Caution, we talk about the first series of the new Sherlock - and there are full of spoilers Photo: Robert Viglasky / Hartswood Films / "Channel One" On the evening of January 1, a new Sherlock series was released with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Six Thatcher is violently discussed due to a couple of unexpected plot turns. "Medusa" says that in the first series of the fourth season, Sherlock caused fierce disputes - and what does Zerolis have to do with it.

20 of the most noticeable tapes of the year of the movie Photo: non-stop production / WDSSPR 2016, the year of Russian cinema, turned out to be useful at least from the point of view of attracting an audience to that Russian cinema itself. Some caused fierce discussions, others had an interesting festival fate, the others were just good. Film critic Yegor Moskvitin chose 20 noticeable playful films that were released in 2016, which best talk about the situation in Russian cinema.

The body of a Russian serviceman, Deputy Chief of Staff of one of the military units located at a military base in Armenia, Major Viktor Emelianenko, was found in Yerevan. A 45-year-old military man was found dead in the Druzhba Hotel. According to preliminary data, no traces of violence were found on the body of Emelianenko. As suggested by the press service of the Southern Military District, the cause of death could be heart failure.

Former Beatles member Paul McCartney appeared at Roman Abramovich's New Year's party. The festive concert was held on the French island of Saint Barthélemy. McCartney took the stage during a performance by The Killers and, along with the musicians, performed the song Helter Skelter from the White Album of the Fab Four. Video from the concert appeared on The Killers Facebook. According to Billboard, Paul McCartney's performance was "unplanned".

On the night of January 1, an unknown resident of Los Angeles edited the famous sign in Hollywood - he partially hung two letters O with canvas, and as a result, instead of "HOLLYWOOD" it turned out "HOLLYWEED" (weed in English - grass, meaning "marijuana"). On one of the pieces of tarpaulin there is a heart, on the other - a pacific.

The journalist nominated a new version of the death of the liner Photo: Topfoto / Scanpix / Leta The British journalist Shenan Moloni, who has been studying the history of Titanic for 30 years, put forward a new version of the liner disaster. The cause of the crash, as a result of which more than 1,500 people died, could be a fire in the fuel storage.

The terrorist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, which killed 39 people. “Continuing the blessed actions of ISIS against Turkey, the protector of the cross, the heroic warrior of the Caliphate struck at one of the most famous nightclubs where Christians celebrate their apostate holiday,” Reuters quoted the militants as saying. According to the agency, the militants distributed their statement in messengers.

Long New Year's holidays are a great reason to learn something. Many in adulthood are afraid to get up on skates, because they think that it’s too late - they say, it was necessary to start in childhood. This is wrong. Of course, you are unlikely to learn how to make a triple sheepskin coat, but you can well enjoy skiing. Choose the right skating rink The rollers are different - from "boxes" in yards or shopping centers to huge parks, when whole alleys are flooded with ice.

The main albums of the year that we did not like Photo: Jeff Gross / Getty Images / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Every month, the Medusa chooses the most interesting albums and briefly talks about them. Sometimes records do not fall into these collections, which everyone around is talking about - as happened, for example, in May 2016 with the new Radiohead album.

The instructions of Vika Boyarskaya Hot alcoholic drinks like mulled wine are ideal for the New Year holidays. Firstly, it is delicious. Secondly, warms. Thirdly, you can take yourself both yourself and others with cooking. In addition, hot winter drinks are very comfortable. We asked the gastronomic journalist Vika Boyarskaya to draw up instructions on how to cook them. 1.

Employees of Russian diplomatic institutions expelled from the US in connection with hacker attacks have returned to Russia. The diplomats and their families arrived in Moscow on a special plane on the night of January 2. In total, 35 diplomats from the Russian Federation were declared persona non grata in the United States: 31 employees of the embassy and four employees of the consulate general in San Francisco. On December 29, they were ordered to leave the US within 72 hours.

On suspicion of involvement in the attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, they are looking for a native of Central Asia, presumably a citizen of Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan. CNN Turk reports this with reference to police sources. According to the channel, supporters of the "Islamic State" detained during raids in Turkish cities from December 28 to 31 gave testimony about the citizenship of the alleged terrorist. An unidentified man opened fire at the Reina nightclub on the night of January 1.

Nine people died, two were injured in the collapse of a multi-storey residential building in the village of Shakhan in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan. Among the dead were three children. The collapse occurred on the evening of January 1. According to preliminary information, the cause was the explosion of a heating boiler, which was located in the basement of the house.

The US Congress will take "strong action" if President-elect Donald Trump tries to lift sanctions on Russia. This was stated in an interview with ABC by a member of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party, Adam Schiff. "Democrats and Republicans like [Sen. John] McCain and others will work together to support tougher sanctions," the politician added. According to him, the measures taken by the Obama administration are not enough to contain Russia.

Among the 39 killed in the attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul was a Russian citizen. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul. The consulate said that the Turkish authorities had completed the identification of the victims. The citizenship of only one of them has not been established. According to official information, there are no other Russians among the dead and injured.