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Baker Street Elementary — Hidden Meaning

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Language is one of the things that binds us together as a society. Words mean something. Although we're constantly observing language changing right before our eyes, from new words being introduced (as always) and even more visual elements being introduced (such as emjoi).<br />
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But one of the most vexing things about the English language, aside from the spelling and pronunciation of certain parts of speech, must be the existence of homophones and homonyms. If you thought these words were interchangeable, the short answer is that they're not.<br />
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<b>Homonyms</b> are words which have the same spelling and pronunciation, but have different meanings. <b>Homophones</b> are words which have the same pronunciation, but different spellings and meanings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but have different pronunciations and meanings.<br />
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The boys at Baker Street Elementary are still learning a thing or two about the language, and this lesson comes not from their English or Language Arts teacher, but from Sherlock Holmes himself...<br />
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Baker Street Elementary — Hidden Meaning

"What's the meaning of this?" [DYIN] Language is one of the things that binds us together as a society. Words mean som...

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by Scott Monty

Interview: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's novel <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Mycroft-Holmes-Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar/dp/1783291540/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497390883&sr=8-1&keywords=KAREEM+ABDUL+JABBAR+MYCROFT"><i>Mycroft Holmes</i></a> was a huge hit when it was released in 2015.  He spoke with Scott and Burt on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose81" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 81</a> of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, where he shared his early exposure to the stories and his favorites therein. [<i><b>Editor's note:</b> if you haven't listened to his interview yet, we highly recommend it.</i>]<br />
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Abdul-Jabbar's Mycroft Holmes returned in comic book form last year with a five-issue limited run titled "Mycroft Holmes and the Apocalypse Handbook." The five issues have been collected into <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Mycroft-Holmes-Apocalypse-Handbook-Abdul-Jabbar/dp/1785853007/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1497390883&sr=8-2&keywords=KAREEM+ABDUL+JABBAR+MYCROFT" target="_blank">a graphic novel set to come out in September</a>. I had a chance to interview Kareem about his interest in Mycroft and what made him take Sherlock's smarter brother to the world of comic books.<br />
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 I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere: What drew you to the character of Mycroft Holmes?</h3>
<b>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: </b>People have been writing Sherlock Holmes stories for over a hundred years. I wanted to approach it from another angle, one that was still fairly unknown. Mycroft is a mystery, so writing a mystery about Mycroft is a mystery within a mystery. I got to imagine his origin story and personality with only the slightest clues from Conan Doyle. I especially liked the idea that he was smarter than Holmes and applied his gifts in the service of his government.</div>
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<b>KAJ:</b> Anna Waterhouse, who co-wrote the novels, and Raymond Obstfeld, who co-wrote the comic book series, are actually friends. They are both college professors with long careers in writing movies and books. Anna’s penchant for evoking the historic era made her a natural choice for the novel. And Raymond’s encyclopedic knowledge of and passion for graphic novels made him an easy choice.<br />
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 IHOSE: In this series, Mycroft Holmes is much more the man of adventure than he is in the Conan Doyle stories. This story line is more of an adventure than your Mycroft novel, also.  What drew you to the action genre for this character?</h3>
<b>KAJ:</b> In a novel, you have more time to build the subtleties of character and plot that you don’t have in a graphic novel. The graphic novel lends itself more to the visual adventure. Plus, having already imagined Mycroft as one kind of character, I was intrigued by the possibility of presenting him as an entirely different kind of character—a rogue and adventurer. The more I thought about that, the more fun I had with his character.<br />
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IHOSE: You are an author who is constantly trying out <a href="https://kareemabduljabbar.com/books/">new genres in hiswriting</a>. Was that the impetus behind telling this story in a comic book format? How did you decide to make Mycroft a comic book hero?</h3>
