Bond, ranked and mildly unhinged
Gadgets and vehicles from the James Bond films, judged by standards MI6 never used. Q’s phone that drives a car, the X-ray glasses and the exploding key ring face a white elephant gift exchange. Tracy’s Mercury Cougar, Melina’s Citroën 2CV and Kara’s cello case go to the appraiser.
James Bond cars come loaded with gadgets, and now and then somebody has to sit next to the driver while he uses them. So we handed the passenger a rideshare app and asked for a rating. These are the James Bond car gadgets that went off with a passenger in the car, from the Aston … Read more
Every December, somebody brings a scented candle to the gift swap. Q Branch would not be caught dead with a scented candle. So we raided the lab. The game is white elephant: everyone brings one wrapped gift, and on your turn you either open a new box or steal one somebody else already opened. We … Read more
Bond gets the Aston Martin, but the women in his films have been driving, riding and flying some very interesting machinery since 1964. Some of it is now a blue-chip collectible. Some of it is worth less than a tank of gas in a DB5. So we sent every Bond girl car, bike and plane … Read more