Rare Video of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Now here we have a real delight – a rare, 10-minute video of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, discussing what are probably the two biggest points of interest in his career – how he came to create Sherlock Holmes, and how he came to have beliefs in the existence of psychic abilities and powers.

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Sherlock Holmes podcast launched

Scott Monty of the Baker Street Blog has launched a new Holmesian podcast, called I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere. Episode 1 is just out, so get it on this one on the ground floor!

The Sherlock Holmes serenity prayer

Got a big smile out of this one, courtesy of the very eclectic blog TexasBestGrok:
[1] Grant me, O spirit of Reason, matter for Deduction, Intuition, and Analysis; plenty of three-pipe problems, that I may avoid the cowardice of seven percent cocaine, or at least substitute something a little special in white wines.
[2] Grant me newspapers, [...]