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more about #bono more comments → OMG! Ponies!: I have to say, James Franco's writing was self-important claptrap. After the first paragraph, I found myself asking, "Mr Franco, why should I care ab... more » Tremonius: "But wait. The women. Look at the women. All is not well. I'm thinking about the women. This is Iran." This is Toro, crawling across the ring to retr... more » snugbug: Actually, Bono's worst op-ed piece to date was an interminable "ode to Berlin" that he penned for the NYT for the 2oth anniversary "of the wall's fall... more » TheologicalSong: that's all well and good, but how does "aging midget who wears sunglasses indoors" buttress your point, exactly, Ravi? an example of responsible, inci... more » Tweezergal: But even worse than your-average-run-in-the-mill celebrity "authors" are business-people, anchors, and politicians who hire academics, reporters, or i... more » AzureTexan: "I'm confused. Suzanne Somers is famous, and SHE'S a good writer." — Kim Kardashian, in Sunday's London Times more » Banjo-Sea Kitten: What's been worse is the speaking Sean Penn--on Larry King especially. He cannot form an articulate sentence to save his life. At least Sarah Palin is... more » Tweezergal: Hooray Ravi Somaiya, for exposing what everyone knows but few want to admit, that "celebrity writer" is an oxymoron. The fact is, even edited pieces b... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Are you suggesting that writing is a craft and a skill that requires effort and practice? This is an interesting topic. I would like to subscribe to y... more » MrInBetween: Sean Penn is emultating Hemingway. Try again, nitwit. more » Pope John Peeps II: what happened to: *celebrities are dumb more » Lysergic Asset: "If your boyfriend wants a three-way with you and his hot, underage Chilean housekeeper and you deny him, it's bad for his self esteem and will only m... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: Devendra Banhart! I was trying to remember his name this weekend!! The most I could come up with was "That hipster dude that dated Princess Naboo...... more » Spirit Fingers: So are we to assume that Rihanna is over the whole "getting beat in the face" thing? Because it sounds to me that she's not done sending "sexy girl" p... more » BowlingForDollars: LiLo and Sam are this era's Liz and Dick. Glad to see they are back on good terms. Those crazy kids. more » -
#journalismism
Why Celebrity Op-Eds Suck
Pretty much anything Bono or Sean Penn write is a festival of crap that would never be tolerated from another contributor. Even James Franco sounds like a moron in today's Wall Street Journal. Here's why:
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#gossiproundup
Rihanna: All Girlfriends Owe Their Abusive Boyfriends Nudie Pics
"I feel bad" for boyfriends whose girlfriends don't send them XXX self-portraits, says Rihanna; Tiger Woods' sexy texts messages are out; LiLo and SamRo make nice. Wednesday's gossip is one nip slip short of a tabloid triathlon. More » -
#gossiproundup
Golly, People Think Sarah Palin's Overpriced
Some ignorant folk don't think "public speaker" Sarah Palin deserves her outlandishly steep paycheck. Eddie Furlong's hitting the coke pipe. And Penelope Cruz enjoys kissing both Charlize Theron and Scarlett Johansson. It's your Wednesday morning gossip roundup! More » -
#specialfriends
Brian Kilmeade's 'Very Heterosexual' Hard-On for Bono Softens a Bit
Fox & Friends! Hunh. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. But still we press on with the deconstructing of it! Today: Brian Kilmeade, a cake left out in the rain, talks about his totes hetero crush on Bono. More » -
#hugsnubbers
Obama's Glad Bono Refused To Hug George Bush
World Savior, Futuristic Superhero, and pioneer in the field of Mononames, Bono, dished last night on a BBC show a nice little anecdote: he dodged a hug from George W. Bush, once, and Obama was there to congratulate him. More » -
#scandal
Did Apple's Ex-CFO Rat Out Steve Jobs?
Forbes has a cover story on how Steve Jobs got himself in hot water with the SEC over stock options. The magazine is part-owned by former Apple CFO Fred Anderson. Do the math. More » -
#gawkerstalker
Bono: 77th Street at Columbus Avenue
[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] April 2 @ 2pm Bono is eating at the outdoor cafe at Isabella's right now. Hair redder than I thought and he's shorter than I thought. More » -
#printisdead
Power-Hungry Censor Gutting Forbes?
Multiple sources tell us Forbes, the troubled, Bono-backed right-wing business magazine, is set to lay of 50 or 60 employees tomorrow. And Carl Lavin, a power-hungry editor, is behind the bloodbath. More » -
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#gawkerstalker
Bono: Central Park
[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] March 23 @ 12pm I just saw Bono taking a walk through Central Park near the Great Lawn. More » -
#strugglingwriters
In Which Bono Goes Down Pub
Somehow, we're guessing there will be much more of this sort of writing from the Times' new columnist Bono, who in his debut effort visits a Dublin pub: More » -
#mediacrack
Newspapers, Magazines, TV, Websites, Celebrities, Sports!
Your Friday media column is here! Today, possible newspaper death, sort-of magazine rebirth, news anchor lateral movement, and more chomping action: More » -
#nerdfight
Bono and Steve Jobs No Longer BFFs
What did Steve Jobs do to his old buddy Bono? The Irish rock star, once the Apple CEO's adoring buddy, is funding the most credible threat to the iPhone yet.
