Bob Geldof and Bono have changed perceptions about aid in Africa for the better. So why are they relaunching BandAid?
And 5 not-so-flattering quotes
With Bono musing about retirement, we asked music industry veterans if they’d miss the Irish foursome
At TIFF2011, Jessica Allen learned the ins and outs of celebrity hunting. Now she’s back …
Pitt finally shines with the lustre of a latter-day Warren Beatty or Robert Redford
There’s no shortage of rock stars at this year’s TIFF
Star-struck senior staff let Bono and Bob Geldof edit the Globe and Mail
Elvis Costello’s ‘Spectacle’ returns tonight, with U2 in Toronto
She used to sell office furniture in Toronto. Now she’s a Nokia-branded singing, dancing global superstar.
There’s a well-documented reason the do-gooder can’t put his money where his mouth is
Here’s a hint of how clownish the whole idea is: it’s being pushed by Tory stalwarts
Recent Canadian history is not entirely bereft of above-average speeches. It just takes a bit of a think to remember the good ones.In the afterglow of Barack Obama’s remarks, various students of the game here were asked to identify the best recent examples of public oratory. All nominated speeches had to have been delivered after Jan. 1, 2000. To the submissions of our experts, I’ve added three—Jean Chretien speaking after the Sept. 11 attacks, Bono speaking at the Liberal convention in 2003 and the current Prime Minister declaring the Quebecois a nation. One suggestion—Brian Mulroney’s speech to the 2003 Progressive Conservative convention—does not appear to be available online.