion of the film, and there seems to be some debate over whether or not Irene Adler died. It happens offContinue reading “On A Game of Shadows and the Real Holmes”