Renowned four-wheeled movie characters
Here is a brief review of legendary cars, which millions of us have seen in popular movies. For some of them the starring worked as an effective marketing step, as their production and sales grew significantly. The very first DeLorean…
Craig & Adele return to James Bond
Daniel Craig will reportedly return as James Bond, after saying he’d rather slit his wrists than do another 007 movie By Jason Guerrasio It looks like Daniel Craig isn’t giving up his license to kill just yet. According to The…
This cocktail brought the ‘original American whiskey’ back from the dead
By Portia Crowe Whiskey is experiencing a huge comeback in America. Walk into any trendy New York City bar today and you’ll almost certainly find a variety of bourbons and Scotches on the shelf and a handful of whiskey-fueled cocktails…
‘Skyfall’ yacht
The yacht from ‘Skyfall’ is on the market for $9.4 million, and it’s just as cool as James Bond himself By Mary Hanbury You might remember the beautiful yacht we saw brief shots of in the 2012 James Bond movie…
Real-life MI6 agent ‘Q’ is a woman, British spy chief reveals
AFP From Business Insider London (AFP) – The inventor behind James Bond’s ingenious gadgets, codenamed “Q” in the spy films, exists in reality and is actually a woman, the head of Britain’s MI6 espionage agency has said. “The real-life Q…
The name’s Jamesbondia: new group of Caribbean plants named after James Bond
From Taylor & Francis Group A new subgenus of plants has officially been called Jamesbondia after the notable American ornithologist James Bond, whose name Ian Fleming is known to have used for his eponymous spy series. An article published in…
The Editor Speaks: The Men with the Golden Gun
“The Man with the Golden Gun” was a James Bond thriller that was made into a movie with the same name and starred Roger Moore as James Bond and the late Christopher Lee as the man with the golden gun….
Jamaica: The birthplace of James Bond
By Ursula Petula Barzey From Caribbean & Co. Ian Fleming might not have known that the allure of spy Agent 007, the character he created in 1953 would last for more than half a century. Or that over 60 years…
British spies are officially getting the ‘License To Speed’
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From Business Insider British spies are to be given a “licence to speed”, allowing the likes of James Bond to drive fast with impunity in the name of national security. Transport minister Robert Goodwill was to…