Before ‘Star Wars’ And ‘Snyder Cuts,’ Sherlock Holmes Created Toxic Fans

Before 'Star Wars' And 'Snyder Cuts,' Sherlock Holmes Created Toxic Fans

Conan Doyle likely regretted having Holmes tumble off of a waterfall rather than, say, getting unambiguously disemboweled by a grizzly bear because fans immediately demanded that the writer bring Holmes back. They wore black armbands […]

Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler review – ode to the glory days, and slow demise, of the music press | Autobiography and memoir

The author’s younger brother, Daniel Kessler of Interpol

Those of us who cut our teeth on the weekly music press are, by nature, bullishly nostalgic for the days when NME and Melody Maker sold hundreds of thousands of copies, reputations and heated pub […]