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“Edge smacked me. It was a full-on rumble.” The night that U2 guitarist The Edge punched Bono in the face onstage
U2's first US tour, in December 1980, was intense, not least when they stopped one show to brawl
Louder
3 min read
You'll feel for "The Sympathizer"
This adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2016 Pulitzer Prize novel persuades us to embrace its beautiful confusion
Salon
7 min read
"I'll be honest here – I think they blew us off stage every single night": what happened when AC/DC went on tour with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
In 1976 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow embarked on the Rising tour of Europe with a young band from Australia in tow: Ronnie James Dio was watching them very closely
Metal Hammer
4 min read
Shaligrams, the sacred fossils that have been worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists for over 2,000 years, are becoming rarer because of climate change
For more than 2,000 years, Hinduism, Buddhism and the shamanic Himalayan religion of Bon have venerated Shaligrams – ancient fossils of ammonites, a class of extinct sea creatures related to modern squids.
The Conversation
8 min read
Our cities need greening up. So why are some councils so keen to ban urban plots?
Doorsteps, window boxes and balconies are just as much gardens as large, green plots with fences. We should embrace them
The Guardian - UK
3 min read
FIFA World Cup: Bono Helps Morocco Beat Spain On Penalties
Morocco roared into the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals for the first time after knocking former champions Spain out 3-0 on penalties. Read on for details:
Dynamite News
4 min read
Exclusive excerpt from Bono's new memoir: The story behind "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
Each of the 40 chapters is named after a U2 song. Bono did the illustrations.
Axios
6 min read
In Bon and Lesley, Shaun Prescott has written an Australian horror story of uniquely local proportions
If ever a novel set out the territory that its author would continue to travel, Shaun Prescott’s debut The Town (2018) did just that. It was like the indie boy band that smooths all your favourite punk acts into a one-stop melange.
The Conversation
11 min read
‘Riveting’, ‘laugh-out-loud’, ‘beautifully written’: the best Australian books out in September
Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on
The Guardian - AU
7 min read
Emmerdale's Amy Walsh shares glimpse at daughter Bonnie's nursery after transformation
Emmerdale star Amy Walsh – who got engaged to former EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith recently – shared a glimpse of Bonnie's room
Daily Mirror
3 min read
