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Le Chat Noir started the topic Priory Scholars (NYC, May 4) in the forum The Unofficial Force 11 months, 2 weeks ago

My first Sherlockian event in quite a while — anyone else attending? I need to get a move on to re-read STUD, because they make hard quizzes that I invariably lose tragically.
Le Chat Noir started the topic Wants/Needs/Desires for Final Season? in the forum CBS’ “Elementary,” starring Jonny Lee Miller 11 months, 2 weeks ago

If I had to pick one character to make a return in the final season, it would have to be … Kitty, I think?
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, Rebirths, new beginnings, and such business on the horizon 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Dear friends,

For two years, Art in the Blood has been dormant largely because ScarletSherlock and I stopped wanting to be involved in the Sherlockian community after our personal experiences with Chris […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, Why this website has been quiet … 3 years ago

Dear friends,

I’ve been rather quiet around here of late, and that’s largely because I’ve started a Ph.D. program and have started to lose what little mind I had left.

I have also been working on a survey. I […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, 2016 NYCC “Elementary” Panel: A Reminiscing 3 years, 5 months ago

Friends,

I finally have a chance, now, to sit down and happily reflect on my incredible experience at the 2016 New York Comic Con. What an amazing weekend! Because of life, I was only able to attend on Friday […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, Upon the Terrace: RIP Douglas Wilmer 4 years ago

I was saddened to wake up today to the news that Douglas Wilmer had passed, per David Stuart Davies’ tweet. Mr. Wilmer first appeared as Sherlock Holmes in 1964, in the BBC production of The Speckled […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, A Very, Very Late Post-Mortem on the Birthday Weekend 4 years ago

So … this is very late! I meant to write this up immediately, but other Sherlockian drama got in the way and I wound up putting this off for ages and days. Finally, it’s Spring Break for me, so no teaching and thu […]
Le Chat Noir replied to the topic “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” in the forum St. James’s Hall 4 years, 1 month ago

If you go click on the link embedded in “Ghost Bees” in my blog post, you’ll be taken to their explanation of the issue at hand as it relates to their experience as a contributor to the BSJ.
Le Chat Noir replied to the topic “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” in the forum St. James’s Hall 4 years, 1 month ago

When used with respect to a person, a pronoun can have great significance in terms of identity. Increasingly, the community at large (as in, the world, not Holmesiana) is becoming aware that many people care deeply about the concept of construction of “gender binaries.” They choose what pronouns reflect their identity and let people know how…[Read more]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” 4 years, 1 month ago

Dear friends,

I am having a moment of déjà vu: Weren’t we just talking about respect?

I apologize for being slow to respond here; I was away in New York City on Sunday and am just now catching up. I was n […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, A Simple Call To Arms: Enough is Enough 4 years, 2 months ago

I had intended for my next post to be all about the 2016 BSI Weekend, but I believe other issues are a little more pressing.

It seems as though there’s some tittering on the Interwebs about online aliases. I h […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, Bits and Bobs 4 years, 2 months ago

Dear friends,

A few items of note:

I have been utterly remiss in failing to highlight the stunning new website for the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes. Monica Schmidt has done an amazing job of […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, Birthday Celebrations 2016 4 years, 2 months ago

Dear friends,

Happy Epiphany, Twelfth Night, The Master’s birthday! It’s a cold but beautiful day in the Hudson Valley.

A week from today, I will be in New York City to celebrate Sherlock Holmes’ 162nd […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, “[F]ounded upon the observation of trifles:” An Evening (or Two) With BBC ‘Sherlock’ 4 years, 2 months ago

And that happened.

(Spoilers from here on, FYI. You’ve been warned. Hugs and kisses!)

This is a review composed in repose, in tranquility if you will. Thankfully, I don’t make my living as an overnight cri […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, New Year’s Day, or What is That On Watson’s Face? 4 years, 3 months ago

Dear friends,

First, happy holidays if you have been celebrating anything at all! Happy December if you have not been involved in ritualistic festivities. 😉

Now, January 1 looms, and with it, the airing […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, “Sherlock” Special Trailers and Information 4 years, 3 months ago

THIS IS COMPLETELY SPOILERY, SO YE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!!!

Well, it’s almost time: the BBC “Sherlock” stand alone special is nearly upon us! Personally, my jury is still so out on this whole idea, but I hope that […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, When words do fail… 4 years, 4 months ago

Friends,

Yesterday, November 13, 2015, France suffered an unbelievably horrific attack. We all know that our beloved Sherlock Holmes has French roots, and there are robust scions and fan groups in France. Our […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, Chat in the City: A Holmesy Reflection on New York Comic Con 4 years, 5 months ago

So, as many Twitter followers noticed this weekend, I attended New York Comic Con at the Javits Center in Manhattan. It was beyond incredible on so many levels, but I certainly enjoyed all of the Holmesian […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, A Modest Review of William Gillette’s “Sherlock Holmes” 4 years, 6 months ago

Oh wow, what a night!

Yesterday (Saturday, September 19, 2015), a group of Holmesians who are affiliated with my local scion traveled to Connecticut to attend a screening of the recently recovered 1916 William […]
Le Chat Noir wrote a new post, George Boole = Professor Moriarty Y/Y? 4 years, 7 months ago

It’s not even that I’m fully persuaded by the argument. I’m just completely in love with the drive these folks have to get everyone to know who George Boole was, and the contributions he made in the fields of […]
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