This comic scared the s*it out of me…. *le dead*
http://www.riemurasia.net/kaatopaikka/go.php?id=39549 (scroll down to the comic)
And I’m sorry for posting this but it’s so … gnkfdnhgomhl and awesome at the same time ::: D
Don’t have the time to read this at the moment, buuut I may do it later, so… *reblogs*
The comic is KOREAN !!! :D
In this interesting article published by The Radio Times, Sherlock’s production designer Arwel Wyn Jones talks about some of the key items featured on the set of 221b Baker Street. Wearsherlock have been on the hunt for more information so you too can have a part of 221b in your own house! Click on the set images above to see them in higher resolution.
“The animal skull was purchased online and sprayed a glossy black before it was mounted on the wall. The headphones were a last-minute, spur-of the moment addition.”
If you’re looking for a bison skull, your best bet is skullsunlimited.com which stock a wide range of skulls in all shapes and sizes. Many independent sellers on etsy and eBay also stock skulls and often at a cheaper price. The headphones, by Zumreed are available here in cream.
“A modern alternative to the stiletto always referenced as Holmes’s way of filing the mail, this Leatherman knife actually belonged to Arwel. But because it now has a permanent home on set, he’s had to purchase a replacement.”
We’ve previously posted Sherlock’s Leatherman knife here but it’s interesting to point out that Moriarty opts for the same brand only in a more compact version, his being the Leatherman Squirt P4.
“The skull on the mantelpiece is, of course, a cast, which had to be chiselled out to allow Watson to hide Holmes’s packet of cigarettes inside it in The Hounds of Baskerville.”
Looking for your own (slightly) creepy mantelpiece ornament? Look no further than Amazon.co.uk who stock many replica skulls (click the link for our favourite). If you’d like a real human skull, boneroom.com can help! As previously answered, the cigarettes hidden by Sherlock’s skull were completely brandless, featuring nothing but the typical UK warning label.
For those interested in the frame of beetles and epauletted bat, which is also seen in Sherlock’s bedroom, (take a closer look at a similar frame here), etsy and eBay are once again the best places to look if you want one at a steal. To get an idea of retail pricing try naturepavillion.com. Here’s a frame of beetles from their shop at $94.
“In the artwork on the wall, parts of the skull are painted on different layers of Perspex, creating a sort of 3D effect. Even shot in 2D, the depth created and the weirdness of the effect make for an impressive addition to the set.”
For lovers of 221b’s artwork, our partners in prop hunting sherlockology.com have created a downloadable PDF of the piece here. If you’d like to give it a go yourself, a plain base for the graphic is available here.
“We wanted to blur the edge between laboratory and kitchen, says Arwel, suggesting Holmes would think nothing of boiling the kettle next to an experiment on a severed hand - or heating up beans on a Bunsen burner.”
Want to have your own laboratory kitchen? For all your equipment needs try, alkaliscientific, alphalabs or spectrumchemical. If you’re looking for Sherlock’s book, the exact copy is available here at Amazon where you’ll also find his black pestle and mortar in a range of sizes. We’re still currently searching for Sherlock’s microscope, so if you think you know the model please let us know!
“The magpie seal was inspired by the music playing on Moriarty’s headphones (Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie) as he staged his daring break-ins. It also influenced the winged IOU graffiti on a Baker Street wall.”
Have another listen to The Thieving Magpie here. For those of you who want a better look at the graffiti, here’s a close up. If you’d like to make your own magpie seal, you can create one at customwaxnseals.com
Collection of fairytales gathered by historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth had been locked away in an archive in Regensburg for over 150 years
It was playing pondering polymath Sherlock Holmes that made Benedict Cumberbatch a sex symbol, according to the co-writer of BBC1’s Sherlock, Steven Moffat.
“It wasn’t like, in all fairness, anyone was salivating over Benedict before he was Sherlock Holmes,” he told the University Observer when asked about the newfound popularity of the show among women. “It’s a meeting of part and actor I think that makes geeky sexy.”
Moffat admitted “Sherlock is probably the first time that the Sherlock Holmes demographic has been female skewed” but he noted that “he’s [Cumberbatch] not the first handsome man to play Sherlock Holmes, oddly enough.”
Cumberbatch recently topped a poll of over 27,000 RadioTimes.com readers as the most desirable television star to take on a Valentine’s Day date, receiving more than 12,000 votes to beat former Doctor Who star David Tennant into second place. Fellow Sherlock star Louise Brealey - who plays lab technician Molly Hooper - came top of the female poll with 1,625 votes.
And so perhaps the words of Sherlock’s very own Irene Adler are true: “Brainy is the new sexy.”
Own up: did you have Benedict Cumberbatch down as a major sex symbol before you saw him in Sherlock? Leave a comment and let us know.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-02-23/steven-moffat-sherlock-made-benedict-cumberbatch-sexy
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The Radio Times clearly love the hits their site gets when Benedict’s name is mentioned
via Good Therapy:
Obsessive-compulsive-disorder (OCD) is currently listed under anxiety disorders in the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). However, the upcoming revised edition of the DSM proposes removing OCD from this category and listing it under the heading of related OCD conditions, which include body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) tic disorders, eating disorders, alcohol and drug dependence, trichotillomania, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), and other impulse disorders, such as kleptomania.
This is of great concern to many mental health experts who believe that OCD is a genetically inherent in individuals with a family history of anxiety. To provide further evidence of this, O. J. Bienvenu of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at John Hopkins University School of Medicine in Maryland conducted a study that examined the comorbidity and genetic relationship between many of these conditions, OCD, and anxiety.
For the study, Bienvenu gathered data from two existing OCD research projects, the John Hopkins OCD Family Study (JHOFS) and the OCD Collaborate Genetics Study (OCD). The two studies provided family history and comorbidity on more than 450 individuals over a period of 10 years. After reviewing the data, Bienvenu discovered that anxiety, personality, depressive or obsessive-compulsive disorders were more likely to be present in participants who had OCD or had an immediate family member with OCD. Specifically, the findings revealed that generalized anxiety, agoraphobia, OCPD, tic disorders, BDD, and grooming disorders were comorbid in most of the participants with a family or personal history of OCD. However, eating disorders, impulse control issues, and alcohol or drug dependence were not common in this group of participants. Bienvenu believes the evidence from this study underscores the concerns raised by mental health professionals with regard to the upcoming DSM-5. Bienvenu added, “Since anxiety disorders are highly comorbid with OCD, and they appear to share familial influences with OCD, we feel it would be erroneous to remove OCD from the anxiety disorders section in DSM-5.”
Does the Language you Speak Really Affect How You See the Future?
The way people discuss the future varies from language to language. Some have a well-defined future tense, while others distinguish much between present and future. But does this point of grammar actually affect how we see the world?
As you may have seen in some recent reports elsewhere in the blogosphere, that question forms the basis for a new paper by Yale researcher Keith Chen. Chen - who, it should be pointed out, is an economist, not a linguist - is currently working on a paper in which he examines the effect of the future tense in different cultures’ future-oriented behavior.
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