Holidaze

US news is a dumpster fire lately, and it depresses me. But at least there's some good news in France, because Gisele Pelicot's husband (and her other rapists) were found guilty. This horrific case hasn't been reported in America at all, but Gisele Pelicot waived her right to anonymity to make the trial more public and shame the rapists. I hope more women in the world get more wins, even though America's women are in dire straits now.

Meanwhile, Amazon union workers are on strike. Good luck to them!

In lighter news, I've been finding out about various Sherlock Holmes stuff since I've been on Bluesky. There's a new holiday play called "A Sherlock Carol" which melds Holmes with Dicken's Christmas Carol. I'd like to see it, but it appears to be playing in London and some other places in the US, but not near me in DFW. Maybe in the future it will come to Dallas.

Also there's a weekly podcast called "Sherlock & Co" which seems to be a modern-day adaptation of Watson's stories. I don't normally listen to podcasts, but I did like Bert Coules's BBC radio dramas of Holmes. I'll have to see if I can find time to download and listen to the podcasts. I hope they do Speckled Band.

I've been thinking of watching the Wicked movie since so many people like the songs, but then I think, why is everyone praising Glinda when she's bad and on the opposite side of her friend? I don't get the love for a "friendship" that sounds so toxic. More like frenemies.