<b>KAJ:</b> Writing a comic book is much more like writing a sonnet than writing a novel. You are limited by how many panels you can get on a page and you are limited to 22 pages in an issue. So everything you do, from the image you select to the dialogue must be precise and serve a purpose. There’s no room for indulgence that you sometimes get in a novel. I also think that the comic book, like most popular culture, is on the forefront of revealing what our values are as a society. Mycroft is pretty much the same as a Millennial right now, trying to figure out what he stands for and what he wants to do about it.<br />
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IHOSE: With this being your second outing with Mycroft Holmes, what were the big changes to the storytelling process you had to address with changing from the medium of a novel to a comic book?</h3>
<b>KAJ:</b> As I said, precision is the greatest challenge. But that’s also what made the process so exciting. I wanted to tell a large sweeping story that spanned continents, included steampunk elements, had real historic figures, and was a combination of an Indiana Jones and James Bond adventure.<br />
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IHOSE: Being the history buff that you are, how much of an influence did historical research play in this story?</h3>
<b>KAJ:</b> A lot of research went into every page, from the opening scene at the British Museum to details about Queen Victoria and Jesse James, to the chemicals science in some of the weapons.<br />
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<b>KAJ:</b> We see Sherlock in person and in flashbacks when they were children. Sherlock is still just a college student when he appears, but there is fierce competitiveness between them. Where Sherlock has isolated himself from the world by abstaining from its pleasures, Mycroft has isolated himself by overindulging in its pleasures. Where Sherlock feels less, Mycroft feels too much and has to steel himself. Neither fits in because their brains won’t let them. But Mycroft feels it’s his responsibility to imbue some sense of humanity in his brother and that makes for some touching moments between them.<br />
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IHOSE: In both of your stories so far, Mycroft finds himself travelling the world.  First to Trinidad, and now in America. When you envisioned these stories, did you plan on him being a globetrotter or did that come about later after you developed him? And what made you think to put him in the American west this time?</h3>
<b>KAJ:</b> I always wanted him to travel the world in order to have him react to the different locales. Getting his take on these exotic locations is fun and informational and adds a level of entertainment to the mysteries. I loved the idea of Mycroft in the American West just to see how he would handle himself. He sees himself as a bit of a rogue, but when he comes face to face will real rogues, he sees himself in a whole new light.<br />
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IHOSE: In your novel, Cyrus Douglas acts as Mycroft’s moral compass. With this story taking place before the novel, Cyrus is absent in the comics. We learn early on that Mycroft is not the most moral of characters. Did you ever find yourself letting Mycroft becoming too much of a cad while you were writing this story?</h3>
<b>KAJ:</b> Not at all. We add struggle between the base impulses of our ids and the divine leanings of the superego. Stories of redemption are much more interesting because there’s always suspense about whether the character will make choices based on his roguish nature or desire to be better.<br />
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<b>KAJ:</b> I wanted them to embody pure reason, and religion is not a choice of reason but of faith, which by definition excludes reason. Faith means to believe in something for which there is no evidence. Many people, including myself, find a way to balance faith and reason, but the Holmes brothers cannot make that leap of faith.<br />
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<b>KAJ:</b> Reason and curiosity requires that one explore all religions before either selecting one or dismissing them altogether. The Holmes brothers are influenced by strong sense of human decency, which can be found in all the world’s major religions.<br />
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<b>KAJ:</b> Fun. I want the reader to have a lot of fun with the story and imagining these devices added a level of surprise. Each issue the reader wonders what amazing device will appear next—at least I hope so.<br />
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<b>KAJ:</b> There’s definitely more to the story. That relationship with [that character (name redacted)] will be revealed in future issues.<br />
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<b>KAJ:</b> Not really. Each has its own challenges and rewards. When I’m writing the novel, I’m very excited and passionate about that format. When I’m writing the comic book, I’m just as excited and passionate about that format.<br />
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Episode 122: Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

