With stunning news out of Rome this morning that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning, the oddsmakers are already taking wages on who the next Pope will be. Paddy Power, a bookmaker in Ireland, has issued a list of potential candidates. Concluding the list is Bono, with a 1000 to 1 odds against him! The world [...]
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Bono praises Cohen’s “Hallelujah”
Bono says that Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is the “most perfect song in the world.” In The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of “Hallelujah,” a recent book by Alan Light, Bono lauds the song that first appeared on Cohen’s album Various Positions in 1984. The tune has been wildly popular, being covered [...]
World AIDS Day, December 1
Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day. It’s a good time to remind ourselves that ONE.org is working diligently for and with the poorest of the poor in the fight against AIDS. These are perilous days for international aid programs as governments around the world consider austerity plans, which usually include a reduction of foreign [...]
Bono’s TEDTalks Playlist
I’m a fan of TEDTalks and one of my favorite is Bono’s talk, “Action for Africa.” In it, he recalls his initial foray into activism through Live Aid, his work in Ethopia with Ali, and his journey into becoming “a rock star with a cause.” It’s a beautiful and timely speech from February 2005. It [...]
Coldplay on Bono, Bono on Bruce Cockburn
Here’s a couple of quick news items. Some of you (like me) probably hit, or will hit, a Coldplay concert. In a recent interview, Lead singer Chris Martin kidded about Bono creating havoc with their gear at a show. He quickly added, “We’re joking, by the way. They’re [U2] the best band on the planet.” Here is [...]
Bono leaves Jerusalem, and offers a poem for the hotel staff (Update #2)
It appears that Bono and family have concluded their Jerusalem visit, and as he left the historic King David Hotel, he left the cleaning staff a classy little surprise. In a poem and sketch, Bono wrote, In Jerusalem, hope springs eternal Hope is like a faithful dog sometimes she runs ahead of me to check [...]
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