I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

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"an examination by experts" [FINA] </h4>
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We're very excited to announce a new feature of our monthly podcast - one that involves <u><b>you</b></u>.<br />
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For the last few months, we've been in discussion with Nick Martorelli, a New York-area Sherlockian. Nick is a dastardly quiz maker whom we've had the pleasure of meeting a number of times during the <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">BSI Weekend</a>. He is also involved with <a href="http://p.feedblitz.com/t3.asp?/45933/38026287/4901873/https://prioryscholarsnyc.wordpress.com/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=45933&utm_campaign=0">The Priory Scholars of NYC</a> and has offered many devilish quizzes at their meetings. We thought that Nick's talents would be put to great use on I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.<br />
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If you've listened to NPR shows like <i><a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/" target="_blank">Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/" target="_blank">Weekend Edition Sunday</a></i>, you'll know that there are opportunities for listeners to participate in quizzes. In the former, a guest typically plays on behalf of a listener - the prize is Carl Kassell's voice on their answering machine. On the latter, the listener plays live on the air and the prize is a book or some NPR tchochke.<br />
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As <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> (the podcast) has a connection with NPR - we've been called "a cross between NPR's <i>Car Talk</i> and <i>Fresh Air</i>" - we thought it would be entirely appropriate to model our own quiz program after the two above.<br />
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Our new feature during the show will be called "<b>Mental Exaltation</b>" and here's how it will work:<br />
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<li>If you'd like to enter, you must <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub&publisher=445106&sitescope=45933" target="_blank">subscribe to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere by email</a>.</li>
<li>We'll either have a guest play on your behalf or we'll patch you into the show to have you play over the phone or Skype.</li>
<li>If your player or you succeeds in passing the test, you'll have your choice of prizes: a random item from our I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Grab-Bag of Goodies (that's the IHOSE GBG), or your choice of a voice* from <i>The Simpsons</i> or of a member of the Baker Street Irregulars on your answering machine.</li>
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Our first quiz recording will take place on Sunday, March 1. You have until <b>Saturday, February 28 at 11:59 pm ET</b> to qualify. And here's how to enter:<br />
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Remembering Alan Howard

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"such was the stately presence" [PRIO] </h4>
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Shakespearean actor <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397102/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank">Alan Howard</a> passed away on February 14 at the age of 77. It was first announced in <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11423236/Alan-Howard-actor-obituary.html" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a>.<br />
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He was a widely acclaimed actor of the stage, having been associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre for decades. His uncle was actor Leslie Howard, known largely from his role as Ashley Wilkes in <i>Gone With the Wind</i>, and his cousin was Ronald Howard, who portrayed <a href="http://amzn.to/1FqoWUd" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes on U.S. television in the 1950s</a>.<br />
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Sherlockians probably remember him as the Duke of Holdernesse in the Granada series <i>The Return of Sherlock Holmes</i> starring Jeremy Brett. The specific episode was of course "<a href="http://amzn.to/1BQ332K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Priory School</a>."<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/7Z4g5TZYwP0?t=4m46s" target="_blank">Here Howard demonstrates perfectly</a> the description of the His Grace in the original story, who was "a stately presence who looked stonily at us":<br />
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Without giving away any spoilers - you really should read the original "<a href="http://amzn.to/1BoV6SM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Adventure of the Priory School</a>" (or, if you must, watch the Granada version) - Dr. Thorneycroft Huxtable sought Sherlock Holmes's help in finding Lord Saltire, son and heir to the Duke of Holdernesse. A missing German tutor, bicycle tracks, a country inn and the landscape of the northern country play a part in the mystery.<br />
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But when Holmes solves it and earns a hefty reward of £12,000 (that's approximately <b>$1.75 million today</b>!), it is a considerably more frank and emotional peer than previously encountered. In the story we're told that the Duke sat down and sank his face in his hands "with an extraordinary effort of aristocratic self-command." [PRIO]<br />
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The icy coldness of Howard's interpretation of the Duke of Holdernesse seemingly melts away <a href="http://youtu.be/raB7pKhcx8A" target="_blank">in the final scene</a>:<br />
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Interview with Author Kim Krisco on Sherlock Holmes -The Golden Years

