Mike Rampton

Cambridge

Author and freelance writer. I can write for you... for money! Not really on here anymore because it's terrible. https://t.co/mmTrmB2Y5M

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The history of the underrated bond girl.

2 months ago | getmaude.com | Mike Rampton

Caroline Cossey was decades ahead of her time. Whenever the question of the future of the James Bond franchise comes up, there is a split. Some people want it to embrace the modern era, with more representation and less of a focus on a white cis male gallivanting around the world, while others want it to maintain its traditional formulas. Something both groups can probably agree on: the 1981 Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, starring Roger Moore as the gentleman spy, isn’t the best in the series.
I know why married men get fat - and it's not because we're lazy

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Mike Rampton

Married men are three times as likely to be obese than unmarried men – it turns out that, for guys, wedding cake is extremely fattening. As Dr Alicja Cicha-Mikolajczyk, lead author of the study at the National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw, told The i Paper: “Married men do not have to try so hard to maintain a normal weight if they are accepted by their partners.
I tried six snoring cures - this is the one that worked

Feb 25, 2025 | inews.co.uk | Mike Rampton

I recently heard the most disgusting noise in the world. It was a hellish mess of snorts, groans, chokes and grunts, like a pig having a flashback to a traumatic event in its past, or a Tasmanian devil violently disagreeing with someone while eating a toffee. Sadly, the noise came from me. I was on a plane, and had a bit of a cold, and snored so loudly and terrifyingly that I woke myself up. This was fairly upsetting.
Whisper It, But 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Might Actually Be... Good?

Feb 12, 2025 | msn.com | Mike Rampton

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15 Movie Franchises That Didn’t Care About Continuity

Jan 7, 2025 | msn.com | Mike Rampton
Why James Bond Should Adopt the Marvel Cinematic Universe Model (and Why it Definitely Shouldn't)

Oct 30, 2024 | esquiremag.ph | Mike Rampton

There's a lot of money to be made with the MCU approach, but would it work out for 007? We investigate. Assuming all goes to plan in the rest of 2021, 30 September should see the release of the long-delayed 25th James Bond film,No Time To Die. It was originally scheduled to come out in November 2019, but was postponed first by the departure of original director Danny Boyle and then by the global coronavirus pandemic. Also out by the end of 2021?
I have the answers to your child's endless questions

Oct 26, 2024 | inews.co.uk | Mike Rampton

If there’s one thing kids love, it’s asking questions. Why does it rain? What’s fire made of? How many pipes are there in the world? How much blood does a horse have? Why do you look so tired, dad, and why is your eye twitching like that? Do frogs eat nuts? A large part of parenting involves fielding these queries, which jump effortlessly from the incredibly pedestrian to the existential and metaphysical. So “how big is a penguin?” might segue seamlessly into “why do people die?”.
The Archaeology Of The Cock Ring.

Oct 4, 2024 | getmaude.com | Mike Rampton

How far back does the cock ring go? Cock rings aren’t discussed much. Part of it might come down to their name—it’s a rare example of something where the most common name for it is also the most aggressive-sounding. When used medically for men suffering from erectile dysfunction, they are often referred to with the much less loaded term ‘tension rings’.
Watch Lorne Michaels’ Cringey 1983 Letterman Appearance

Sep 27, 2024 | latenighter.com | Mike Rampton |Mark Malkoff

For 50 years, Lorne Michaels has helped turn up-and-coming comedians and actors into global superstars. The man clearly knows talent, screen presence, and star quality when he sees it. Which makes it all the more baffling to see when he chooses to put himself front and center. Michaels is cleary a talented, enormously successful man, but he’s not what you’d call a star. This was never more clear than on Valentine’s Day in 1983, when he appeared on Late Night With David Letterman and… oof.
How to clean your AirPods: Advice that’s music to your ears

Sep 16, 2024 | apnews.com | Mike Rampton |Kate Peters |Nick Leftley

This content is created by AP Buyline in accordance with AP’s editorial guidelines and supervised and edited by AP staff. Our evaluations and opinions are not influenced by our advertising relationships, but we may earn commissions from our partners’ links in this content. Learn more about AP Buyline here. | Updated September 16, 2024It’s odd to think how many wires we used to have trailing all over the place.