Court cases in Germany and New York are revealing just how much fake 20th-century art is around.
So, I attempt to ask as casually as possible... just how did Sherlock fake his own demise, then?
Look for Robert Rodriguez's forthcoming Machete Kills! as an example of just how tedious applying a fake '70s filter can be.
They would turn up to Sir William's service, they would sit through the Bible story of the thieves who beset the grieving family (which wouldn't take me long to write), and then the doors would be locked and they would be told, in front of 100 fake mourners, just how evil they were.
It isn't entirely clear just how he pulled off the fake positions without detection.
The thing that makes these setups so obviously fake is just how performative everybody is during the build up.
(It's pretty easy to see just how gay it is by the fake graffiti below that was painted all over the street course).
It's a systematically reported piece that makes you marvel at two things: first, at how many reputable outlets regurgitated facts about a nonexistent person, and, second, at just how difficult it is to prove that a fake person is fake.
A blog post from Slick Vapes about spotting a fake Pax 3 shows just how convincing counterfeits can look.
But just how likely are a few hours of training with toy knives and fake bombs to prepare anyone for using survival techniques in real danger?
