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Bond 26: What the Next James Bond Should Carry Forward
The Bond 26 screen tests are under way. Forget the rumour mill: here's the watch, the clothes, the drinks and the car the next James Bond should carry forward.
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King Zero: The Brief
The full King Zero review, spoiler-free. I closed Charlie Higson's first full-length adult Bond feeling something I didn't expect: optimism.
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Sunday Brief: The Angriest Bond
King Zero is the most brutal Bond in years, and it sent me back through the continuation novels to ask what earns one the name.
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On His Majesty’s Secret Service: The Brief
Charlie Higson's On His Majesty's Secret Service in 100 words: a Roger Moore era Bond novel with a political bite.
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Hurricane Room Review: The Payoff Is Real
A quick take on Kim Sherwood’s Hurricane Room, the standout finale to her female-forward 007 trilogy.
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The Optimisation of Super Spies
A men's lifestyle take on AI: where it earns its keep, where it tells on itself, and why a fading humanity should worry us more than the robots.
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Why Creative Gen Z is Done with Corporate Gatekeepers
On creativity, control, and why the new generation is done trading their voice for a premium economy seat and a few perks.
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Amazon Just Made the Case for a Brown James Bond
Amazon’s Bait starring Riz Ahmed is a sharp, layered argument for a multicultural Bond. Here’s why it’s almost perfect.
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Books Are Mirrors: 5 Stories That Might Change How You See Your Life
Some books entertain us. Some unsettle us. And a rare few hold up a mirror so clear that we walk away seeing ourselves and the world differently. Lately I have been drawn to books that do exactly that. Different genres. Different voices. Different worlds. But all circling the same human questions about belonging, truth, power,…
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Dr No. – Percival Everett review
Rating – M for Masterclass Frivolity at its best The smartest Bond villain, be that John Sill or Wala Kitu might be a parody of the very idea of Bond itself, and that’s where Percival Everett has the most fun. 2022’s Dr No isn’t trying to be a great Bond story. It’s something stranger and…