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Now here's today's news, discerned differently.

James Bond turned 90 years old this week. Actually, that's not quite right. Sean Connery,

the Scottish actor, who will forever be linked with the iconic British secret agent, had his 90th birthday.

Tributes came in from other Bond actors and the general public around the world. I found this article especially interesting.

Columnist Mark O'Connell notes that until the first Bond film,

cinema was the commonplace realm of jingoistic war movies,

ailing backlot westerns, biblical excess, and tired thrillers.

Then came 1962's Doctor No, which transformed cinema itself.

O'Connell describes Connery's James Bond as combining a jet-set sense of physicality and sexuality.

By the third Bond film, the prototype was now a golden template of movement, style, physicality, sex, and design.

An article on James Bond trivia estimates that Bond has slept with 55 women in his various movies, so far.

The Secret Agent has clearly resonated with audiences.

Adjusted for inflation, the 007 movies are the top grossing film franchise of all time.

If I were to ask you to name the most pressing issues facing us today, I doubt James Bond's

influence on our culture would be on your list. You might point to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin

and the violent protests that have followed. According to authorities, three people were shot

early this morning, and one of them died. Or Hurricane Laura, which is expected to slam into the

Louisiana and Texas coasts tonight as a category three storm, or the spike in

coronavirus cases as universities begin the fall semester. These are crises worthy of great concern,

to be sure. However, while we focus on the headlines each day, there's another story in the

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