On Feb. 8, longtime adventurer John Fairfax passed away at age 74 and his New York Times obituary has bested even the most ambitious bucket lists. Filled with amazing character details -- traversing oceans via rowboats, jaguar-as-hemlock suicide attempts

He crossed the Atlantic because it was there, and the Pacific because it was also there. He made both crossings in a rowboat because it, too, was there, and because the lure of sea, spray and sinew, and the history-making chance to traverse two oceans wi

Spy novels embrace clichés—the double agent, the bomb-rigged briefcase—and “Assassin of Secrets,” published last fall, made a virtue of this tendency, piling one trope onto another to create a story that rang with wry knowingness. The book is set in the

The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Sebastian Faulks's instalment in Ian Fleming's iconic Bond series, Devil May Care. Read by Jeremy Northam. "My novel is meant to stand in the line of Fleming's own books, where the story is everything."

In fact, we must travel back to 1527 to unravel dark secrets that surround this saga.It is said that Bond borrowed his 007 title from Dr John Dee -- the 16th century Engl

In fiction, James Bond drew quite judiciously upon his licence to kill, bumping off just 38 adversaries in a dozen Ian Fleming novels. In each case, the individual received his or her just deserts. But there can be circumstances in which MI6 officers do

Diamonds have always held a particular allure. The hardest of all precious stones, they are traditionally associated with love and marriage. Marilyn Monroe sang, "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," and Ian Flemin

Judging from the clues that I've managed to pick up on without actually looking inside any of the real books that have been published under his fictional name, Rick Castle is one multi-faceted high-end pulp writer, capable of turning out credible, or at

Comments by Finance Minister Dwight Duncan Monday saying the government is re-evaluating a $345-million-a-year “subsidy” to support horseracing in Ontario is sending a chill through the industry. “It’s hard to know where it’s going,” said Ian Fleming, ma

James Bond has never looked cooler - but then it's hard to look anything else when you're freezing your way through a shoot in the Scottish Highlands in February. A stony-faced Daniel Craig spent the day shooting a brooding scene for the latest 007 movie

For most of us, sunning it in Saint-Tropez, squiring supermodels and lounging around on superyachts are post-work pursuits, but for a lucky few, it's a full-time job. GQ salutes this famous breed of professional loafer and asks if it's game over for the

GALLERY: James Bond lands in Scotland as Skyfall films in the Highlands Feb 10 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 next Daniel Craig on the set of new James Bond film 'Skyfall' in Buachaille Etive Mor, Scotland - where author Ian Fleming wrote the spy's father, Andrew,

James Bond star Daniel Craig in Glencoe filming new movie Skyfall - exclusive pictures here Feb 10 2012 By Brian McIver HE kept us waiting for days but 007 star Daniel Craig finally arrived in Scotland to film scenes for the new James Bond movie yesterda

As a San Francisco resident, I like to brag that my city is where Important Things were invented. The television. The jukebox. Bay windows. Denim jeans. The slot machine. Cable cars. The fortune cookie. Chop Suey. And yes, Rice-a-Roni. It’s also reputedl

You are not currently logged in. Dickens is still raking in cash for our county... exactly 200 years after his birth! It's been revealed the TV and film adaptations of his work shot in Kent have added almost £2m to the economy. All week we’ve been taking

Scenes for new James Bond film Skyfall shot near Buachaille Etive Mor in Highlands Feb 9 2012 By John Ferguson A FILM crew shot scenes for the new James Bond film Skyfall in the shadow of Buachaille Etive Mor yesterday. Staff working on the latest movie

Where interviews are concerned, Daniel Craig has a reputation for being rather serious, a little sullen even, but not today. Instead, the craggily handsome actor who brought new life to the James Bond franchise in 2006’s Casino Royale, is happily throwin

Although I've been an Ian Fleming aficionado since I was a teenager in the 1960s (forget the Bond films and check out the darker, more complex Fleming novels), I must state, regrettably, that I was not the buyer of the $43, 453 "Casino Royale" first edit

The year began brightly with an inscribed first edition of Ian Fleming’s debut 007 novel, Casino Royale, selling for more than $46,000. The book, published in 1953, remains one of the most desirable of all modern first editions.