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Sherlock Holmes

Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Homes (L) and Martin Freeman as John Watson.

Why is China obsessed with ‘Sherlock’?

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Mere hours after the latest season of the BBC show Sherlock was broadcast in the UK, halfway around the globe in China more than 3 million Chinese fans had watched it online.

Actor David Suchet

Detective Poirot says goodbye to fans in Britain, and even Iran

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British show runner describes thought process behind hit reboot of Sherlock Holmes

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Mission Impossible, Sherlock Holmes, Carnage, all hit the big screens this weekend

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The evolution of Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock’s Archive

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Where would you expect to find the world’s largest Sherlock Holmes archive? Try nine stories below Minneapolis, in the rare book collection at the University of Minnesota. Sarah Lemanczyk descends for a visit.

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Encyclopedia Brown

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Forty-eight years ago, Donald J. Sobol put sneakers on Sherlock Holmes and set him in small-town America. Produced by Studio 360’s Derek John.

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Sherlock Holmes as Hamlet

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Robert Downey Jr., who stars in the new movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, is the latest actor to take on this iconic role. Guy Ritchie, the film’s director, says Holmes’ persona is an even divide between enigma and accessibility.

This Weekend’s Big Movies: ‘Mission Impossible,’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Three big movies come out this weekend as we head into the holidays: “Sherlock Holmes,” “Mission Impossible” and “Carnage,” a black comedy directed by Roman Polanski. Co-hosts of the  Movie Date Podcast Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman review this week’s big releases.

Murderous British Cat Study

Domesticated house cats love to stalk and capture prey. Some are prized for their mousing abilities, and love to go after birds. In fact, some people are concerned that cats may be responsible for the deaths of millions of song birds every year. And just how many? Well, the Mammal Society of London recently did […]