Hello, Hubsters!
Welcome back, everyone. I hope those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving didn’t go overboard TOO much–at least with the turkey and sides. You can’t go overboard with being thankful, though, and that’s how I feel about the return of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. While Stephen and Jon have been off, Republican debates have continued, Occupiers are under more danger than ever of eviction, and plenty of parody-worthy events have happened. I’m sure I’m not the only one who reacts to a news story when the boys are off by thinking: “Darn! They should be doing a bit on this tonight!” In a world that sometimes seems to be going mad, we need them.
This week holds some real treats for us, including the very welcome return of Stephen Sondheim. But there’s also another musical wonder: Tinariwen. You’ll read about this group below, but I’m giving them a shout out because I think they’re so amazing. Jon’s also got a great lineup, but as of writing, his Thursday guest remains a mystery. So let’s start “better knowing” them now!
Monday, 11/28: Siddhartha Mukherjee
I always love Stephen’s interviews with scientists, so I’m really looking forward to Siddhartha Mukherjee’s visit. Mukherjee sounds like an incredible man: he’s a doctor, a groundbreaking cancer researcher who specializes in hematology (the study of blood) and stem cells, and an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University. As if that weren’t enough, in 2010 his book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, won a Pulitzer Prize and also received a nomination for the National Book Critics Circle Award. (It’s available now in paper from Amazon or BN.com.) This critically acclaimed work looks back as far as ancient Egypt to examine how cancer has been diagnosed and treated throughout history.
Mukherjee, who was born in New Delhi, is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a Rhodes Scholarship; the PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize; and a Cancer Leadership Award. Time magazine not only named him one of its 100 Most Influential people, but included Emperor of All Maladies on its list of 100 Best Nonfiction Books of all Time.
Read his very scientific blog, filled with medical news and information.
Hear Mukherjee discuss his book on NPR.
Read a New York Times interview with Mukherjee about the book. (Love that the article’s author says Mukherjee “looks less like a scientist than like the leading man in a Bollywood musical.” A little equal time for male looks is good!)
Here’s his official publisher page.
The Washington Post published this profile of Mukherjee.
Watch him on Charlie Rose.
Tuesday, 11/29: Tinariwen
It was just Thanksgiving in the US, and so I have to give (even more) thanks to Stephen–and his bookers–for introducing me to music I did not previously know. While I try to stay abreast of major entries in the huge and amorphous category known as world music, I somehow had never heard of Tinariwen. I am now entranced by their gorgeous songs, and have already downloaded their albums to my iPod. That means they’ve gotten the Colbert bump even before they’ve gone on the show.
The group, which has been playing together since the 1980s and incorporates the visual iconography of the Touareg (or Tuareg—spelling varies) rebels in their costume and art, released its fifth album, Tassili, this past August. (You can buy it at iTunes, or at Amazon and BN.com.) This stunning recording, made in Algeria, focuses on acoustic instruments and percussion, and it features a number of guest musicians: Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans. Listen to the music and you’ll hear a number of influences, ranging from traditional Arabic drumming to American blues.
The members of Tinariwen hail from Mali, but most of them spent time in a refugee camp in Libya because of conflicts in their native country. It was in the camp that Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, who witnessed the murder of his rebel father, founded the band. In those early days the group consisted of Inteyeden Ag Ablil, his brother Liya, Ag Ablil, and Hassan Ag Touhami. They were later joined by others–Keddou Ag Ossade, Mohammed Ag Itlale (aka “Japonais”), Sweiloum, Abouhadid, and Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni—who together formed a musical collective that sung about issues important to the Touareg people. Since that time, new and younger members have become part of the collective. Tinariwen’s story is quite incredible; they all received military training in Libya (mandated by Qaddafi), and some of the members participated in a Touareg revolt against the Malian government in 1990.
Tinariwen tours extensively, appearing at many music festivals around the world, including Bonaroo and Womex. They’re on the road right now.
Visit their website to find out more about the group and its history, and especially watch and listen to them play on this long video, “Soiree de poche,” filmed in Paris.
Follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook.
Here’s a little more biographical information, plus a video and many reviews.
Hear them on NPR; this link leads you to a number of interviews.
Read about them in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Another video, LULLA, this time capturing the desert landscape where the nomadic Touareg tend to live. I love this. How beautiful are the dancers and the images?
Read a review of one of their performances; there’s also a link to a video embedded in the article.
Wednesday, 11/30: Stephen Sondheim
Tonight, tonight, won’t be just any night: tonight we have on one special star! Stephen Sondheim wrote a second book, and it’s called Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany. Released only last week, it takes up where the first volume, Finishing the Hat, left off. Here, he covers such later acclaimed works as the Pulitzer-winning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins, and Passion. Of course, that means Stephen must join Stephen for a discussion, since his last visit, which took place almost exactly a year ago, went so splendidly—also, an invitation was issued at the end of the evening. So what will happen this time? Will Stephen C. once again create new lyrics to a Sondheim classic? Will this second meeting of the two men result in another Colbertian theatrical appearance? Whatever happens, I’m sure everything will be coming up roses for Colbert and his guest.
Sondheim, of course, is perhaps the world’s greatest living theatre composer, a genius of wordplay and characterization. From West Side Story (he wrote the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein’s music) through such works as Company, Follies (currently enjoying a very successful revival on Broadway), A Little Night Music, and Sweeney Todd, he’s always groundbreaking and brilliant.
The newest honor for this multi-award winner (who already has a theater named after him)? The Critics’ Circle has voted to give him its 24th Annual Award for Services to the Arts.
Buy the book at Amazon or BN.com.
This site calls itself “a resource for all things Sondheim,” although it does not look recently updated. Or check out “The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide.”
Join the Stephen Sondheim Society!
Let’s have a little COMPANY: Here’s Stephen in rehearsal and on the Tony Awards with the cast. From an earlier production, here’s Raul Esparza singing the climactic song “Being Alive.”
In honor of the first book, here’s a video of Mandy Patinkin singing “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George.
Listen to an interview with Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway Teachers Workshop 2011.
Here’s another interview, this time with Playbill.
Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence—the original Tony and Maria in the first Broadway production of West Side Story—sing “Tonight.”
Thursday, 12/1: Richard Branson
Okay: the first thing I’m going to say here is that I’m NOT posting a link to the Colbert parody of Branson that ignited such a firestorm on No Fact Zone. NO. That vacuum is turned off and stowed away in the closet and the woman has gotten dressed. Over and done with. However, I’m rubbing my hands in glee at this long-anticipated return visit, because I’m expecting fireworks to explode in this simmering (hey—more like boiling hot) feud. After all, the last visit didn’t go so well, though it was roaringly funny.
The occasion for Branson’s appearance is the release of his newest book, Screw Business as Usual, due out December 8th. (You can pre-order your copy at Amazon or BN.com.) From what I can gather in advance, Branson is arguing that it’s time for business to change and consider people more than profits. It’s an argument I like, though it wouldn’t go down well with our current Congress. Of course, I imagine Branson is expecting to plug his book just as he was expecting to plug his airline last time… uh-oh.
Sir Richard Branson is of course the founder and CEO of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies, including the wildly successful airline. As some of us may recall, his empire once included record stores. (Ahh, the good old days. Does anyone remember record stores anymore?) Virgin has turned Branson into a billionaire who’s got his eye on more than earth’s skies; he’s also planning to move into space travel. I guess when governments bow out, entrepreneurs step in.
Just this past May, Stephen tweeted (yet another) challenge to Sir Richard (yes, he’s knighted): “richard branson, come fight me. I’m sure you can take time off of your part-time job as barry gibb.”
Here’s an advance review of the new book from The Financial Times.
This is the publisher’s page for Screw Business.
Branson discusses his new book on the BBC—where they fully allow him to plug it.
I’ve already linked to the home page of the Virgin website, but here’s a specific link to Branson’s blog on the site. It’s far more personal, even discussing larger political issues.