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Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Their names are forever linked, just as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are. And it is their remarkable seven-year collaboration that we discuss in this episode.<br />
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You've seen their likenesses in still photos. You've probably heard their voices in audio recordings. And you've had a chance to see their films from the late 1930s and early 1940s, whether in the theater, as a Saturday afternoon matinee on television, public TV pledge drive, or perhaps on a DVD or on YouTube.<br />
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The point is this: regardless of your level of fondness or distaste for this pairing, they remain iconic and inextricably linked to their portrayals of the world's greatest detective and his medical companion. Yes, it was Nigel Bruce's version of Dr. Watson that was called <i>boobus Britannicus</i>, but it seemed to fit with the times and with the air of the series.<br />
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We take you on a journey from their initial outing in <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> and <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i> in 1939 at 20th Century Fox, to their radio drama collaboration under Edith Meiser and later Anthony Boucher, and through the 12-film series under the Universal banner. Audio clips from the films and the radio show are included as we All of these portrayals left a permanent mark on their careers as well as on the world of Sherlock Holmes.<br />
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7:15 Sponsor: Wessex Press<br />
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10:56 The Collaboration begins<br />
17:56 The Adventures<br />
26:30 Off to radio-land<br />
31:35 Universal steps in after negotiating with the Conan Doyle Estate<br />
35:44 The Voice of Terror<br />
42:44 The Secret Weapon<br />
50:12 Sherlock Holmes in Washington<br />
55:17 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death<br />
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1:03:13 The Spider Woman<br />
1:06:03 The Scarlet Claw and the BSI Trilogy Dinner<br />
1:08:35 The Pearl of Death<br />
1:11:52 The House of Fear<br />
1:13:37 The Woman in Green<br />
1:18:24 Pursuit to Algiers<br />
1:20:50 Terror by Night<br />
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<li><a href="https://amzn.to/40ZKQPW">The Complete Collection of Sherlock Holmes on Blu-Ray</a> (Amazon)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.oldradioworld.com/shows/Sherlock_Holmes.php">The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</a> on radio</li>
<li>Our <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose36" target="_blank">interview with Michael Hoey</a>, son of Dennis Hoey.</li>
<li>Rathbone's autobiography <i><a href="https://amzn.to/40ZKQPW">In and Out of Character</a></i></li>
<li><a href="http://basilrathbone.net/">BasilRathbone.net</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.basilrathbone.net/biography/wsvisit.htm">Rathbone's visit to the Wayne Campus</a></li>
<li><a href="https://get.google.com/albumarchive/118245811686959745462/album/AF1QipNzwkad4u21tYW4pvgYgde4bHvch7OC5gVv3E30/AF1QipNrsYeokTobXvnkTrHhwNeLXpYWTn_p1V6WLMnM">An interview with Pauline Page</a>, daughter of Nigel Bruce, by Nicholas Utechin for the <i><a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/category/journal/">Sherlock Holmes Journal</a></i>, concerning Bruce's unpublished autobiography <i>Games, Gossip and Greasepaint</i>.<br />
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Episode 122: Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

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Happy 125th Birthday, Basil Rathbone

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On June 13, 1892, Philip St. John Basil Rathbone was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He entered the world at a time when Sherlock Holmes was making a name for himself in the <i>Strand Magazine</i>, specifically in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches." Little did he or his parents realize that he would go on to become one of the most famous portrayers of Sherlock Holmes on the screen.<br />
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He attended <a href="http://www.repton.org.uk/" target="_blank">Repton</a> from 1906 to 1910, and by the time he left school, he was convinced he wanted to make a life for himself in the theatre. After spending some time in local theatrical productions, he entered war service in 1916, where he continued to hone his acting skills, albeit as more of a stationary object. According to <a href="http://www.basilrathbone.net/biography/" target="_blank">BasilRathbone.net</a>, Rathbone told Edward R. Murrow in a 1957 interview:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> "I went to my commanding officer and I said that I thought we'd get a great deal more information from the enemy if we didn't fool around in the dark so much . . . and I asked him whether I could go out in daylight. I think he thought we were a little crazy. . . .  I said we'd go out camouflaged -- made up as trees -- with branches sticking out of our heads and arms . . . . We brought back an awful lot of information, and a few prisoners, too."</span></blockquote>
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Rathbone eventually moved from England to the United States, settling in New York in 1923 and then moving on to Hollywood in 1935. His <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001651/?ref_=tt_cl_t4" target="_blank">Hollywood years</a> brought him fame in <i>Captain Blood</i> and <i>The Adventures of Robin Hood</i>, where he became known as an able swordsman and a fine villain. And it was in 1938 when he joined forces with Nigel Bruce for a collaboration that lasted from 1939 to 1946 as the most <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/search/label/Basil%20Rathbone#.WT8SS2grLb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">enduring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson</a> to grace the screen.<br />
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Rathbone left the role of Sherlock Holmes in 1946, fearful of typecasting (he was correct, of course, but too late). His wife Ouida wrote a stage play, "Sherlock Holmes," in 1953, but it closed after poor reviews and only three performances. He made a handful of middle-rate movies in the 1960s, toured in the one-man play "An Evening with Basil Rathbone," and wrote his biography <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Out-Character-Basil-Rathbone/dp/0879101199" target="_blank">In and Out of Character</a></i>, which was published in 1962.<br />
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While Holmes purists may find something to quibble about in the later 12 films of the 14-film series that Rathbone and Bruce made, it's clear that they continue to be accessible and popular. Every generation has its own Sherlock Holmes. But since the 1940s, it seems that every generation has been exposed to Rathbone's Holmes.<br />
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Happy 125th Birthday, Basil Rathbone

