Articles tagged "bono"

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Bono honored with Liberty Medal in Philadelphia

by Michael Matza [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[28.Sep.07] :. PHILADELPHIA—Before championing the plight of Africa became celebrity chic, there was Bono, the superstar rocker—born Paul David Hewson—raising global awareness about AIDS, Third...

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U2’s lead singer-activist being honored with Liberty Medal

by Dan DeLuca [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[27.Sep.07] :. PHILADELPHIA—When Bono was but a boy, the rock-star-to-be heard John Lennon whispering inspirational words in his ear. “That changed the way the world looked outside my bedroom window...

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Film Review

Across the Universe

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Sep.07] :. Such structural spottiness -- great numbers punctuating humdrum character arcs -- is hardly unusual in a musical.

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I Wouldn’t Start From Here by Andrew Mueller

by David Pullar

[19.Sep.07] :. A book exploring some of the world's most war-torn hellholes with a self-important endorsement from Bono on the back cover does not promise to be a barrel of laughs.

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William Gibson: No Maps For These Territories (2003)

by Scott Thill

[10.Feb.04] :. William Gibson is a visionary in his own right, and painting him into the reductive sci-fi corner is akin to missing the point of his work.

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