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Whither Bond?

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Via Chris Orr and Ross Douthat, I see there’s a trailer for the new Bond flick Quantam of Solace. First impressions? Could be good!

Anyway, it has to be better than the latest Bond novel…

The first Bond novel, “Casino Royale, was published in 1953. And yet, dated and hackneyed as some of the novels can seem, they have life in them yet.

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