To see how Sir Richard turned Virgin into a phenomenon, you can read one of his earlier books: Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way. (Available on Amazon or BN.com)
Read an article on Branson’s flans to improve the flying experience.
Follow him on Twitter or like him on Facebook.
Here’s a Forbes profile of the billionaire.
Earlier this year, actress Kate Winslet rescued Branson’s mother from a fire.
Want the story behind the original photo that Stephen spoofed?
Here’s a rather fawning article on the entrepreneur, but it does have a lot of information.
And now, let’s check in with our good friend Jon Stewart!
But not for Thursday…yet.
Monday, 11/28: Merrill Markoe
We all know Jon’s very close with David Letterman; Merrill Markoe was a head writer and producer on Letterman’s show—in fact, she helped shape it from the very beginning. (She’s also Letterman’s ex-girlfriend with some very wry and funny things to say after his scandal.) Markoe, a four-time Emmy® winner, has a new book out, titled Cool, Calm and Contentious. This collection of essays offers a very personal take on her life and family, how she got into comedy, and even her dogs.
Buy the book at Amazon or BN.com.
Visit Markoe’s website.
Here she is on Letterman, in what is a rather awkward appearance, I think.
Read this interview with her in Jezebel.
And here’s another, in Hairpin.
Listen to her on Mark Marron’s WTF podcast.
Tuesday, 11/29: Betty White
She was the smart game show contestant who appeared on Password with her husband, host Allan Ludden. The wickedly faux-sweet “homemaker” Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The least bright, but most adorable, Golden Girl. Who doesn’t love Betty White? This actress, comedian, and TV personality is still going strong, enjoying new-found fame as she gets ready to celebrate her 90th birthday in 2012. In the past few years she not only got to host Saturday Night Live, thanks to a Facebook campaign, but now stars in the series Hot in Cleveland, which is beginning its third season on November 30th. This animal rights advocate has a new book out, too, called Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo, and it introduces readers to her favorite creatures.
It would be impossible to go through all White’s successes, but suffice it to say that she’s won seven Emmys, three American Comedy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement; and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
Buy Betty & Friends at Amazon or BN.com.
Here’s the Hot in Cleveland site on TV Land.
Enjoy the show? Like the Hot in Cleveland Facebook page!
Another reason to love her? She called Sarah Palin “a crazy b*%$ch” on Craig Ferguson.
She’s been on The Daily Show twice before, in 2010 and a full decade earlier, in 2000. (Gee, Jon said he’d invite her back–but that was a LONG wait!)
Wednesday, 11/30: Bono
What can you say about Bono? With the band U2, he’s become one of the most renowned rock singers and songwriters of all time—and on his own, he’s turned into a one-man State Department, a diplomat determined to solve the problems of the entire world. He’s even allegedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Just this past month, U2’s classic Achtung, Baby has been re-released as part of a deluxe gift set for it’s 20th birthday (available on Amazon and BN.com; iTunes has the album alone). It contains six CDs and four DVDs. You won’t just get the original album, now digitally remastered, but also previously unknown material recorded during those sessions, Zooropa (their next release), a book, prints, and much more.
Here’s U2’s official website.
In 2010, a U2 tour was interrupted when Bono got injured and needed emergency surgery.
I’m sorry to hear that there has been some controversy over his ONE charity and the amount it spends on helping people vs. the amount spent on salaries, as well as other financial irregularities.
Here’s an interview with MTV Networks Executive Bill Flannagan about Achtung, Baby—his favorite U2 album.
In 2010, Bono did a guest stint as a New York Times columnist, and provided some Top Ten Lists for the year just gone.
Watch the video for “Even Better than the Real Thing” from Achtung, Baby.
With so many great guests to choose from, who are you looking forward to seeing most? And what do you think will happen when some of those guests–Sondheim, Branson–make their return visit? What would you LIKE to have happen? The possibilities seem infinite…
Happy week, everyone!
Better Know a Guest
Hello, Hubsters!