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if the first to attempt to decrypt this recently rediscovered secret diary
was by Mycroft's younger brother, Sherlock Holmes. One wonders if Sherlock
may have succeeded, but finding so much of it was devoted to his impecunious existence, discontinued his efforts. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you have ever
wondered what a day in Mycroft Holmes' life was like, this well written and
pleasant read is for you. At work, Mycroft suffers from the attentions of an
overly interested cleaning lady and interacts with his eccentric coworkers. In
those times, as in these, he worries about the new administration and
the security of his employment. He even faces a cut in his pay.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">Mycroft is a benefactor
to his financially insolvent younger brother, and worries about Sherlock's future in
his chosen profession. As to his unique profession, Sherlock refers to his
calling as a "trade" in an attempt to irritate his older brother. They interacted often
before Sherlock established himself, with Sherlock irritating members of
Mycroft's Diogenes Club in various ways. Their short stints of rooming together
do not go well. Their shared deductive powers are in the background as they
discuss Sherlock's prospects, their different approaches to money, and become
embroiled in the antics of their extended family. Given the colorful Holmes family
members, it is understandable that Sherlock would not desire to see them included in Dr.
Watson's tales. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The diary
progresses irregularly through events from 1880 to 1888, skipping weeks, then
months, then years. Thankful Mycroft chose to record the events that occurred during
the period of Sherlock Holmes' life prior to meeting Dr. John H. Watson. We
find out about where Sherlock was living, his financial situation and the
events leading to his finding digs in Baker Street. Mycroft offers some
details of Sherlock's cases, but never enough to offer solutions to their disputed dates. Later, Mycroft puts pen to journal to record the
first publication of <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>, and documents his
meeting Dr. Watson, both informally and formally.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0px;">S.F. Bennett
shares <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Diary-Mycroft-Holmes-Reminiscences/dp/1544140088" target="_blank">The Secret Diary of Mycroft Holmes</a></i> with us so that we can learn about both Mycroft and Sherlock.
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entertaining. Mycroft's observations and his proof that Sherlock has found
a friend in Dr. Watson will be enjoyable to all devoted fans. </span><br />
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Remembering Peter Sallis

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The actor Peter Sallis <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40165443" target="_blank">has passed away</a> at the age of 96.<br />
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Sallis was best known in the UK for his role as Norman "Cleggy" Clegg in <i>Last of the Summer Wine</i> from its first episode in 1973 until the series concluded in 2010. He was the only actor who appeared on every one of the 295 episodes.<br />
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Internationally — and cross-generationally — he was better known as the voice of Wallace, the cheese lover and inventor, in the Wallace and Gromit animated films by Nick Park.<br />
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But in the world of Sherlock Holmes, Peter Sallis will forever hold our imagination and admiration for his turn as Dr. Watson in the stage production of <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Musical-Adventure-Sherlock-Original-Broadway/dp/B000CQQGVE?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Baker Street</a></i> in 1965. The Jerome Coopersmith / Ray Jessel musical starred Fritz Weaver as Sherlock Holmes, Martin Gable as Professor Moriarty, and Inga Swenson as Irene Adler.<br />
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We interviewed <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2016/11/remembering-fritz-weaver.html#.WTW29GgrLb0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fritz Weaver</a> and spoke with him about his experience in the <i>Baker Street</i> in <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 26</a> of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere:<br />
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Of all of the audio clips we played from the soundtrack, we did not have an opportunity to play Sallis's signature number as Watson, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwVwhqUjZOQ" target="_blank">A Married Man</a>." In this emotional number, Watson recalls his life before meeting his beloved Mary, their life together, and then his eventual status as a widower:<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sallis" target="_blank">Peter Sallis</a> had a long and varied career on the stage, television and film. And astute listeners and followers of the BBC Radio adaptation of Sherlock Holmes (ref. <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose68" target="_blank">Episode 68</a> and <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose69" target="_blank">Episode 69</a> with Bert Coules) may recall Sallis as Jonas Oldacre in "The Adventure of the Norwood Builder" with Clive Merrison as Sherlock Holmes and Michael Williams as Dr. Watson.<br />
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Sallis stopped performing in 2010 after he gradually lost his sight due to macular degeneration. We had asked his manager for assistance in having Sallis on as a guest on IHOSE, but he graciously declined. Even so, we're fortunate to have a record of Sallis's performances in the instances mentioned above.<br />
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Baker Street Elementary — Pigeon-Holed

