Cynical times call for cynical tactics, and this is one of the most cynical things I’ve seen lately. Seeing Bono take the piss is actually very refreshing, though.
Simply brilliant.

There’s a great piece in Slate about Ann Coulter’s latest tirade.
If you haven’t heard about it, she called John Edwards “a faggot” in front of a packed room of Republicans. There was a little gasp, then laughter and applause. She knew her audience. Michael Richards would have been jealous.
As the article points out [...]

This little piece of news — not to mention the accompanying image — left me gobsmacked.

Some Church of England parishioners will replace church hymns with chart-topping hits this spring at an adapted service being dubbed a “U2-charist.”
The ‘U2-charist’ service will discuss reducing world povery, one of U2 frontman Bono’s main causes.The ‘U2-charist’ service will [...]

U2 has won an important legal battle– nay, a landmark legal battle — championing the unassailable human and property rights of multimillionaire bands everywhere, and more specifically, U2.
The case, dating back to the band’s tour for The Joshua Tree, was filed against a former stylist, the excellently-named Lola Cashman.
U2 had been fighting with Ms [...]

See now this is what I’m talking about. His heart’s in the right place, but fundamentally, he’s just a bit of a dick:
Bono, the rock star and campaigner against Third World debt, is asking the Irish government to contribute more to Africa. At the same time, he’s reducing tax payments that could help fund [...]