Welcome back, everyone. I hope those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving didn’t go overboard TOO much–at least with the turkey and sides. You can’t go overboard with being thankful, though, and that’s how I feel about the return of The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. While Stephen and Jon have been off, Republican debates have continued, Occupiers are under more danger than ever of eviction, and plenty of parody-worthy events have happened. I’m sure I’m not the only one who reacts to a news story when the boys are off by thinking: “Darn! They should be doing a bit on this tonight!” In a world that sometimes seems to be going mad, we need them.
This week holds some real treats for us, including the very welcome return of Stephen Sondheim. But there’s also another musical wonder: Tinariwen. You’ll read about this group below, but I’m giving them a shout out because I think they’re so amazing. Jon’s also got a great lineup, but as of writing, his Thursday guest remains a mystery. So let’s start “better knowing” them now!
Monday, 11/28: Siddhartha Mukherjee
I always love Stephen’s interviews with scientists, so I’m really looking forward to Siddhartha Mukherjee’s visit. Mukherjee sounds like an incredible man: he’s a doctor, a groundbreaking cancer researcher who specializes in hematology (the study of blood) and stem cells, and an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University. As if that weren’t enough, in 2010 his book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, won a Pulitzer Prize and also received a nomination for the National Book Critics Circle Award. (It’s available now in paper from Amazon or BN.com.) This critically acclaimed work looks back as far as ancient Egypt to examine how cancer has been diagnosed and treated throughout history.
Mukherjee, who was born in New Delhi, is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including a Rhodes Scholarship; the PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize; and a Cancer Leadership Award. Time magazine not only named him one of its 100 Most Influential people, but included Emperor of All Maladies on its list of 100 Best Nonfiction Books of all Time.
Read his very scientific blog, filled with medical news and information.
Hear Mukherjee discuss his book on NPR.
Read a New York Times interview with Mukherjee about the book. (Love that the article’s author says Mukherjee “looks less like a scientist than like the leading man in a Bollywood musical.” A little equal time for male looks is good!)
Here’s his official publisher page.
The Washington Post published this profile of Mukherjee.
Watch him on Charlie Rose.
Tuesday, 11/29: Tinariwen
It was just Thanksgiving in the US, and so I have to give (even more) thanks to Stephen–and his bookers–for introducing me to music I did not previously know. While I try to stay abreast of major entries in the huge and amorphous category known as world music, I somehow had never heard of Tinariwen. I am now entranced by their gorgeous songs, and have already downloaded their albums to my iPod. That means they’ve gotten the Colbert bump even before they’ve gone on the show.
The group, which has been playing together since the 1980s and incorporates the visual iconography of the Touareg (or Tuareg—spelling varies) rebels in their costume and art, released its fifth album, Tassili, this past August. (You can buy it at iTunes, or at Amazon and BN.com.) This stunning recording, made in Algeria, focuses on acoustic instruments and percussion, and it features a number of guest musicians: Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone from TV on the Radio, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans. Listen to the music and you’ll hear a number of influences, ranging from traditional Arabic drumming to American blues.
The members of Tinariwen hail from Mali, but most of them spent time in a refugee camp in Libya because of conflicts in their native country. It was in the camp that Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, who witnessed the murder of his rebel father, founded the band. In those early days the group consisted of Inteyeden Ag Ablil, his brother Liya, Ag Ablil, and Hassan Ag Touhami. They were later joined by others–Keddou Ag Ossade, Mohammed Ag Itlale (aka “Japonais”), Sweiloum, Abouhadid, and Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni—who together formed a musical collective that sung about issues important to the Touareg people. Since that time, new and younger members have become part of the collective. Tinariwen’s story is quite incredible; they all received military training in Libya (mandated by Qaddafi), and some of the members participated in a Touareg revolt against the Malian government in 1990.
Tinariwen tours extensively, appearing at many music festivals around the world, including Bonaroo and Womex. They’re on the road right now.
Visit their website to find out more about the group and its history, and especially watch and listen to them play on this long video, “Soiree de poche,” filmed in Paris.
Follow them on Twitter or like them on Facebook.