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If you're not into cryptography, codes can be vexing. In all fairness, that's what they're designed to do. And we know of a number of times that codes or ciphers are used in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Indeed, in "The Adventure of the Dancing Men," Holmes himself tells us<br />
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But when the uninitiated are on the other end of a code, cracking that code can seem a nearly impossible task. Of course, the creator of the code likely thinks its foolproof, as Abe Slaney did in DANC. But Holmes reminded him that there's always a way: "What one man can invent, another can discover."<br />
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Young Wiggins, Watson and Holmes find out quite the same thing...<br />
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Baker Street Elementary — Pigeon-Holed

"In that great brain of his everything is pigeonholed" [BRUC] If you're not into cryptography, codes can be vexing. In...

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Sherlock and the Infatuation with Fashion

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I was thinking about <i>Sherlock</i> the other day (as I so often do), and suddenly my muse poked me in the tummy (as she often does). The realization dawned on me that fashion actually plays a fairly large role in numerous episodes of <i>Sherlock</i>, and often in quite a negative way. I am not sure what to make of this trend, but take a look at some of these examples and see if you can find a deep, underlying message.<br />
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Maybe Gatiss and Moffat hate the fashion world. Maybe there is an even deeper meaning that hasn't even occurred to me yet because I'm still recovering from my muse punching me in the belly. Anyway, take a gander and see if anything occurs to you.<br />
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<b>A Study in Pink</b></h3>
The title of this episode plays right into my hands, doesn't it? Actually this is what started my pondering. Even though several other "suicides" occur in the episode, much of the focus is spent on the woman in pink. Her pink outfit and the pink bag are discussed in detail as they give Sherlock ideas about her story. Beyond that though, Sherlock analyzes her wedding band and finds bad news (she takes the ring off a lot).<br />
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This episode concentrates on a pair of shoes tied to a very old murder case. Even more pertinent to this argument, however, is that Sherlock makes a rapid and in the end distracting evaluation of Moriarty's character based on how Jim is dressed. Sherlock assumes that Molly has managed to find herself tied up with a gay man based on Moriarty's hair styling and way of dressing. Later we find out that in fact Moriarty did that on purpose to capture Sherlock's attention. Are Gatiss and Moffat playing with fashion to capture our attention or distract us from something else?<br />
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Although one of the sweeter and more suspenseful episodes, I'm afraid to tell you fashion also plays a dreadful role here. In this case, belt buckles associated with military uniforms do the damage. Fashion does not seem to be a neutral player, now does it?<br />
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Perhaps all of this is a revolt against Sherlock's hat. Along with a pipe, most people, when they picture Sherlock Holmes, probably picture that cute little hat (I'm a big hat fan). In a way, it has come to define the character in our societal lexicon. In the show, Sherlock of course hates the hat and only wears it at John's pressing (and because the crowds are expecting it). Maybe the whole point is that fashion alone should not be expected to tell the whole story. The hat certainly does not tell the whole story of Sherlock, just as Moriarty's style certainly did not tell the whole story about him.<br />
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On the other hand, maybe this is all just a big coincidence. Maybe my muse was a little drunk the other day, or maybe she is feeling vengeful.<br />
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Sherlock and the Infatuation with Fashion

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Trifling Issues in May

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Trifling Issues in May

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Episode 121: Canada and Sherlock Holmes

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1:35 Coo loo coo coo, coo coo coo coo!<br />
3:04 Sponsor: Wessex Press<br />
4:45 Sherlock Holmes in the Great White North<br />
6:53 Welcome, Peter Calamai<br />
10:40 Peter gives us the background on his association with Sherlock Holmes<br />
19:53 The beginnings of Sherlock Holmes in Canada<br />
33:01 The Arthur Conan Doyle Collection at the Toronto Reference Library<br />
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44:30 Professor Moriarty was an army coach - but what is that?<br />
48:48 A flashback: how the book came to be<br />
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Remembering Roger Moore

