The singer Billie Eilish has been tapped to write and sing the new Bond theme.
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From Diamond’s Are Forever to The World is not Enough, James Bond theme songs are an opportunity for women to thrive.
Killing Eve.
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Killing Eve may seem like an ultra-modern take on the spy genre but it is more traditional that it seems.
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The former boss of British intelligence has lashed out at spy novelist John le Carré. The novelist is rather pleased.
Actor Roger Moore poses with a martini after learning he would play the British secret agent James Bond.
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To celebrate National Vodka Day, a food historian debunks myths and highlights unknown facts about one of America’s favorite liquors.
Actress Lashana Lynch, pictured here in Captain Marvel, is rumoured to be playing 007 in the next Bond film. The films, which have consistently relied on misogynistic tropes, are in need of an update.
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Rumour has it British actress Lashana Lynch will play 007 in the next Bond film. If true, the move will be a welcome change to a franchise that has long remained the epitome of conservatism.
Tall, dark and handsome: Idris Elba.
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Why can’t fiction’s most famous secret agent be played by Idris Elba? Just use your imagination.
Ok, you pulled off one amazing trick by creating a great opening ceremony. Now, this …
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Together, Bond and Boyle will be tackling Brexit Britain.
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Britain has always been good at projecting its values to the world. It’s going to need that soft power once it leaves the EU.
The Sept. 11 attacks and subsequent “war on terror” had a transformative impact on the handling of secrecy and surveillance activities in government programs.
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Intelligence agencies must be incorruptible and ‘speak truth to power’ to be of any benefit to policymakers and the communities they serve.
Moneypenny, as played by Naomie Harris, has been told that “fieldwork isn’t for everyone”.
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With its first ever recruitment advert, MI6 is reaching out to women and minority groups. But like their fictional counterparts, will they still end up doing desk work?
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If we’re keeping him, it’s time to reinvent James Bond for the digital post-Weinstein age.
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Anyone who thinks that Bond women can’t fight back have not been watching closely enough.
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Changing sexual mores can be tracked by watching the way 007 flirts with Moneypenny and the way she reacts.
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It is easy to forget that the James Bond franchise is firmly set in the world of work. Bond’s evolution reflects changing attitudes to the workplace.
Moonraker movie poster from 1979 created by Dan Gouzee.
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The tensions between North Korea and the US over its long range ballistic missile programme echo a well-known James Bond plot.
Actor Roger Moore.
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Few actors have combined real charm, self-deprecation and dash in the way Moore always did.
Sexist and altogether out-dated, the same old James Bond.
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Why are we so desperate to cling on to the heterosexist, misogynistic, and racist character?
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Do these tumultuous times also mean the end of Bond as we know it?
The silence at the end of Rio 2016 will only last until we switch on our televisions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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The Olympic Games are a theatre — sometimes farce, sometimes tragedy, reality TV, morality play or soap opera — where geopolitical, social and technological dramas are played out.
Gillian Anderson as Jane Bond.
It’s time for a new Bond – what about a woman? Two academics debate the cultural implications of changing the spy’s gender.