Today, I listened to this catchy Tin Pan Alley song called "If Butch the Rough Barber Man Shaves Castro." Why did people in the 1960s think Castro's hair was so magical? Full Article at Boing Boing

This sounds like something Ian Fleming would've dreamed up: a vehicle that's both a surface watercraft and a self-contained submersible. Full Article at Outside Magazine

The Dracula story has been given new life by the great-grandnephew of the original author. Photo: AFP Could you countenance a new version of an old favourite book written by a different author? Brace yourself, says Jane Sullivan. THEY'RE baaack. Full Article at The Age

DETAILS There are few resorts in the world with the kind of pedigree of GoldenEye, a collection of villas in Oracabessa, on Jamaica’s northern coast, just east of Ocho Rios. Full Article at The New York Times

The Teachers just failed to get among the points. In the game of the night Ian Fleming lost out on a tense five-setter against Trinity’s Brian Pinning. It was a great effort from Fleming who was making his debut for the Teachers. Full Article at Scarborough Evening News

It was a comprehensive team performance, with wins on the three rinks skipped by Davy Brown, Ian Fleming, and John McDermott plus a peel for Andrew Caldwell. Full Article at Edinburgh Daily News