Last spring, Gary Markowski of the Caribbean Conservation Trust was viewing James Prosek’s exhibit “Art, Artifact, Artifice” at the Yale Art Gallery. As he studied one of the works closely (it’s also on the cover of Prosek’s new book, photo
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Last spring, Gary Markowski of the Caribbean Conservation Trust was viewing James Prosek’s exhibit “Art, Artifact, Artifice” at the Yale Art Gallery. As he studied one of the works closely (it’s also on the cover of Prosek’s new book, photo
About that Bond Bird in the Yale Art Gallery … Read Post »
One of my goals in writing “The Real James Bond” was to correct many of the common misperceptions about the real James Bond (like the factoid that Bond gave Fleming to use his name), and to improve upon the usual
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I had hoped to visit the Yale Art Gallery this spring to see an incredible exhibit by the artist James Prosek, but then Covid-19 hit and the museum had to close. The good news is that the exhibition has been
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The real James Bond loved birds and the West Indies, and he was an advocate for protecting them both — especially preaching the need to end the slaughter of rare species in the Caribbean. The headline above was from an
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Since The Real James Bond came out, I’ve come across many collectors of Bond-related books, including a few who collect books written by Bond’s wife, Mary Wickham Bond, also an author. If it weren’t for Mary Bond, many of Jim
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One of my favorite birds in Jamaica is the Kling-Kling, a.k.a the Greater Antillean Grackle or Jamaican Grackle. I saw these mischievous birds both times I visited GoldenEye, the resort created from Ian Fleming’s winter residence in Oracabessa. The first
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My latest column for The Record is about an extraordinary series of events that happened early this month. A storm blew two Brown Boobies from the Caribbean clear to the tristate region. One landed in Bergen County, the other on
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The webpage “Donovan’s Bookshelf” named “The Real James Bond” one of its prime picks last month. Here’s a sample: The Real James Bond: A True Story of Identity Theft, Avian Intrigue, & Ian Fleming is a ‘must’ read for any fan
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