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And here I was thinking that they (meaning Harry and Keith, who knows with JLo) were only bothering to give real, helpful advice to the singers they felt were good enough to bother with. The rest just get "yes, good dog, next."

This person at HuffPo Canada, I want her job--nice work if you can get it!: 20 Times Benedict Cumberbatch Had Perfect Hair

It is a very nice smile!

I got Alaska although I can't visualize a keyboard to save my life--but I'm a touch typist, yeah! So I air-typed alphabetically and there it was. :)

More on The Imitation Game: Box-Office Milestone: 'The Imitation Game' Crosses $200 Million Globally (from the Hollywood Reporter). Not too shabby from a low-budget indie film! *** From HuffPo UK: Sherlock's Best One-Liners For Every Occasion, Courtesy Of Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Gatiss And Steven Moffat The one-liners are of course familiar to those of us who have the scripts memorized (what?), but it is followed by a great many lovely photos. Perhaps the person at HuffPo Canada who has a full-time job collecting photos of Benedict is moon-lighting?

Benedict is 6 of E!Online's 58 Most Important Things That Happened During the 2015 Awards Season. (Only 6?) (Also, warning: The "article" is all gifs, so you might not consider the link mobile ready.) *** If you want to continue to follow Benedict and Sophie's honeymoon, they are reportedly in Bora Bora. (If you're interested, Google away! I know about it because of the wonder that is Google alerts.)

Boo and also hiss, my PBS station is having a pledge drive, so there was no show today, and I don't know whether they'll resume or skip whenever they finish driving away all the viewers.

There are a bunch more articles with either fan or pap photos of the couple on their honeymoon--apparently they went whale watching--but I feel weird about posting links to pictures of what they clearly mean to be private time. (I haven't even read the articles, only saw the headlines.) But if you want to see them, you can find them easily by Googling--that's my compromise!

More from Una Stubbs/Mrs. Hudson: Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are like sons to me. (Aww.)

Here are the stream-of-consciousness notes I made while watching: I know Lovey went first, but I had to run and take care of something and missed her entirely. (Why don't I remember someone named Lovey? You'd think I'd remember that.) Adanna was second, I came back at the very, very end and didn't hear her either. Alexis: I'm not crazy about this song--it has very little melody--and I think I heard some off notes, but she does know how to involve the audience very quickly. And yes, Keith is right--dump the guitar! Joey: That accordion is too big, I can't see her! Hmmm, I don't know this song, but it suits her very well, and I like the way she's flirting with the camera and the audience. Wait, what, it's a Keith Urban song? I'd never have guessed that. And I am still intrigued by her voice. But there seems something strange about the way she is pronouncing words. Katherine: Starts off a bit shaky--and her voice sounds kind of tight? compressed? to me. And she's having pitch problems. Ah, there, her voice opened up some as she went on, she finished stronger than she began. I don't know this song either, but I do like it. Shannon: I can't make out a single lyric she's singing. Also she's getting a bit shriek-y and off key? I'm not enjoying this. Loren: That started okay, but she's having pitch problems off and on and it doesn't sound better to me for being really loud. Powerful is well and good, but if you're going to go that loud, be sure that those are the right notes! Shi: ...? That was really...strange. I can't really make out the lyrics, and she sounds a little hoarse maybe? Or just out of breath? Bleat-y. And also a bit shriek-y. (I don't recognize the song. Sorry, Harry.) Maddie: I do like the laid-back vocals she's putting down. She seems relaxed, and her voice sounded relaxed, which is good. I prefer that to a high-powered song that makes the singer tense up or push. Sarina-Joi: Oooh, that's good straight out of the gate, her voice sounds totally solid to me. Tuneful AND powerful. Love it! (And that is not the sort of music I usually choose to listen to. :)) Jax: Um...what? Where's this affected faux baby-voice coming from, and why? The second part was much better. And she stayed on pitch, which tonight, alas, is worthy of note. Tyanna: Lovely richness she has to her tone, and an excellent song choice for her. She did seem to get a little out of breath in the middle, but she can learn to phrase better and avoid that.

Does Ed Sheeran plan on divorcing his wife on his 71st birthday? That lyric really is weird.... Worse is the fact that no matter how carefully the word is enunciated, "70" comes across as "17" every time because the stress is on the wrong syllable. (And I say this as someone who loves that song!)

There are a few dozen articles on this, here's the one from The List: Benedict Cumberbatch pays tribute to young Sherlock fan.