Here’s a little more biographical information, plus a video and many reviews.
Hear them on NPR; this link leads you to a number of interviews.
Read about them in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Another video, LULLA, this time capturing the desert landscape where the nomadic Touareg tend to live. I love this. How beautiful are the dancers and the images?
Read a review of one of their performances; there’s also a link to a video embedded in the article.
Wednesday, 11/30: Stephen Sondheim
Tonight, tonight, won’t be just any night: tonight we have on one special star! Stephen Sondheim wrote a second book, and it’s called Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics (1981-2011) with Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes and Miscellany. Released only last week, it takes up where the first volume, Finishing the Hat, left off. Here, he covers such later acclaimed works as the Pulitzer-winning Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins, and Passion. Of course, that means Stephen must join Stephen for a discussion, since his last visit, which took place almost exactly a year ago, went so splendidly—also, an invitation was issued at the end of the evening. So what will happen this time? Will Stephen C. once again create new lyrics to a Sondheim classic? Will this second meeting of the two men result in another Colbertian theatrical appearance? Whatever happens, I’m sure everything will be coming up roses for Colbert and his guest.
Sondheim, of course, is perhaps the world’s greatest living theatre composer, a genius of wordplay and characterization. From West Side Story (he wrote the lyrics to Leonard Bernstein’s music) through such works as Company, Follies (currently enjoying a very successful revival on Broadway), A Little Night Music, and Sweeney Todd, he’s always groundbreaking and brilliant.
The newest honor for this multi-award winner (who already has a theater named after him)? The Critics’ Circle has voted to give him its 24th Annual Award for Services to the Arts.
Buy the book at Amazon or BN.com.
This site calls itself “a resource for all things Sondheim,” although it does not look recently updated. Or check out “The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide.”
Join the Stephen Sondheim Society!
Let’s have a little COMPANY: Here’s Stephen in rehearsal and on the Tony Awards with the cast. From an earlier production, here’s Raul Esparza singing the climactic song “Being Alive.”
In honor of the first book, here’s a video of Mandy Patinkin singing “Finishing the Hat” from Sunday in the Park with George.
Listen to an interview with Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway Teachers Workshop 2011.
Here’s another interview, this time with Playbill.
Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence—the original Tony and Maria in the first Broadway production of West Side Story—sing “Tonight.”
Thursday, 12/1: Richard Branson
Okay: the first thing I’m going to say here is that I’m NOT posting a link to the Colbert parody of Branson that ignited such a firestorm on No Fact Zone. NO. That vacuum is turned off and stowed away in the closet and the woman has gotten dressed. Over and done with. However, I’m rubbing my hands in glee at this long-anticipated return visit, because I’m expecting fireworks to explode in this simmering (hey—more like boiling hot) feud. After all, the last visit didn’t go so well, though it was roaringly funny.
The occasion for Branson’s appearance is the release of his newest book, Screw Business as Usual, due out December 8th. (You can pre-order your copy at Amazon or BN.com.) From what I can gather in advance, Branson is arguing that it’s time for business to change and consider people more than profits. It’s an argument I like, though it wouldn’t go down well with our current Congress. Of course, I imagine Branson is expecting to plug his book just as he was expecting to plug his airline last time… uh-oh.
Sir Richard Branson is of course the founder and CEO of Virgin Group, which comprises more than 400 companies, including the wildly successful airline. As some of us may recall, his empire once included record stores. (Ahh, the good old days. Does anyone remember record stores anymore?) Virgin has turned Branson into a billionaire who’s got his eye on more than earth’s skies; he’s also planning to move into space travel. I guess when governments bow out, entrepreneurs step in.
Just this past May, Stephen tweeted (yet another) challenge to Sir Richard (yes, he’s knighted): “richard branson, come fight me. I’m sure you can take time off of your part-time job as barry gibb.”
Here’s an advance review of the new book from The Financial Times.
This is the publisher’s page for Screw Business.
Branson discusses his new book on the BBC—where they fully allow him to plug it.
