Fun Articles and a Local Mention

[Max Magee]

Hey all,

A couple of thought-provoking articles have appeared in the last month or so (usually shared via Facebook in the private Strangers Room Sherlockian group—message me for more details if you'd like to be admitted). I wanted to share a couple of those, including one from the Australian Spectator Magazine online that mentioned our club.

The Conversation article about Doyle's Holmes stories and their exploration of men's mental health:

https://theconversation.com/arthur-conan-doyle-explored-mens-mental-health-through-his-sherlock-holmes-stories-246728

Christmas '25 Spectator article by Damien Thompson:
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/12/theres-no-one-more-obsessive-than-sherlock-holmes-fans-and-i-should-know/

There are around 200 active Sherlockian groups in North America. This month alone there have been meetings of the Stormy Petrels of Vancouver, the Hansom Wheels of Columbia, Dr Watson’s Neglected Patients in Denver, the Notorious Canary-Trainers of Madison, the Sound of the Baskervilles in Seattle and the Bootmakers of Toronto. The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota, founded in 1948, are holding their annual dinner, while the Afghanistan Perceivers of Oklahoma and the Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis are both staging Blue Carbuncle celebrations.

We better make sure we meet this week, or we'll make Mr. Thomson a liar!

Max "Magic Jezail Bullet" Magee (he/him)

Notorious Canary-Trainer of Madison Wisconsin

Torist International S.S. of Chicago Illinois

Norwegian Explorer of Minnesota
Yeoman Purser of the Barque of the Lone Star & Cap'n Basil's Mignonettes

Praed Street Irregulars, Agent Tobias Athelney