On a chilly Monday morning in September, James Bond approached the SIS building in Albert’s Embankment. He’d been coming to…
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Over the years, Jeff Bezos has undergone a rather striking evolution — physically, mentally, and culturally. Once a pale, nerdy…
Like the United States itself, the opaque world of espionage is now badly polarized. While no official confirmation has been…
There is a probably apocryphal anecdote about the two greatest authors of French literature, who just happened to be close…
A friendly warning: After I die, no matter how many centuries have passed, I will return to earth in the…