Posts Tagged ‘Bono’

Video : Robin Williams on Sarah Palin, Bono, AND The Obamas

In comedy, fame, News, Opinion, Politics, TV on 25 November 2009 tagged Africa, ambush journalism, Barack Hussein Obama, Bono, CBS, David Letterman, Elephant, Going Rogue, Huffington Post, Katie Couric, Late Show, Old Dogs, oprah, Robin Williams, Sarah Palin, Scotland, U2, Video, Youtube with no comments

Robin Williams was on the Late Show with David Letterman this week where he took on Sarah Palin and her accusations of “ambush journalism” from Katie Couric. As Williams puts it, only with Palin would “what do you read?” catch someone off guard: Robin Williams Takes On Sarah Palin [Huffington Post]

Video : U2 Goes Green for Iran During Live Webcast of Los Angeles Concert

In Art, citizenship, Crime, fame, History, Internet, Iran, Music, News, Opinion, Politics on 26 October 2009 tagged #Iranelection, Ahmadinejad, Bono, Green Revolution, Iranian election, Los Angeles, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh, Mousavi, Radio Tehran, Sea of Green, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Sea of Green, U2, Video, Youtube with 4 comments

“All who love freedom, and all who don‘t, we‘re speaking to you. Can you hear us?”

U2 Turns Set Green in Support of Iranian People

In Art, fame, History, Internet, Iran, Music, News, Opinion, Twitter on 3 July 2009 tagged #Iranelection, Ahmadinejad, Bono, Iranian election, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh, Mousavi, Sea of Green, Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Sea of Green, U2 with no comments

U2 turns green in support of Iranians! Thanks! [Twitter]

Bono Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson

In fame, History, Internet, MJ, Music, R&B on 2 July 2009 tagged Angel of Harlem, Bono, Concert, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, King of Pop, Live, Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, MJ, MJJ, U2, Video, Youtube with no comments

At a recent concert, U2 frontman, Bono sang a few lines from Michael Jackson’s Don‘t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough and Man in the Mirror after dedicating their song Angel of Harlem to the Once and Future King of Pop:

M.I.A. and Salman Rushdie on The Hour

In Art, fame, Hip Hop, History, india, Internet, Music, News, Opinion, pakistan, Politics, religion, TV, War on 26 May 2009 tagged Academy Award, Arular, Bono, CBC, George Stroumboulopoulos, Gwen Stefani, Jay-Z, Kala, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, M.I.A., Marc Jacobs, Midnight's Children, Oscar, Paris Hilton, Politics, Salman Rushdie, Sri Lanka, T.I., The Enchantress of Florence, The Ground Beneath Her Feet, The Hour, The Satanic Verses, Three 6 Mafia, U2 with no comments

During my first quarter at UC Santa Cruz I wrote my final paper for an Indian Diaspora Through Film course on M.I.A. (just before Arular was released) and Salman Rushdie as examples of diasporic art and its impact on a larger society. Seeing each of them interviewed by George Stroumboulopoulos a year apart reminded me [...]