Educating Sherlock
What My Lady Did
I suppose, on balance, it may be considered a good thing that I rarely got the chance to watch films or TV shows before last Spring: it means there’s been something to do and something to talk...
Sherlock is NOT a girl’s name
Reflecting its 19th century origins, Sherlock is a story primarily about men: a strong, central male character teams up with a strong, faithful (male) best friend to defeat a series of villains,...
What Lockdown tells us about our priorities
I have a policy. A firm policy: never to read the articles Yahoo (or Google, or any other aspect of my computer) tells me to. Occasionally, I break my own rules. It never ends well. Recently, I was...
The Bach Fallacy
Let’s get one thing clear: I like Bach. Really, I do. I haven’t played music properly in a long time but this morning over breakfast, the host where I’m staying mentioned they had a grand piano and...
Educating Sherlock – What’s it all about?
The original Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation) emerged out of nowhere – discovered by Dr. Watson as a fully formed adult, complete with a fully furnished flat in Baker Street and a...