Mark Wrathall's book of essays on U2 makes the news. I got it when it came out because of the contributors, but frankly, there's more than enough Bono in most people's lives already. And I say that as someone that hasn't seen U2 since the Boy tour--that "I Will Follow" was some song! They had to play it a second time for an encore when they ran out of tunes.

At least with the essays in this volume, from the disposable-pop-icons-and-philosophy series, the connection between the icon and philosophy is less tenuous than usual. However, my overall impression is that this collection would have been more descriptively titled "U2 and Religion". Bono is more about passion and believing, than he is about matters one typically associates with philosophy, like say, thinking.

In related news, contributor to this procession of U2 tractata, Iain Thomson gets a grant to spend his time on a more substantive endeavor.  ¶ 5:09 AM