Category: Non-Fiction

Dos and don’ts of the Edinburgh Festival

It’s that time of year again, when it takes longer to cross the pavement than the road in Edinburgh, because England has been evacuated. I have lived through many an Edinburgh Festival, as a punter, a staff member, and a furious bystander. To help… Continue Reading “Dos and don’ts of the Edinburgh Festival”

Project Bond Review

A shummary of sheven Bondsh and 25 filmsh

Project Bond: Skyfall

Lasht rat shtanding

Project Bond: Quantum Of Solace

In which everyone gets real mad and some people die in crude, unpleasant ways.

Project Bond: Casino Royale (2006)

Three measures of Gordon’s; one of vodka; half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice, and add a thin slice of lemon peel. Jackanackanory.

Project Bond: Never Say Never Again

The ancient Bond is sent to a health clinic to get himself back into shape, where he discovers trouble a-brewin’

Project Bond: Casino Royale (1967)

“I have a very low threshold of death. My doctor says I can’t have bullets enter my body at any time.”

Project Bond: Die Another Day

“You can’t kill my dreams, but my dreams can kill you.”

Project Bond: The World Is Not Enough

Nobody expects the Russian inquisition!

Project Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies

“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.”