Who is the greatest fictional detective? A new book reminds us why it’s Poirot
Mark Aldridge s Agatha Christie s Poirot offers clues - and evidence - to prove the case.
By Michael DirdaSpecial to The Washington Post
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In the recent Washington Post poll to choose the greatest fictional detectives of all time, the top four vote-getters, tallied in descending order, were Armand Gamache, Sherlock Holmes, Harry Bosch and Hercule Poirot. Pfui, as Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe would say. Faced with a mind-boggling murder, would anyone turn to Louise Penny’s Gamache instead of Sherlock Holmes or to Michael Connelly’s Bosch over Hercule Poirot? I certainly wouldn’t. What the poll actually reveals is the tyranny of the contemporary. The results reflect the influence of a devoted social media fan base, an ongoing TV series and two best-selling authors still regularly bringing out new work.
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At The Ritz-Carlton in Singapore, the artwork comes alive
The hotel has created a self-guided, virtual reality experience that brings its stunning collection of art pieces to life
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Art can move – emotionally. But over at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, the art pieces move, too. Visitors and guests can now interact, virtually, with seven of the hotel’s renowned pieces as part of its newly launched augmented reality art tour.
The self-directed experience, believed to be the first in the world, is an interactive, immersive, and socially distant alternative for digital natives to explore works by Frank Stella, Dale Chihuly, and other renowned artists.
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Failed SA and federal political candidate Mark Aldridge loses gun licence after threatening to shoot hoons
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Mark Aldridge has lost a Supreme Court bid to keep his firearm licence.
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A failed South Australian and federal political candidate and animal sanctuary owner has lost a bid to keep his firearms licence after a tribunal found he threatened to shoot hoon drivers in 2017.
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He appealed that decision to the SA Civil and Administrative Tribunal
The decision was upheld
Mark Aldridge who has run in a number of state and federal elections, both as an independent and One Nation candidate applied to the SA Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT) to get his firearms licence reinstated after it was cancelled.