Makeup secrets, birthday fund, and World Cup... cake.

Cumbercupcake: B and World Cup ball hehe hmm... #WorldCup2014 #BenedictCumberbatch pic.twitter.com/kEgDPdVxay
— cumbermuffin (@vereentjoeng) June 15, 2014

A few more images of Ben and that ball, via enerJax's tumblr and 'The World at His Feet' vid where Ben narrates... well, go check it out.  8)

Grab bag from Twitter and tumblr.

Lokke translates a Dutch article about Benedict here on her tumblr.

And there's a birthday giveaway/contest until tomorrow, 18-June -- move quickly! -- on the Sherlock DE tumblr.  The contest requires imagination, so be creative.


Third Star is being re-released; you can order it here, and the script book too.  (There's a brief review of Third Star on tumblr, no spoilers.)

Thrilled to re-release @thisisthirdstar: film available in limited territories; behind the scenes available worldwide http://t.co/90JUGtEogv
— We Are Colony (@WeAreColony) June 16, 2014

Ben's birthday project... plus Hamlet and the Sherlock map...

Hey, #Cumbercollective! Check out http://t.co/KWmTLGioSB for information & ideas regarding a Random Act of Kindness event for B's birthday!
— Michelle (@BenBatched) May 28, 2014

News from the Barbican about Hamlet in 2015!  If you want tickets, read up.  Only six per household.

A bit of Cumberbatch candy.

Gary Oldman -- his costar in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy -- interviews Benedict.

Lovely interview!

@ninja_CE // A pumpkin muffin? Yum! But I drool over the Cumbermuffins that @vereentjoeng makes! She's awesome! pic.twitter.com/dQ5yuN0c6Z
— Chloe Webber (OOC) (@LustfulSloth) June 12, 2014

D-Day and The Imitation Game.

Ben has been reading lately...

Benedict Cumberbatch to read original D-day news bulletins on Radio 4 http://t.co/y8AF4NdXZj
— Cumbercat (@catpat23) June 6, 2014

Ben in The Imitation Game as Alan Turing; more stills over at Entertainment Weekly.

2014 Hay Festival.

Ben was at the Hay Festival last weekend.  Reading letters aloud.  Along with many other celebrities.

The Daily Mail has lots of pics [and a video] about Ben there.  8)  Bustle has two vids of Ben reading letters, and some pics too.

If you'd like to hear him read the winning short story for the BBC's 500 Words competition, it's here.  The tumblr link is here.

2014 Critics Choice Awards.

Benedict Cumberbatch & Martin Freeman both nominated for best actor in a mini series at the Critics Choice Awards http://t.co/fIAvrsj9vl
— Cumberbatchweb (@cumberbatchweb) May 28, 2014

Martin is nominated for both Fargo and Sherlock:  His Last Vow at the Critics Choice Awards.  Ben is nominated for His Last Vow, and so is Amanda, as is the episode itself!  8)  Four for Team Sherlock, one for Team Fargo.  Well done, troops!