Articles tagged: james bond
COLUMN: James Bond at 50: The truth of 'Shaken, not stirred'
Posted: Aug 17, 2012This week, Dr. Wayne Baker welcomes guest columnist Dr. Benjamin Pratt, a literary expert on Ian Fleming’s James Bond. On Monday, Dr. Pratt explained Fleming’s fascination with personifying 7 Deadlier Sins in his novels. On ... Read more »
COLUMN: James Bond & 7 Sins: What 'Russia with Love' reveals
Posted: Aug 16, 2012Welcome guest columnist Dr. Benjamin Pratt, a literary expert on Ian Fleming’s James Bond. On Monday, Dr. Pratt explained Fleming’s fascination with personifying 7 Deadlier Sins in his novels. On Tuesday, he looked at Moonraker ... Read more »
COLUMN: James Bond 50th: What's the biggest news? It's 7 Sins.
Posted: Aug 13, 2012Dr. Wayne Baker is traveling this summer and is noticing the news stories about James Bond’s 50th anniversary celebration this autumn. What is the biggest news about Bond in 2012? Is it the new 007 ... Read more »
With Gallery: Eviction looms for Camp Take Notice: 'I doubt we'll meet the deadline'
Posted: Jun 21, 2012"We're constantly moving people out. I doubt we'll meet the deadline. It's just too many people. We've had church people working on it for three days." Read more »
books: Bond, James Bond by Ian Fleming created 60 years ago today
Posted: Jan 15, 2012In 1952, Jan. 15 was a Tuesday. Some time that day, Ian Fleming put a blank sheet of paper into his well-used portable typewriter and literally created James Bond. Ten years and one day later, ... Read more »
One of the original James Bond watches displayed in Ann Arbor
Posted: Dec 03, 2011Truly unique wristwatches, distinguished by the individual stories behind them, attract increasing collector attention. There's a National Watch & Clock Museum in Pennsylvania, housing the largest collection of timepieces outside of Switzerland. Three years ago, ... Read more »
Melasma linked to birth control pill
Posted: Jul 21, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I have had melasma on my upper lip for about five years now. Looking online, I read that birth control pills could be associated with this condition. Sun exposure makes it worse. ... Read more »
Some Ypsilanti officials question terms of operation proposed by Rutherford Pool backers
Posted: Jul 19, 2011The Friends of the Rutherford Pool are asking the Ypsilanti City Council to approve a document outlining the pool’s ownership and operation between the two parties. Without the council’s approval of the document prepared by ... Read more »
Your Bobbers Down ice-fishing business gets green light to open retail outlet in Saline
Posted: Jul 19, 2011Your Bobbers Down, an ice-fishing tackle business, was granted a special use permit to open a retail outlet by the Saline City Council on Monday night. Jamie Olson, the business owner, wants to use about ... Read more »
tonight at Top of the Park: Music for kids, the Ultrasounds, 'Megamind' on the big screen, and more
Posted: Jul 03, 2011Tonight is Day 15 of Top of the Park, the popular, free (donations welcome) outdoor happening featuring music, movies, kicking back, running into friends, and a variety of other attractions. Each day in cooperation with ... Read more »
Lincoln High School graduate Victor Roache will compete in college home run derby
Posted: Jul 01, 2011Victor Roache, a 2009 Lincoln High School graduate, will compete against seven other sluggers Saturday in a college home derby in Omaha, Neb. Roache, a sophomore at Georgia Southern, led the nation with 30 home ... Read more »
The New James Bond Novel: Carte Blanche, by Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award winner Jeffery Deaver
Posted: Jun 12, 2011To me things such as this always start with Fleming. Ian Fleming’s stepdaughter Fionn has become a good friend of mine over the years. Subtle reminders of the James Bond creator tastefully appoint her home. ... Read more »
column: New James Bond exhibit originated in Washtenaw County, Michigan
Posted: Jun 01, 2011James Bond returned to London last Thursday, through release of the latest 007 novel Carte Blanche, by author Jeffery Deaver. Fans in the United States will have to wait until June 14 before that book ... Read more »
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