Bond, ranked and mildly unhinged
James Bond’s ego, as handled by the Bond girls who refuse to be impressed. Pussy Galore tells him she’s immune to his charm. Vesper Lynd reads him better than he reads her on the train to Montenegro. Natalya Simonova finds the wound under the cold act. Then the pettier rankings, like which Bond girl, judged on résumé and bragging rights, would make your ex the most jealous. Characters, not actors.
Champagne shows up in more of James Bond’s films than any other drink, with the vodka martini close behind. But his on-screen bar runs much deeper than those two. Across six decades he drinks bourbon, gin, rum, sake, raki, sherry, cognac, tequila, Scotch, claret and beer. So here’s the shopping list. These are the 18 … Read more
James Bond gets the last word in most of his films. These are the scenes where he doesn’t, or where he does and it doesn’t help. We ranked eleven Bond girl quotes that put Bond in his place. Each one is judged on three things: how sharp it is, how accurate it is about him, … Read more
Breakups are a competition, according to the least emotionally healthy person in every group chat, and the scoreboard is whoever shows up next to you in the photos. So we went through the 25 official Eon Bond films looking for the Bond girls most likely to make an ex refresh your profile at 2 a.m. … Read more