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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Moore" target="_blank">Sir Roger Moore</a> has passed away after a short bout with cancer, according to his family. He was 89 years old.<br />
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The actor was most famous for his turn as James Bond in the 1970s and 1980s, filling the rather large shoes in which Sean Connery trod in six films before him. He of course also famously played Simon Templar in the television series <i>The Saint</i> in the 1960s. Two great figures in the mystery genre.<br />
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But audiences in these parts also know him for another mystery role, one which may be a bit more obscure to the non-Sherlock Holmes fan: specifically his role as Sherlock Holmes in the 1976 made-for-television movie <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075208/?ref_=nv_sr_2" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes in New York</a></i>, with <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2015/06/remembering-patrick-macnee.html" target="_blank">Patrick MacNee</a> as Dr. Watson, Charlotte Rampling as Irene Adler, and John Huston as an unpologetically American-Irish accented Professor Moriarty.<br />
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Moore had a predilection for crime-solving — one might even call it "art in the blood." [GREE] In <i><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&an=haining&tn=The+television+sherlock+holmes&kn=&isbn=" target="_blank">The Television Sherlock Holmes</a></i>, Peter Haining relays the following:<br />
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But convincing Moore to take on the role was not an easy one. According to Chris Steinbrunner and Norman Michaels in <i><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&an=Steinbrunner&tn=The+Films+of+Sherlock+Holmes&kn=&isbn=" target="_blank">The Films of Sherlock Holmes</a></i>, he was eventually convinced by the script:<br />
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Baker Street Elementary — Merely Players

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Bringing stories to life in the minds of readers or theater-goers can be a challenge. We know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a talented storyteller who managed to do just that, particularly in the former medium (and did attempt the latter <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/html/speckledband.html" target="_blank">at least twice</a>).<br />
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When William Gillette sought Doyle's approval to make some nominal changes to Holmes's personal situation in 1899, Doyle replied, "You may marry him, murder him, or do whatever you like to him." It's not clear what Holmes and Watson had to say about this development, but in the minds of the team at Baker Street Elementary, we have the opportunity to see how it might have played out during an earlier stage of their lives...<br />
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Baker Street Elementary — Merely Players

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What to Do with Too Many Books (Is There Such a Thing?)

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My father, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2014/11/remembering-donald-redmond-bsi-2s.html" target="_blank">Don Redmond, BSI</a>, was an enthusiast of everything from steam trains to Sherlock Holmes. A professional librarian and a child of the Great Depression, which taught him to hold onto things because they might be needed, and hard to get, one of these days. The result, of course, was that my parents had a house full of stuff, including many, many books. Both his house and the libraries he served were embodiments of what he came to call Redmond's Law: "Bookcases are full."<br />
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Redmond's Law has applied to my own surroundings for many years, and as I settle into a new house in Carleton Place, Ontario, it clearly has jurisdiction here too. Despite an unbroken 27-foot sweep of floor-to-ceiling bookcases around much of the perimeter of my study, and three overflow cases in a nearby storeroom, there are — what a surprise! — books that have not yet found a shelf, and remain in shipping cartons. I am not sure the situation will change any time soon.<br />
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I've found room in the study for general books on many subjects (my collection emphasizes literature, religion and languages) and for many shades of Sherlockiana: editions of the Canon, books about Arthur Conan Doyle, non-Sherlockian books by Arthur Conan Doyle, literary analysis, histories and commentaries about drama and film, Game-playing monographs, bound volumes of the <i><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Journal</a></i> and other periodicals, even a few pastiches, although most of those have been relegated to the storeroom.<br />
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The trouble really starts with my accumulation of books in peripheral fields, such as 19th-century history, Victorian scandals, London lore, and the history of detective fiction. In general this isn't material I look at very often, and I haven't collected it systematically, but it takes up space for all that. Let me just list a few titles:<br />
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<li>James O'Neill's <i>The Molly Maguires</i>, a novelization of the 1970 film, starring Sean Connery, that tells a rather different story of conflict in the Pennsylvania coal fields than does <i>The Valley of Fear</i>.</li>
<li>Geoffrey Moorhouse's <i>India Britannica</i>, a narrative of the colonial experience that provides the background for <i>The Sign of Four</i> and "The Crooked Man."</li>
<li>Richard Gordon's <i>The Private Life of  Doctor Crippen</i>, a novel about one of the most notorious Edwardian murderers.</li>
<li>Conte Costello's 1956 biography <i>Lola Montez</i>, telling the story of one of Irene Adler's possible originals — a volume that I have only now noticed happens to be written in German.</li>
<li>Kevin O'Brien's <i>Oscar Wilde in Canada</i>, the story of a tour by one of Arthur Conan Doyle's friends that bears some resemblance to ACD's own North American lecture tour in 1894.</li>
<li>Ian Ousby's <i>Bloodhounds of Heaven</i>, subtitled "The Detective in English Fiction from Godwin to Doyle".</li>
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I am vanishingly unlikely ever to consult any of these books — and yet I can't possibly expel them from my library, can I?<br />
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Back into a cardboard carton for all of you, I think.<br />
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<i><b>What kinds of books do you have that are on the periphery of Sherlockiana? Leave us a comment below.</b></i></div>
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Elementary Renewed for a Sixth Season