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What happened to Sherlock Holmes in those years between his beekeeping retirement in 1903 and his return as Mr. Altamont in "His Last Bow?"  Kim Krisco reveals the answers in his touching anthology, <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1Fh6RIb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: The Golden Years</a></i>, an intriguing book that is both short story collection and novel at the same time.  I had the opportunity to interview this fellow Coloradan via email while he was on vacation, basking away in the warm Mexican sun. <br />
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The idea of creating a hybrid story/novel format is something that evolved. I had initially intended to let some of my characters move from story to story. However, as I wrote, my own desire to do a serious exploration of the Adler/Holmes relationship grew stronger. This resulted in Irene playing a key role in the first four stories, nearly transforming these stories into a novel – but not quite. The fifth story stands alone, and may begin an entirely new series of stories for my next book.<br />
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While I was committed to writing an authentic canonical set of adventures, I wanted to add more depth to the characters, and create richer historical backgrounds. I did tons of research to ensure that every detail in my book was 100% accurate. For example, when Holmes and Watson eat at Rules restaurant in London, what they eat is from the exact 1912 menu from that restaurant. Regarding settings, I went as far as to take a trip to Aviemore Scotland, and Ben Macdui Mountain, to get the details I needed for the first of my stories.<br />
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Hopefully, readers will see a theme that runs through all five of my stories having to do with eugenics in its many forms. Ciarán Malastier personifies, or embodies, the insidious nature of eugenics. Of course, as a writer, I also wanted a fitting rival to the infamous Moriarty. Readers seem to agree that Malastier is every bit as diabolical and clever as the Professor.<br />
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<b>4.  MX Publishing has announced that your novel will be translated and released in India.  What does this say about the global appeal of Sherlock Holmes and also your writing?</b></h4>
As you may know, Sherlock Holmes is THE most portrayed human fictional character in TV and films, according to Guinness World Records. He appears no less than 254 times in film and TV programs. The popular BBC series Sherlock is now seen in 180 countries around the world. The number of stories in which Holmes appears are nearly too numerous to count. Sherlock Holmes has become a fixed and unchanging point in a world that seems to be spinning on the edge of chaos. I am, simultaneously, pleased and humbled to know that S<i>herlock Holmes – The Golden Years</i> is becoming part of this enduring outreach to people around the world.<br />
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I would pick "A Scandal in Bohemia" as my favorite story (not surprising, if you have read my book). Why?  Because this story brings three of Sherlock Holmes's most important attributes to life:<br />
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First, Holmes is outwitted, which makes him human. He’s not a superhero, so I can personally relate to him. In this way, Holmes becomes more real for me.<br />
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Second, as he does in many stories, Holmes exhibits a deep innate, and at times profound, understanding of right and wrong that transcends the law, and many social conventions.<br />
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Lastly, Holmes exhibits a seemingly paradoxical form of “unemotional compassion.” He accesses his heart through his head — which is something to which I can personally relate.<br />
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All of these special qualities are contained in this one story. I love it!<br />
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As you know Derrick, because you’re a contributor to this project . . . I am currently working on a single Sherlock Holmes story that will be included in a special anthology, being assembled by David Marcum. This project will raise money for the <a href="http://www.saveundershaw.com/" target="_blank">Undershaw Preservation Trust</a>. I’m happy to be part of this effort to save the home where Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many of his Sherlock Holmes stories. I hope all your readers will buy this anthology when it comes out near the end of this year. Also, I’m also pulling together ideas for my next book in which the irregulars will play a key role.</div>
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You have been kind and generous enough to invite me to participate in some Sherlockian events coming up later this year in the Denver area. Like you, I am committed to keeping Sherlock Holmes alive through my stories. Thanks for helping me get my book into the hands of readers who can echo with our cry “Sherlock Holmes is alive an well in the Denver area — and around the world!"</div>
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[<b><i>Editor's note</i></b>: This is Derrick Belanger's first post for us.  Derrick is an author and educator most noted for his books and lectures on Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  Both volumes of his two volume anthology <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1AkREGo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural</a></i> were #1 best sellers on the Amazon.com UK Sherlock Holmes book list, and his MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes chapter book, <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1AzS5vd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Attack of the Violet Vampire!</a></i> was also a #1 best selling new release in the UK.]<br />
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Interview with Author Kim Krisco on Sherlock Holmes -The Golden Years

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Sherlockians Are Weird

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Sherlockians are a weird bunch by definition. We obsess over a fictional character and claim that "<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/celebrate-national-poetry-day.html#.VOs9d_nF9gQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he never lived and so can never die</a>." We <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">host dinners</a> in his honor, we make toasts to the characters of the Canon of 60 stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, we research and write <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" target="_blank">scholarly papers</a> - all in the name of a hobby.<br />
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So it was a welcome and refreshing moment during last night's Academy Awards when Graham Moore took to the stage after winning an Oscar® for Best Adapted Screenplay, giving a speech that touched a nerve with audiences worldwide:<br />
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When I was 16 years old,I tried to kill myself because I felt weird and I felt different and I felt like I did not belong. And now I'm standing here and so I would like for this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she's weird or she's different or she doesn't fit in anywhere. Yes, you do. I promise you do. You do. Stay weird, stay different. And then when it's your turn and you're standing on this stage, please pass the same message to the next person who comes along.</div>
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It was so heartfelt, so genuine, and - dare we say? - so different that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stayweird?src=tren" target="_blank">#stayweird</a> is still a trending topic on Twitter this morning.</div>
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We were fortunate to have interviewed Graham Moore in 2011 about his book <i>The Sherlockian</i> on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose30" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 30 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>. You can listen here:</div>
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