Not long ago, one of my favorite, but alas now defunct radio shows used to keep an Apology Clock. This time-piece counted very specific numerals: The Apology Clock ticked off each time someone famous was forced to apologize for their indiscretions. Since the Apology Clock is a product of our SJW (short for social justice warrior, a term which is decidedly unfair to actual warriors) climate, most of these “indiscretions” were nothing more than words or phrases. Remember “stick and stones” and all that? Well, the Apology Clock highlighted just how hollow that formerly golden bit of wisdom has become. Consider the recent cases of Justine Sacco, Tim Hunt, and Curt Schilling, among many, many others.

During the last week of August, somebody else landed in hot water. This time around, the hater-in-residence is Anthony Horowitz, a noted thriller writer and James Bond “continuation author” who said something unconscionable. During an interview with The Daily Mail, Horowitz, who recently penned a critically praised Bond novel entitled Trigger Mortis, took time to trash the recent round of Bond films. Skyfall? In Horowitz’s own words: “Skyfall is my least favorite. I know it’s heresy to say so, but it is the one Bond film I have never liked.” Furthermore, in Horowitz’s estimation, the great sin of Skyfall is that “Bond is weak in it. He has doubts. That’s not Bond.”