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On May 13 <a href="http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/elementary-the-amazing-race-renew-cbs-1202426191/" target="_blank">CBS announced that it will be renewing</a> its New York-based modern take on Holmes and Watson, <i><b>Elementary</b></i>, for a sixth season.<br />
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As reported by <a href="http://deadline.com/2017/05/elementary-renewed-season-6-amazing-race-returning-cbs-1202092969/" target="_blank">Deadline's</a> <span class="byline">Nellie Andreeva, "</span><i>Elementary</i> and <i>The Amazing Race </i>[also renewed on May 13] surprisingly did 
not make the list of early CBS renewals for the first time, spending 
their first spring on the bubble. But there never was serious doubt for 
the crime drama, 100% owned by CBS, which had been making writer 
staffing deals for next season, and for the most heralded reality series
 of the past decade. While its linear ratings in the Sunday 10 PM hour are soft (7.4 million viewers, 1.2 in 18-49 Live+7), <i>Elementary</i>
 has off-network and <a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/29272/subscription-video-on-demand-svod" target="_blank">SVOD</a> deals with WGN America, Hulu Plus and 
broadcast stations that fetch in as much as $3 million total per 
episode; and it is a nice international seller too. Just last May, CBS 
Corp. CEO Les Moonves used <i>Elementary</i> as an example of a program ownership success story, telling investors that the show had 'made approximately an $80 million profit for the corporation' the previous year."<br />
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In fact, <i>Elementary's</i> ratings make it one of the lowest of scripted TV shows. But, as <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-renews-elementary-amazing-race-1003594" target="_blank"><i>The Hollywood Reporter</i></a> noted, the ratings are just one and not necessarily the most important factor in deciding the future of the show. <i>Elementary</i> "had been buried on Sunday nights, often airing outside of primetime 
thanks to NFL delays in the fall. But lucrative library deals and 
international appeal have kept the CBS TV Studios production in favor, 
and will continue to do so."<br />
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While the US fan base might be small, it is dedicated and the show does well in overseas markets. As mentioned in a previous IHOSE post ("<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2017/05/interview-with-nadia-alexander.html#.WRibz8a1uM8">Interview with Nadia Alexander, Elementary's Hope Neligan</a>"), USA Today's Save Our Show Poll had it a very close number two show to be saved; out of over 146,000 votes, it was only 1350 votes behind ABC's <i>Timeless</i>, which did not survive the renewal ax.  TV Series Finale's still <a href="http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/elementary-season-six-cbs-series-cancelled-renewed/" target="_blank">open poll</a> has 88% of voters wanting to keep <i>Elementary</i> on the air.<br />
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As the networks announce their fall schedule line-up, <a href="http://www.spoilertv.com/2017/05/code-black-and-elementary-new-seasons.html" target="_blank"><i>Elementary</i> is slated for midseason</a> with 13 episodes. In the meantime, Lucy Liu will keep busy in the off-season playing Veronica, a highly successful and morally dubious alpha-female book editor on Hulu's 10 episode third season of <i>Difficult People</i>.<br />
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Late addition: NBC changed its mind on <i>Timeless</i> and <a href="http://deadline.com/2017/05/timeless-renewed-season-2-nbc-1202092878/">renewed it for a second season</a>.<br />
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