I’ve already linked to the home page of the Virgin website, but here’s a specific link to Branson’s blog on the site. It’s far more personal, even discussing larger political issues.
To see how Sir Richard turned Virgin into a phenomenon, you can read one of his earlier books: Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way. (Available on Amazon or BN.com)
Read an article on Branson’s flans to improve the flying experience.
Follow him on Twitter or like him on Facebook.
Here’s a Forbes profile of the billionaire.
Earlier this year, actress Kate Winslet rescued Branson’s mother from a fire.
Want the story behind the original photo that Stephen spoofed?
Here’s a rather fawning article on the entrepreneur, but it does have a lot of information.
And now, let’s check in with our good friend Jon Stewart!
But not for Thursday…yet.
Monday, 11/28: Merrill Markoe
We all know Jon’s very close with David Letterman; Merrill Markoe was a head writer and producer on Letterman’s show—in fact, she helped shape it from the very beginning. (She’s also Letterman’s ex-girlfriend with some very wry and funny things to say after his scandal.) Markoe, a four-time Emmy® winner, has a new book out, titled Cool, Calm and Contentious. This collection of essays offers a very personal take on her life and family, how she got into comedy, and even her dogs.
Buy the book at Amazon or BN.com.
Visit Markoe’s website.
Here she is on Letterman, in what is a rather awkward appearance, I think.
Read this interview with her in Jezebel.
And here’s another, in Hairpin.
Listen to her on Mark Marron’s WTF podcast.
Tuesday, 11/29: Betty White
She was the smart game show contestant who appeared on Password with her husband, host Allan Ludden. The wickedly faux-sweet “homemaker” Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The least bright, but most adorable, Golden Girl. Who doesn’t love Betty White? This actress, comedian, and TV personality is still going strong, enjoying new-found fame as she gets ready to celebrate her 90th birthday in 2012. In the past few years she not only got to host Saturday Night Live, thanks to a Facebook campaign, but now stars in the series Hot in Cleveland, which is beginning its third season on November 30th. This animal rights advocate has a new book out, too, called Betty & Friends: My Life at the Zoo, and it introduces readers to her favorite creatures.
It would be impossible to go through all White’s successes, but suffice it to say that she’s won seven Emmys, three American Comedy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement; and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
Buy Betty & Friends at Amazon or BN.com.
Here’s the Hot in Cleveland site on TV Land.
Enjoy the show? Like the Hot in Cleveland Facebook page!
Another reason to love her? She called Sarah Palin “a crazy b*%$ch” on Craig Ferguson.
She’s been on The Daily Show twice before, in 2010 and a full decade earlier, in 2000. (Gee, Jon said he’d invite her back–but that was a LONG wait!)
Wednesday, 11/30: Bono
What can you say about Bono? With the band U2, he’s become one of the most renowned rock singers and songwriters of all time—and on his own, he’s turned into a one-man State Department, a diplomat determined to solve the problems of the entire world. He’s even allegedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Just this past month, U2’s classic Achtung, Baby has been re-released as part of a deluxe gift set for it’s 20th birthday (available on Amazon and BN.com; iTunes has the album alone). It contains six CDs and four DVDs. You won’t just get the original album, now digitally remastered, but also previously unknown material recorded during those sessions, Zooropa (their next release), a book, prints, and much more.
Here’s U2’s official website.
In 2010, a U2 tour was interrupted when Bono got injured and needed emergency surgery.
I’m sorry to hear that there has been some controversy over his ONE charity and the amount it spends on helping people vs. the amount spent on salaries, as well as other financial irregularities.
Here’s an interview with MTV Networks Executive Bill Flannagan about Achtung, Baby—his favorite U2 album.
In 2010, Bono did a guest stint as a New York Times columnist, and provided some Top Ten Lists for the year just gone.
Watch the video for “Even Better than the Real Thing” from Achtung, Baby.
With so many great guests to choose from, who are you looking forward to seeing most? And what do you think will happen when some of those guests–Sondheim, Branson–make their return visit? What would you LIKE to have happen? The possibilities seem infinite…
Happy week, everyone!