Monthly archive for February2023

My James Bond Challenge continues with The Spy Who Loved Me, the tenth Bond book written by Ian Fleming, published in 1962. As ever, my book review style is just a brain dump of my thoughts and comments whilst going through the book. Fleming is obviously experimenting…

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Music has become sadder over the years, as found by researchers at Lawrence Technological University. The team of academics analyzed the sentiment of pop music lyrics from the ’50s to 2016, finding that there has been an increased expression of anger and sadness (and a decreased…

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There are a lot of people in this world that would describe themselves as collectors in some way, shape or form. And one area that many specialise in is sports memorabilia. Sports is of enormous interest and a passion, and some solidify that by collecting…

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My James Bond Challenge continues with Thunderball, the ninth Bond book written by Ian Fleming, published in 1961. I was very interested to read this one as Thunderball is one of my least favourite Bond movies and I have only seen it a couple of times. I…

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When people think about the 1970s and 1980s, a lot of what people know revolves around music and fashion. Of course, it is hard to blame them: legends like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Madonna dominated these decades, as well as style icons such as Stevie Nicks,…

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My James Bond Challenge continues with For Your Eyes Only, the eighth Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, published in 1960. Fleming is basically keeping up his rate of writing a novel each year. Although this one is different. It isn’t a full novel. It’s a collection of…

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My James Bond Challenge continues with Goldfinger, the seventh Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, published in 1959.  I have to say I am thoroughly enjoying all these novels. Fleming is really impressing me as a writer, in terms of his actual descriptions. It’s interesting that he…

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We don’t just look at retro things here. Sometimes it’s interesting to take a look at what the future may bring. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an annual Las Vegas, Nevada event. It presents the most recent and cutting-edge developments in consumer electronics and…

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My James Bond Challenge continues with Dr. No, the sixth Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, and published in 1958.  Once again, my book review style is just a brain dump of my thoughts and comments whilst going through the book. I’m particularly interested to read this…

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My James Bond Challenge continues with From Russia, with Love, the fifth Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, in 1957.  Once again, my book review style is just a brain dump of my thoughts and comments whilst going through the book. From Russia with Love is one…

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