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The Name is B***, James B***

This year marks the 70th anniversary of secret agent James Bond’s literary debut in Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale. Published on April 13, 1953, the book launched a pop culture juggernaut that continues to stampede (or at least lumber) its way…

The Secret Life of Houdini

Just finished William Kalush and Larry Sloman’s recent Houdini biography. It’s a pretty fascinating read, but then it’d take some effort to tell Houdini’s life story and NOT make it interesting. As suggested in the subtitle, Houdini was “America’s First…