I started jotting notes at the first commercial break: Adam: I think he does what he does well, but it's not what I choose to listen to. Michael: I don't remember what he sang? Savion: He's got a voice all right, but on this one I'm with Keith--I don't think that was the best song choice for his style. Mark: Now that was a perfect song choice for him, and the whole thing worked for me. (And I wasn't really liking him so much until this point.) Trevor: He needs to take it down a notch or three--I think he's overexcited, which is endearing, but because of it the song got away from him. Clark: I think his vocals were really smooth...but my attention just drifted right away from him, and I don't know why. Rayvon: I can't rate this performance fairly because I've heard the song before and it drives me nuts every time because I expect it to be the classic "I Still Get Jealous" (the one by Cahn and Styne) and it isn't really different enough. So I have a grudge against the song. Daniel: I really like this song, and I like that he's using an unexpected instrument, but his voice was breaking a bit. Riley: Started a bit weak and breathless--nerves, I'm guessing?--but he did get better as he went on. County/pop is a good sound for him. Quentin: He has pipes, and he's a bit sideways which is interesting--but I can only listen to him if I'm not watching him. (That nose ring makes me want to hand him a box of tissues. I'm shallow, it's terrible.) Nick: I LOVE this song--and that's a problem for me, because I've been listening to Ed Sheeran sing it so often that this didn't sound right just because it wasn't the same voice I have in my head. But I think he did a good job with it. Qaasim: I don't know this song, so I don't know if the song goes in odd directions or if that's his voice going off key. He certainly can perform without losing his cool.

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I'm sad this didn't happen: "Brit nominated singer Ed Sheeran has revealed he desperately wanted Oscar nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch to star in his music video for Sing.". (Hey, maybe in future?)

Una Stubbs (Mrs. Hudson, of course!) talks about the Sherlock special in an interview for RadioTimes.

ITA! Some more from the Oscars/Oscar afterparties... BBC News Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K14N06HzaSo Variety: Inside Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party: Beyonce, Cumberbatch and In-N-Out Independent.ie: Vanity Fair Oscars party: Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch and Oprah Winfrey lead red carpet glam (There's a short video there.) Independen.uk: Benedict Cumberbatch: Alan Turing 'would have shrunk with horror' at the Oscars 2015 furore (Includes a very nice video interview from, I think, before the Oscars, about TIG.) Bustle: 6 Benedict Cumberbatch Quotes From The Oscars, Because He Always Inspires Through His Words And a tweet from Good Morning America: Benedict Cumberbatch... always having the most fun. (click for pic!) There are also a whole bunch of pieces showing photos of Benedict and Sophie kissing while they fill their car with gas, very sweet, but they look like pap photos to me, so I'm not bringing the links, because I'm mean that way.

From Goss.ie: Sherlock's Andrew Scott at the opening night of new Dublin play Sea Wall.

Although Benedict did not with Best Actor (a pity, but not really a surprise), The interwebs seem to have decided that the Cumberbatch newlyweds are the cutest and chic-est couple ever (I do not disagree!), and are presenting plenty of photos to back up the opinion. Here's a small selection: People Magazine: So Sweet! Benedict Cumberbatch Smooches Pregnant Wife on the Red Carpet HuffPo Canada (I assume by their full-time Benedict photo poster, bless her): Benedict Cumberbatch's Best Oscar 2015 Moments and Benedict Cumberbatch's Oscars 2015 Outfit Channels Bond, James Bond The Mirror: 9 loving pictures which show Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter are enjoying newly wedded bliss And even Perez Hilton: Benedict Cumberbatch & Pregnant Wife Sophie Hunter Are Out To Win Most Adorable Couple at the Oscars! (My mom keeps saying, "They look alike!" And they do. And, looking at my parents' wedding photos, so do they. :) )

This is an odd one. The New York Times Magazine has had a total revision as of this past weekend, one result of which is the addition of about 50 pages of ads up front...but I digress. One of the new magazine features is a column titled "Search Results," where, I gather, they will talk about some aspect of internet life, and they chose to kick off the column with an explanation of "shipping." And the example they use is Johnlock: My Dear, Dear, Dear Watson. Hmm.

From RadioTimes: Sherlock's Mrs Hudson gets arty in The Great British Paint Off.

In the New York area, the first show aired on a Sunday night, but after that it only airs at 4:00pm Sunday afternoon. My mom and I are addicted, and stop everything to watch the show!

A very on-topic piece at TV Guide's website: American Idol Stars: Where Are They Now?

I heard him say "Sel" before correcting it to Stephanie, and I did think he gave it away there.

I believe 23 skidoo comes from the winds off the Flatiron building at 23rd St. (Madison Square)--when it was built it would blow up the ladies skirts, so men would hang around hoping to see their legs. When the cops came around and chased them off, that was called giving them the 23 skidoo. That's how I know the phrase, anyway!