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1. Detective Fiction -- Mysteries
   A beginner to detective fiction would generally be advised against reading anything about a piece of detective fiction (such as a blurb or an introduction) before reading the text itself. Even if they do not mean to, advertisers, reviewers, scholars and aficionados usually have a habit of giving away details or parts of the plot, and sometimes -- for example in the case of Mickey Spillane's novel I, the Jury -- even the solution. (After the credits of Billy Wilder's film Witness for the Prosecution, the cinemagoers are asked not to talk to anyone about the plot so that future viewers will ... be able to fully enjoy the unravelling of the mystery.)
2. Murder Mystery Games
   Murder mystery games can provide the perfect opportunity to allow colleagues to mix and mingle under glee inducing circumstances. Everybody has done casino night, or invited a DJ to play music. However, companies have now begun to access the Murder Mystery vault of fun and discovered their creativity enhancing and morale boosting abilities.
3. Gunpowder -- Cases
   Gunpowder is an extremely simple substance. Indeed, it is not even a compound, being merely a mixture of potassium nitrate, common charcoal, and sulphur. Any blend of roughly equal proportions of sulphur and charcoal with from 40% to 75% of potassium nitrate --saltpeter-- will flash with considerable noise and may ... qualify to be called "gunpowder". Precisely when the substance was invented remains obscure. Indeed, in view of the fact that the ingredients had been known and in common use from earliest times, it is surprising that gunpowder was not invented much sooner than was actually the case. Incendiary and pyrotechnic mixtures with military applications had been around since ancient times.
4. The Ritual -- Cases
   The Ritual Magic Workbook is much more, and to some much less, than the title promises. On the "more" side this really is a valuable introductory workbook to a serious student of ritual magic. On the "less" side, those who seek a cookbook of many spells will be greatly disappointed. In this case, that is entirely the intent of the author, who seeks to provide lone seekers with a way to get themselves well along the path of magical working, and to sort out the student who is not so committed in short order.
5. Falklands War -- Cases
   Announced gold earlier this month, The Falklands War: 1982, developed by ProSIM and published through Shrapnel Games, is now currently shipping! As is normally the case those that have pre-ordered the game will be among the first to receive their highly-anticipated copies, with all others quickly following.
6. Men In Black -- Cases
   Rosario Dawson [“Men in Black 2”] has joined the cast of “Sin City”. Dawson will take part in the third and final segment. Rodriguez based the film on Miller's graphic novel series. The finale ... stars Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen and Brittany Murphy.
7. Tony Richardson -- Gwendolyn Williams
   Richardson’s cinematic output in the 1960s is remarkable for its originality and breadth. With just a few films failing to hit the mark – Sanctuary (1961), Red and Blue (1967) and The Sailor from Gibraltar (1968) – he is to be admired for taking on such diverse projects. (He ... made Hamlet with Nicol Williamson in 1969.) Unlike many British films of the period, Richardson’s films have stood the test of time.
8. Dr (Work)
   [A] few facts about his life: Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was the curator of Forest Park Zoo. After graduating from Dartmouth College, Geisel launched a career in advertising, creating ads for Flit, an insecticide produced by Standard Oil. These ads consisted of a cartoon drawing of people enjoying a relaxing time reading or resting only to have a grotesque bug-like creature approach. The caption always read, "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" Looking at those cartoons today, you can see the seeds of the creatures that would later appear in his children's books.
9. John Thaw -- Inspector Morse
   In the episode "The Settling of the Sun," a Japanese student is killed at Oxford college while Morse (John Thaw) is dining at a welcome dinner. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
10. Sherlock Holmes -- Conan Doyle
    In this must-own collection of Holmes movies, two original Conan Doyle stories, Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, are joined by a dozen adventures set in contemporary times. These films, produced from 1939 to 1946, thrust Holmes and the faithful Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) into modern adventures where their brand of deductive investigation and call-to-arms action encouraged audiences of WWII Britain.

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