From the always-excellent AdventureGamers.com:
The third Holmes adventure from Frogwares, The Awakened sees Holmes and his trusty assistance Watson once again embroiled in a mystery that only the great detective could solve (with a little help from the player). The game will have a much darker theme than the previous Frogwares titles, and promises to [...]
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Monsters and Critics is reporting that a statue of Holmes is on its way to the city of Moscow …
‘(Moscow City Hall’s) Monuments Committee has decided that there needs to be a monument of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in Moscow,’ Sergei Petrov, head of the committee, said in remarks carried by the Interfax news [...]
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We true fans will buy an infinite number of copies of things we already own – for proof, just look at all of the different editions of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” films on DVD – special editions, enhanced editions, limited editions, ad nauseum.
Holmes fans are no better, of course, and Penguin knows this [...]
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Here’s a review of the new book “Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography” by Nick Rennison. Looking forward to grabbing this one for myself.
Rennison, a travel writer and longtime London bookseller, describes Holmes’ chance 1881 meeting with Watson, which led to lifelong friendship and literary chronicles. He also introduces the infamous James Nolan Moriarty, an Irish-Catholic [...]
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A new two-part TV drama, “Baker Street Irregulars,” is currently in production in Dublin, with a view toward airing on the BBC in 2007. No word yet on when/if it’ll show up on BBC America.
… the series will star the award winning actor Jonathan Pryce (Pirates of the Caribbean) as Sherlock Holmes, with Bill Paterson [...]
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From an enjoyable article about famous places of song:
More famous for its saxophone riff than the lyrics, Gerry Rafferty’s 1978 hit cemented Baker Street’s reputation as one of the world’s best-known urban roads. A largely uninspiring collection of commercial buildings and offices, the most famous address on the street – 221B – doesn’t actually exist. [...]
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From Scotsman.com:
A SPECIAL school is set to finally move into the building where Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was raised.
A major fundraising campaign has just been completed, more than two years after planning permission was secured for the restoration of the run-down 18th century building next to Cameron Toll Shopping Centre.
Work started on [...]
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